Owens Library Reserves Information for Students

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The Reserve Collection is an extension of the classroom in that it supports academic programs, and includes:

required readings (listed as such on the syllabus) from library books, instructor's personal copies or photocopied materials,
suggested readings,
style manuals,
periodicals and newspapers in great demand,
notes and exams professors have made available for students' use,
computer disks,
CD-ROMs,
cassette tapes,
video tapes,
models,
Northwest graduate and undergraduate catalogs, and
other official University publications.

To check out a Reserve item:

A call number and your Bearcat ID are required to check out a Reserve item from the Library Services Desk. You may only check out a total of 3 Reserve items at the same time. Up to 2 of those items may be books.

To look up a Reserve call number:

Go to the Owens Library Homepage and click on Course Reserves
Search by Instructor's Name
If more than one instructor matches the name you typed, click on the correct name from the list (the school abbreviation NW appears after the names of Northwest instructors/courses),
Click on the correct course
Under "Materials for This Course", click on the title you want, (some material may be available electronically see EReserve Information for Students)
Write down the call number for the item that you want, and present it to the Desk Assistant at the Library Services Desk when you are ready to check the item out.

Every reserve item is assigned a specific loan period. Loan periods for Reserve items are as follows:

2-Hour, In-library Use Only: These items are checked out for 2 hours only and cannot leave the building.
4-Hour, In-library Use Only: These items are checked out for 4 hours only and cannot leave the building.

Overnight: These items can be checked out anytime during the day and are due back 15 minutes before the library closes on the next day.
3-Day: These items can be checked out anytime during the day and are due back 15 minutes before the library closes on the 3rd day.
7-Day: These items can be checked out anytime during the day and are due back 15 minutes before the library closes on the 7th day.

Late Fees:

Because they are in high demand, Reserve items incur larger fines than regular circulating materials. In-library-use Reserves incur fines of $.50 per hour. All other Reserves (Overnight, 3-day, 7-day) incur fines of $5.00 per day. The replacement costs for lost Reserve items range from $45 to $115, depending on the type of material. Fines and replacement costs are charged to the patron's university account.

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