Reserves Policy Page

Overview
The University Library Reserves offers both hard-copy and electronic course reserves services. The purpose of reserve services, which is offered in both McHenry and the Science and Engineering Libraries, is to make a limited amount of instructional material available to a large number of borrowers.
 
Reserve material circulates to UCSC students (including Concurrent), faculty, and staff only. Other borrowers (Courtesy, Special, and non-UCSC) may not check out Reserve material. Course reserves are listed in the CRUZCAT online catalog at http://library.ucsc.edu/services/find-materials-for-courses.
 
 
Loan Periods and Fine Schedule
Reserve material circulates for the following amounts of time:
2-hour - due in two hours, rounded to the nearest hour.
1-day - due in 24 hours, rounded to the nearest hour.
3-days - due in 72 hours, rounded to the nearest hour.
 
Late reserve material is subject to reserve fines as follows:
$5 for the first hour
$2 for every hour thereafter
$75 maximum per item

Reserve fines continue to accrue when the library is closed. Overdue reserve fines are necessarily high in order to encourage their prompt return.
 
 
Copyright Law and Course Reserves
All instructors using photocopied material must sign a Copyright Compliance form for each course with a reserve list and/or an ERes course page. The Copyright Compliance Form is available at the circulation desk and online.
 
The University Library Reserves complies with Fair Use guidelines and all material submitted must comply or it cannot be placed on reserve. To assist you in determining fair use, the UC Copyright Guidelines are available online here.