Placing material on Reserve
Instructors may place course-related materials on reserve for students including any combination of the following material types:
- UW Library Materials
- Reserve staff will request circulating books from UW Library branches, which can take several weeks. If a title or edition is not owned by the libraries, staff may order one copy. Depending on availability, book orders may take 6-8 weeks. Please allow sufficient time.
Books from other libraries, including those borrowed through Summit and Interlibrary Loan, may not be placed on reserve.
- Personal Copies
- Instructors’ personal copies of books and/or other materials may be placed on reserve at the owner’s risk. Personal copies will be returned at the end of the quarter.
- Streaming Media for Courses
- For information regarding streaming media for courses, please refer to the Requesting Streaming Media for UW Seattle Campus page.
Campus Reserve Units
- UW Seattle Reserves
Email us at [email protected] – main reserves at Odegaard Library
(contacts for other units) - UW Health Sciences Reserves
Email us at hslres@uw.edu - UW Bothell/Cascadia Reserves
Email us at reserves@uw.edu - UW Tacoma Reserves
Email us at [email protected]
Start early! Reserve lists are processed in the order received. Although reserve units do not have a firm deadline for receiving requests, instructors are encouraged to submit lists as early in advance of the quarter as possible. Requests may require a 2 week turnaround time at the beginning of the quarter.