Electronic Course Reserves are materials  licensed by the library and linked to a course at faculty request.  Faculty can place library-licensed e-resources such as films and e-books on reserve.  If the library doesn't currently license a particular digital item the library can explore requests to license items for Course Reserves. You can add the course reserves search as a link in any Canvas module.  

For information on course reserves requests and workflows, visit the Course Reserves Information For Faculty page on the Library's website. 

Why E-Reserves?

E-reserves gives students 24/7 access to course materials in one convenient location. Beyond that, there are two important reasons to place e-resources on reserve at Kennedy Library.

• Placing materials on reserve helps students make informed choices when registering for courses. Staff co-locate all e-reserves in the same convenient search location so that students can find out whether required materials for their courses are available for no cost.  
• Placing digital resources like e-books on reserve allows us to ensure that access remains stable. E-books and other materials are owned in various configurations, as part of large collections that sometimes change, and are subject to licensing agreements that need to be renewed from time to time. When a digital item is placed on reserve, we perform regular maintenance that helps us find and fix broken links, as well as renew licenses that are due to expire. 

Kennedy Library has various ways to support electronic course materials on the back end:

E-books, streaming media, and other digital items are available to the campus community via licenses the library purchases. There are several types of licenses, which dictate the terms and scope of use by the community, and Kennedy Library's policy is to purchase the license option that offers the most access to the most users. To view the licensing terms for different publishers view the Low Restrictions/High Restrictions tabs on the guide at the bottom of this page.