Library books, articles, videos and other materials may be placed on hold for a university course at Fondren Library. Course Reserve items have much shorter circulation periods for the duration of the semester. An electronic course reserve system called Ares facilitates electronic materials.
Rice Students
Physical Items (books, articles, videos, etc.)
- Find the item you need in the Course Reserves Catalog.
- Search by instructor name, course name or course number.
- Write down the call number listed for the item.
- Bring the call number and valid Rice ID to the Circulation Desk to borrow the item.
**Business Reserves are in the Business Information Center.
Electronic Materials
- Login to Electronic Course Reserves with your Rice NetID and Password.
- Search by instructor name, course name or course number.
- View materials online.
Policies
- Reserve items have shorter loan periods, varying from 2 hours to 1 week.
- Fines for overdue Reserve items are $2.00 an hour.
- If your course has more than 20 items on reserve, click “Next” on the results page to see more items.
Rice Faculty
Creating a Reserve Item
- Review the Fondren Library Reserve Policy below.
- Deadlines: July 25 for Fall Semeseter & November 25 for Spring Semester (items do not roll over to next semester)
- Add materials online in Ares* (electronic course reserves system)
- If applicable, bring any personal materials for Course Reserves to the Circulation Desk
- Make sure to put all requests, even for personal items, in Ares before bringing items to the Circulation Desk.
- Leave the rest to us!
*Materials cannot be processed for course reserves unless they are entered in Ares.
Policy Statement for Placing Materials on Library Reserve
Policy Rev. 01/2016
This policy has been established by the library, and reviewed by the Faculty Committee on the Library. Any special circumstances should be brought to the attention of the Access Services Manager.
- Readings for Rice University courses are placed on reserve at the request of the faculty member or instructor.
- Books and other materials to be placed on reserve should be submitted by July 25 for the fall semester and November 25 for the spring semester. This will ensure that materials will be available on reserve for the first day of classes.
- Faculty will be notified before classes begin if an item is not available so other arrangements can be made.
- Materials received after 4 PM, or on a weekend will not be available for two working days.
- We cannot accept liability for personal items on reserve.
- All materials are removed from reserve the last day of the exam period unless a request to leave them on reserve is received prior to that date.
- Personal items must be picked up by January 5 after the fall semester, and June 1 after the spring semester. After the above dates, the library will discard the material. Reminders will be sent on the last day of classes.