Course Materials and Course Reserves

Professors have the option of placing library materials on reserve for students enrolled in their classes to access. These items are available for checkout at the John C. Hitt Library at the Access Services desk or the LibTech desk, at the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), or the Downtown Campus Library.  UCF Connect Libraries may have different policies regarding course reserves.

A Driver’s License or UCF ID must be presented in order to check out reserve materials.  In addition, please have the course number/ prefix and instructor’s name with you to request reserve materials.

Please note that Reserve items will have a designated time restriction.  Reserve materials must be returned on time or will accrue a charge of $1.00 per hour.

The UCF Libraries builds collections that support the teaching and research mission of UCF. The goal is to build breadth and depth in the various UCF-supported disciplines while taking into account two key factors – funding and space. These factors weigh in the decision by the Libraries to purchase textbooks very judiciously. There are so many different textbooks used at UCF each semester that funding prohibits purchasing them all, so high enrollment courses with high cost textbooks receive priority. Slightly older editions and/or textbooks for other courses may occasionally be found on Reserve due to donations or because the book has been selected on its merits and not because it is an assigned textbook.

To see if the Libraries has your text, check the Library Catalog or just Ask Us!

For any Reserve item, Instructors must now use Leganto, which can be found inside their Canvas Course, and where they can build their reading list.  The default loan period for all print reserve materials will be two hours. If you want a different loan period, you must either contact Leganto@ucf.edu or send a note to the library within Leganto. Once the list is created, books and other items that need to be placed on print reserve will be pulled and sent to the appropriate Reserves Desk (John C. Hitt Library, the CMC, or the Downtown Campus Library).  Faculty owned items or reproductions of materials must be delivered to the appropriate Reserves Desk (John C. Hitt Library, the CMC, or the Downtown Campus Library). A link inside of Leganto will let students know that there is a copy of the book on the Reserve shelves.  Only two copies per title (including various editions) may be placed on reserve. 

Placing Materials on Reserve:

Course Print Reserves are class-related materials selected by faculty via Leganto and/or librarians to support the university’s academic programs.

Course Print Reserve materials may include:

• Books from the Library’s collections
• Faculty member’s personal copy of books or journals.
• Audiovisual materials

Electronic Course Reserves is now done by using the Leganto system.  Electronic Course Reserves may include:   

• Ebooks from the Library’s collections 
• Links to specific journal articles or book chapters that are owned by the UCF Libraries.  
• Photocopies of non-copyrighted materials such as class notes, tests, etc.  
• Streaming videos 
• And much more, such as websites, YouTube videos, etc.

The library staff strives to process all faculty requests for course reserves in a timely manner possible and in conformance to copyright law, as required by the UCF Office of the General Counsel.

• Print materials can be put on reserve at the John C. Hitt Library on the 2nd floor at the Access Services Desk, the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), or the Downtown Campus Library.
• Media items can be put on reserve at the John C. Hitt Library on 2nd floor at the Access Services Desk, the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), or the Downtown Campus Library.

Personal items or any reproductions of materials to be placed on Reserves must be delivered in person to the library or emailed to Reserve@ucf.edu.

Enter into Leganto all requested information for each item to be placed on reserve: (See https://guides.ucf.edu/Leganto for more information on how to add items to Leganto.) 

• Complete citation for each journal article the student is expected to read.
• Complete citation for each chapter excerpted from a complete work.
• Complete citation for all personal books provided.
• All photocopied items MUST include a copy of the original copyright statement from the photocopied work (see section 108(a) (3) of U.S. Copyright Law).

Copyright for reserves:

• All reserve materials must comply with copyright laws.  See our Copyright Policies page for more information.

Removal of Materials from Reserve

All materials are removed from Reserve at the end of the semester. Personal copies, including all file folders, are returned to faculty at this time. Unless otherwise requested, the information listed in Leganto will be used to mail materials. The Library is not responsible for lost or damaged personal items placed on Reserves.

Questions about Reserves

For questions or assistance with course reserves, contact the Access Services Department at the John C. Hitt Library, the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), or the Downtown Campus Library.