CIRCULATION SERVICES : RESERVE

Reserve materials are listed in the library catalog Ariadne. Reserves are kept at the Circulation Desk in the Library. Search Ariadne by Professor name or by Course number. Once you've found the record of the reserve item, take the call number to the circulation desk.

Electronic Reserve Readings are digital copies of articles or chapters in PDF (image) format. If your instructor has put readings on Electronic Reserve for your course, he or she will tell you in class or on the syllabus.

• Search Ariadne for Reserves

If you have questions, please contact your professor or email the Circulation Department at circulation@kzoo.edu.

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Reserves - Checking them out

• Checking Out Reserves:
  Reserves are kept at the Circulation Desk.
  Please bring the call number of the Reserve to the Circulation Desk in order to check out the item.
• Finding the Call Number of Reserves:
  Reserves are listed in the library catalog Ariadne.
  Search Ariadne by Professor name or by Course number.
  
  • Search Ariadne for Reserves
  • Once you've found the record of the reserve item, take the call number to the circulation desk.
• Loan Period for Reserves:
  • Reserve items may be checked out for 2 hours, and overnight after 2:00am.
  • Reserves checked out overnight are due the following morning, one hour after the Library opens.
  • Reserve DVDs, CDs, videos, and slides may be checked out for 4 hours.
• Renewing Reserves:
• Reserve items can be renewed one time.
  You may renew Reserves at the Circulation Desk, by phone, or online.
• Reserve items cannot be renewed if some one has “Booked” that item.
• Booking Reserves
  • You may “Book” a Reserve item for a specific 2 hour time period. During the 2 hour “Booked” period, the item is reserved for your use.
  • Failure to pick up a Booked item within 15 minutes after the booked time will cancel your Booking.
  • To Book a Reserve, please come to the Circulation Desk. You may Book only two items at a time.
• Returning Reserve Materials:
  Reserve materials must be returned to the Circulation Desk.
• Electronic Reserve:
  Search Ariadne for links to your Electronic Reserve Readings. You will need your username and knet password to open the Electronic Reserve files.
  
  
  • Electronic Reserve Readings are digital copies of articles or chapters in PDF (image) format.
  • If your professor has placed readings on Electronic Reserve for your course, he or she will tell you in class or on the syllabus.
  • Electronic Reserve readings for the current quarter may be accessed by searching in the Ariadne Catalog for your instructor or course (click the RESERVES tab).
  • You will need your username and knet password to open the files.
  • If you have questions about Electronic Reserve, please contact your professor or email the Circulation Department at circulation@kzoo.edu.

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Faculty Resources:

Reserve Guidelines for Faculty - Policies, procedures, and forms.

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