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Course Reserve Information

Overview

Print Reserves

Faculty may place books, journal articles and other materials on reserve. To ensure maximum availability, reserve materials are generally charged out by the hour or overnight. The main reserve room at Penn is Rosengarten Reserve, located in the Undergraduate Study Center on the ground floor of the Van Pelt Library and open all night during the fall and spring semesters. Reserve readings for undergraduate and graduate courses in the social sciences and humanities can generally be found here. In addition, each library on campus has a reserve section for materials in its collection. When books are placed on reserve in Rosengarten or in school and departmental libraries, reserve locations are listed in Franklin, the online catalog.

To register your course for reserves click here.

Electronic Reserves

The Library provides access to reserve material electronically. Journal articles and book chapters and other materials are scanned and made available through either:

a) Blackboard (under Course Documents)

b) eCollege (School of Dental Medicine)

c) SPOT (School of Veterinary Medicine)

Information for Students

Click here for information on locating reserve materials in the library.

Questions and Assistance

Please direct your questions about both print and electronic reserve services to the Reserve staff contacts at your Library.

Consult individual libraries for reserve information:

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