Course Reserves
"Course Reserve" is a designation that the library applies to items in the collection, or instructor provided items, that have been identified as being used in current KPU courses. This is usually done by request initiated from instructors.
The Course Reserve collection is used to circulate high demand, course related items. Placing them on Course Reserve will help to ensure that students in a particular course have access to these items.
Course Reserves for Students
Go to the Library Catalogue and click on the Course Reserves link.
- Search by your instructor's name or by your course name and number (for example CRIM 1234).
- Give the title to the Service Counter staff and they'll get it for you from behind the counter.
At Langley, Richmond and Surrey Course Reserves are shelved behind the Library Service Counter. Ask Library Staff at the Service Counter to borrow.
At Cloverdale, the Course Reserve collection is open to the public.
- Loan periods vary by item
- Course reserves cannot be renewed
- Holds are not permitted
- Overdue fines are charged
The Library has Financial and Scientific calculators available for loan.
- 4 hour loan
- First come first serve
- Holds are not permitted
- Cannot be renewed
- Overdue fines are charged
Course Reserves for Faculty
Let library staff know if you want something from the KPU collection, or have something of your own, that you would like to make available to your students.
Submit a Course Reserve Request Form. If it is an item in our collection, library staff will pull it and place it on Course Reserve. If it is a personally owned item, bring your materials to the library Service Counter and tell staff they are for placement on reserve.
Textbooks issued with restrictions such as Instructor Edition or Instructor Review Copy cannot be placed on reserve. The work was provided free of charge solely for evaluation or pedagogical reasons. For more information, see Copyright & You.
You can permanently link to specific articles in the library's research databases from your course web page and from the Library's Course Reserve Collection.
There are two options:
- Let the Library do it for you! Use our Link. Scan. Open. Service
We'll provide the link for you to use in your Moodle site. - Manage the Link Yourself
You can create own links to the articles in our research databases. The process for doing this varies between databases. How to create a link for various databases is in Moodle & Library Resources.
Use our Link. Scan. Open. Service. for access to the following:
- Scanned chapters from print books or direct links to online books
- Direct links to online articles or scanned copies of articles
- Direct links to videos or embed codes.
Go to the Library Catalogue and click on the Course Reserves link. Search by instructor name or course.
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