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Library Reserves

Instructions for Faculty

Library Course Reserves system

The Dartmouth Library uses an online system for faculty creation of course reserve lists and for students to access the content through their Canvas course sites. Faculty build their course title lists by selecting items from our library system, by manually entering citations the library does not own, or by using a plug-in to select items from the web.  Lists are automatically saved, and can be re-used, edited, and shared.

Access Library Reserves

Faculty create a reserve request by adding content to the reserve reading list in their Canvas site, https://canvas.dartmouth.edu/. In the Canvas course, use the left sidebar tab "Library Reserves/Guides."

Reading list templates are automatically created by the system and linked to your Canvas course.  If there is not a list corresponding to the course, please contact Baker.Reserve@dartmouth.edu.

To reuse a reserve list previously created in the Library Reserve system, please email Baker.Reserve@dartmouth.edu.
Include the course code, term year of the previous list and the new term's course code. Example: ECON.010.01-FA22 to be copied to ECON.022.01-WI25.

We began using the current Library Reserve system for print and media items in different terms. We can only copy what has already been entered into the system after these terms:

  • PRINT Summer 2022
  • MEDIA Winter 2024

 

Reserves Materials

  • Physical Reserves: Physical materials on reserve for the term circulate for a shortened-loan period of 2, 4, or 24 hours. Physical reserves are located at the Circulation desks of Baker-Berry, Dana, Feldberg or Matthews-Fuller Library. Faculty requests for materials are made available via the Library Reserves/Guides page. Physical DVDs are not placed on reserve.
     
  • Electronic Reserves: E-books, book chapters (PDFs) and other online library resources (URLs and streaming media subscriptions) are made available via the Library Reserves/Guides page.
     
  • Streaming media:
    • Audio and Video reserve requests are submitted via the Library Reserves/Guides page. The hard copy media, DVD, VHS, etc. have records in the library catalog; hard copy media requests are treated as a request for a digital version.
    • Completed streamed audio and video requests are accessible from the Canvas course menu Panopto Video until the end of the term.
    • Library-subscription streaming media services (Swank, Avon, etc.) are available via the Library Reserves/Guides page.

Enrolled students have access to Library Reserves/Guides and Panopto Video when the Canvas course is published.

Contact us

Who do I contact for help with Library Course Reserves?

Within every Library Reserves reading list, near the top of the right vertical frame is a word bubble icon: Notes to reserves staff. Please submit questions for library staff about your course here. We will respond by email.