The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) Course Reserve Unit maintains, for use in specific courses, a collection of materials including books, book chapters, periodical articles, lecture outlines, sample exams, and class notes. Items are placed on reserve at the request of instructors and are either held for use at the Circulation Desk or are made available via the electronic reserve system depending on format and copyright permissions status.
The Library's primary reserve service is the ERes system through which documents are made available via the Internet. Students are able to view, print, or download electronic reserves in the HS/HSL or remotely, using a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. Documents in the EReserve system are stored in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require Adobe Acrobat software for viewing or printing. Download Acrobat for free.
The Library keeps a physical copy of reserve items that cannot be stored electronically. Length and/or copyright considerations are among the reasons that prevent electronic dissemination. Entire books and articles for which the publisher denies electronic access are not available through electronic reserve. Paper reserves are kept at the Circulation Desk in the HS/HSL.
