Placing Items on eReserve

Have us do it for you…

1. Fill out and submit (by mail, email, or in person) a  Reserve Request Form for each course along with the materials that are to be placed on eReserve (can be hardcopies – no staples, please – or digital files; not all materials have to be submitted at once);
2. We create course page(s) for your course(s), using the password(s) that you indicate on the Reserves Request Form(s);
3. You give your students the password(s) to the course(s) – we suggest using our handout - Logging in to eReserves;
4. Your students can download your documents from any web-connected computer by going to eReserves!

...Or do it on your own!

1. Fill out and submit  (by mail, email, or in person) an eReserve Account Request Form;
2. We send you a username and password, create your course page(s) and send you instructions to upload your course documents.
3. You log in to the eReserves system to create your course pages, upload documents, and otherwise manage the materials you want your students to read and use;
4. You give your students the password(s) to the course(s) – we suggest using our handout - Logging in to eReserves;
5. Your students can download your documents from any web-connected computer by going to eReserves!

Other Important Information

• Please submit requests in advance so that we have adequate time to process and scan your materials. Requests will be processed in the order received. You should allow at least one week for processing, although we can often fill your requests much more quickly.
• Any paper document can be scanned and uploaded to eReserves, but the quality of the original will largely determine the quality of the scanned document - use a clean original copy whenever possible. Please – no staples in photocopies or other printed documents.
• Any digital file can be uploaded to eReserves, but the person downloading the file must have the appropriate software to read the file – we strongly encourage the use of common, standard file formats.
• Faculty are responsible for adhering to copyright law and securing copyright permissions as necessary [Copyright Guidelines].
• Please note: We do not scan entire books or significant portions of books.

Requests and questions can be directed to: