Course Reserves

Materials that instructors put on reserve are available in Bracken Library at the Periodical/Reserve Counter, First Floor East; in Educational Resources Center, Lower Level; the Music Listening Center, Lower Level; the Architecture Library, AB 116; and the Science-Health Science Library, CN 16. Some course reserve materials are also available online.

Due to the demand for items placed on reserve, these materials have shorter loan periods than general circulating materials. See Borrowing Privileges for details.

Fines for reserve materials also differ from fines for general circulating materials and accumulate at a faster rate. See Fine & Cost Policy for details.

Locating Course Reserves in CardCat:

To locate course reserves:

Click on the link to CardCat and log in with your BSU username and password. You must be logged in to see course reserves in CardCat.
Click on Reserve Desk.
Follow the instructions for searching by Instructor, Course Name, or Course Number.
In the result list, click View to see the full record. This will show if copies are currently available. If items are available on Electronic Reserves, a URL link will display in the full record. When prompted, enter your Ball State University Outlook username and password.
If the item is only available in hard copy, please note the item's listed location and loan period. Using your valid BSU ID, you may check out the item from the applicable service desk during operating hours.

To view, download or print electronic reserves, you must use a computer equipped with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Information for Faculty:

Faculty members may make submissions to the course reserve system via the online Course Reserves Request System. All reserve requests, regardless of material type, can be sumbmitted through this online system. Faculty will be responsible for delivering personal copy materials to their selected University Libraries reserve service desk for reserve processing.

To utilize the Course Reserves Request System, a valid Ball State University faculty/staff Outlook username and password is required.

For assistance and/or questions, please contact:

Jan Vance, Periodical/Reserve/Microforms Supervisor, at 285-5141, Bracken Library, First Floor East, or email: jvance@bsu.edu.

Jennifer Criss, Periodical/Reserve/Microforms Coordinator, at 285-5141, Bracken Library, First Floor East, or email: jncriss@bsu.edu.