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Eckhart Course Reserve | Electronic Reserves

Introduction

The University Library has a collection of electronic reserve items available to members of the University community. This allows the Library to make reserve materials available over the campus network 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These resources include journal articles, book chapters, course syllabi, lecture notes, problem sets, homework solutions, etc.

Access to Electronic Reserves

Access to the Electronic Reserves system at the University of Chicago Library is limited by IP address to the University of Chicago community. University of Chicago users who wish to view electronic reserve material from outside the University can do so by using either the campus modem pool or the campus proxy server. For more information, see Connecting to Electronic Resources or Browser Setup for NSIT Web Proxy Servers. The system permits simultaneous use by multiple authorized users accessible on the network.

Using Electronic Reserves

Users are able to access the Course Reserve Catalog, which offers the "course name and number" and "instructor" indexes. If a needed item is found in the index, click on the desired title from te list to view a fuller citation. The document has been either scanned and converted to PDF (portable document format) or linked to a resource such as J-STOR or EBSCOhost. "On Electronic Reserve" will display in the call number area of the cataloging record. There will also be a tag in the cataloging record that says "E-Reserve copy" and a hotlink ("[click here]") that will allow authorized users to view the file.

In such cases, a University of Chicago user will be able to download, view and/or print the document from the workstation. If an authorized user is accessing the system from a non-Library machine, the user must first download the Adobe Acrobat Reader before viewing and printing the file.

There is no charge for access; the charge for copies made by students is limited to the cost to use the campus printing services, if applicable.

Electronic course reserve materials will not be accessible on the system after the conclusion of the course.

Please also note that electronic reserve files are not available through the main library catalog. Bibliographic and item information may display in the regular catalog, but links to the electronic reserve documents will not display.

What can be placed on electronic reserve?

All uses of materials placed on electronic reserves are at the initiative of faculty solely for the non-commercial education usage of students and in support of the University's academic mission. The Library follows the principles of fair use when placing materials on reserve. It does not place materials on electronic reserve if it judges that the nature, scope or extent of the material is beyond the reasonable limits of fair use. A copyright acceptence notice appears on the screen prior to the download of electronic reserve materials.

Whenever possible, materials to be copied or scanned for electronic reserves are purchased by the Library, if not already owned.

Compete works, which are in print, are not to be added to electronic course reserves. Complete works, which are out of print, may be added to electronic course reserves with appropriate copyright clearance.

Contact Information

For further information on the Library's electronic reserve, please write e-reserves@lib.uchicago.edu or contact:

Eckhart Library
1118-32 East 58th Street Chicago Illinois 60637
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