Placing Materials on Reserve

E-Reserves

Electronic Reserves allow authorized Duke users to access supplementary course reading materials.  Documents may be printed for personal use.  Note:  Service and support for e-reserves is based in Perkins.

To place material on E-Reserves:

• Submissions for electronic reserves are forwarded to the Perkins Library Reserves Department. Lilly staff will route e-reserves materials and completed forms to Perkins, or you may send them directly to Campus Box 90173. For complete information about E-Reserves, consult Reserves Guidelines.

To access E-Reserves:

• Search Course Reserves in the Library Catalog
• Blackboard

Film and Video Reserves

Film and video reserve forms can be completed to place films and videos on reserve for a semester at Lilly Library. Films may also be reserved for classroom showings using a classroom showing reserve form.

Lilly Book Reserves

To place BOOKS on reserve at Lilly:

• Reserve forms are available at the Lilly Main Desk.
• You may print and bring the completed forms to the Lilly Main Desk:
•  Reserve Form (Front)
  
•  Reserve Form (Back)

Open and Closed Reserves

• Open Reserves: Find in Room 113.
  Items are available for use in the building ONLY. The books do not circulate and may not leave the library.
• Closed Reserves:  Ask at the circulation desk.
  They are available for check-out as designated by the instructor.

Tips for Placing Materials on Reserve

• Please allow sufficient time for processing so that items are available when students need to access them.
• If possible, bring Reserve items to Lilly between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Choose one reserve location per course so that students may find materials easily.
• To place books on reserve at Perkins Library on WEST campus, see Perkins Library Guidelines for Submitting Reserve Materials.

Additional questions? Please e-mail lilly-requests@duke.edu, or call 660-5995.

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