To Whom It May Concern:

As mentioned in previous messages,  the University Library’s Electronic Reserve service is undergoing several changes over the 2010-2011 academic year, in order to support the campus’ goal of providing a consistent user experience for the entire campus learning community and eliminate costly duplicative services

Beginning Fall 2010, Electronic Reserves (ERes) was offered through eCommons, UCSC's new Education Commons and Collaborative Learning Environment. Docutek ERes was no longer used. Scanning and posting of documents continued through the fall quarter. Additionally, the Reserves Department worked closely with instructors to teach them how to directly manage their course materials and resources, in order to prepare for winter and spring service changes.

For the upcoming quarter, Winter 2011, hard-copy material will continue to be scanned and posted in eCommons. The Reserves Department will no longer be posting material that is already in electronic format (i.e., documents delivered via email/thumb drive/CD). The department will continue to work closely with instructors to ensure they have resources available to them to successfully manage their course material in eCommons.

In Spring 2011, the Reserves Department will no longer post course material. Scanning of hard-copy material will continue, but all documents will be e-mailed to the instructor for posting once they have been scanned. The Reserves Department will offer eCommons referral support during this time.

After Spring 2011, the Reserves Department will no longer offer any ERes-related services. All scanning and posting of course material will be managed by instructors.

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about this transition, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will send more information as it becomes available.


Regards,
Victoria L. Nobles
Reserves Coordinator
University Library
mchenry-eres@library.ucsc.edu
831-459-5344