How to put materials on Course Reserve

Physical items on course reserve are circulated out of the Morris Library’s Help Center.

To put items on reserve, you will need to fill out this Course Reserve form with a complete list of all items that you would like to be put on course reserve. Personal items can be dropped off at Morris Library. Any chapters and articles should be submitted through UD Dropbox. More information about personal items can be found here. 

Please note that no more than 10 copies of each title may be placed on reserve. If the material is available in both print and digital, staff will put the digital copy on reserve. 

If you have any questions about the process please reach out to the Help Center at lib-reserve@udel.edu or contact your subject librarian. 

Only e-videos or personal media copies can be put on course reserve. Physical items in the Film & Video collection have a different process of reserving them. Film and Video physical items can be put on reserve for two weeks, in library use only. To put items on reserve or schedule use of the Viewing Room please fill out the Film & Video Collection Scheduling Request Form. For more information, please contact  Ask Film & Video.

How to use Dropbox

Please submit the Course Reserve form and PDFs of articles or book chapters via the UD Dropbox system. This can be done by:

1. Going to the UD Dropbox system by clicking the link.
2. Enter your contact information and a message in the first box.
3. Enter “UD Course Reserves” and “lib-reserves@udel.edu” as the name and email in the second box.
4. Choose the file to upload in the third box. To send multiple files, you can send multiple items at once. But make sure the Course Reserve list is included in addition to the files to be added.
5. Click the Drop-off the files button.

If there are any questions or issues submitting the form please reach out to the Help Center at lib-reserve@udel.edu or contact your subject librarian.

Submission Deadlines

To ensure that course reserve materials will be available by the first week of classes, please make sure to submit your completed list and copies of materials by the following deadlines.

Typically it takes seven business days to process material. Course reserves are processed in order of receipt. 

Please confirm with lib-reserve@udel.edu that the course reserve list has been received and processed before assigning materials. Any questions can be answered by calling the Help Center staff at (302) 831-2455 or by email at lib-reserve@udel.edu.

Course Reserve Removal 

All course reserve items will be removed at the end of the designated semester. Personal items should be picked up at the end of the term or they will be mailed to your campus address. 

The Help Center cannot accept responsibility for replacing lost personal copies. Instructors will be notified when a personal copy is 15 days overdue.

Reusing Course Reserve Items

If you would like to reuse items from a previous semester, please contact lib-reserve@udel.edu. We may ask you for a copy of the Course Reserve Form you would like to reuse to ensure we put the right items on reserve. 

Missing Items

If a requested item is not available for course reserve use because it is missing from the shelf, please contact your subject librarian to see if purchasing a replacement copy could be ordered after a search has been conducted.

Associate in Arts Program

Faculty in the Associate in Arts Program may request that circulating books from the University of Delaware Library collection be sent to a Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC) Library to be placed on course reserve. Please fill out the above form with the items you wish to put on reserve and then contact lib-reserves@udel.edu to ensure that they received it.