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Library Reserves

Instructions for Faculty

Add Items to Reserve list

Create a reserve request by adding content to the reserve reading list.
  • Access by connecting to the system through your Canvas site, https://canvas.dartmouth.edu/
  • Use the Canvas course site's left sidebar tab Library Reserves/Guides.
  • You will be prompted to create a section if there is not one already automatically created for the Library Research Guide related to your subject. You may wish to create more sections to organize your requests.
    • A section organizes your list and citations.
    • To add more sections, click the top left blue +Add button and choose New Section.

  • After a section is available, to add content, click the top left blue +ADD button.
    • Choose Add from Libraries' Resources to search the Libraries' holdings.
      • Click the blue Plus sign (+) to open the appropriate result and then ADD it to the list in the correct section.
      • Add & Edit if a scan of a reading is needed.
        • Select from the Type drop down, Book Chapter.
        • In the Full details of the citation, include a copyright declaration of Fair Use or Not Fair Use in the Notes to reserves staff tab.
    • Choose Add item not owned by Libraries if no results are found within the Libraries' holdings.
  • Citations are automatically sent to the Library Reserve staff's work queue as soon as they are added.

 
Need a longer loan time than 2 hours for physical materials?
  • Click on the word bubble icon near the top of the far right vertical frame.
    • Type in either 4 or 24 hours as your choice of a longer loan time.