Course Reserves & Materials

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Place Materials on Reserve

Many campus libraries offer reserves services and have reserves facilities. Policies and procedures may vary from library to library. Materials such as books, textbooks, articles, videos, solution sets, and exams that an instructor has selected for use by students enrolled in a specific course are placed "on reserve" at the UW-Madison Libraries. Contact a library's reserves service for arranging access to print, electronic and audio-visual items through reserves.

Here are quick links to some campus library pages with information for faculty/instructors regarding reserves.

If your departmental library is not listed consult the Campus Libraries page or contact us.

My UW-Madison is the primary access point to reserves using Library Course Pages, with links to E-Reserves as well as listings, via MadCat, of materials (print and audio-visual) on reserve in library facilities.

Other instructional resources can also be customized for your Library Course Page, such as selected journal databases and Web sites, tips and techniques for effective library research, and contact information for personal assistance. Instructors interested in having additional Library Course Page material developed may contact: Sarah McDaniel, Library and Information Literacy Coordinator at 262-4308, or fill out this request form and a librarian will contact you.

Please send questions, issues or comments related to the campus libraries course reserves service through the Course Reserves Feedback Form.

Access via My UW-Madison

To locate your course reserves:

  1. Login to My UW-Madison at http://my.wisc.edu/ using your campus NetID and password. If you do not have a NetID, go to My UW then click on the Activate NetID link on that page. If your NetID or Password fails or you have difficulty logging in to My UW, call the DoIT Help Desk at 608-264-4357.
  2. Click the tab labeled Academics.
  3. Look under Teaching Resources to locate the desired course.
  4. Click Library/Reserves to access your library course materials. If this link does not appear please contact us.

Library Reserves by Department

If you are a faculty, instructor or teaching assistant, you can also find reserves materials by department.

  1. Login to My UW-Madison at http://my.wisc.edu using your campus NetID and password.
  2. Select the tab labeled Academics.
  3. Look for the Library/Reserves by Department module. If you do not see the module, go to Customize this page, then Add/remove content, check the box next to Library/Reserves by Department and click on the Update button.
  4. Select the first letter of your department to view a list of all departments beginning with that letter.
  5. Select your department.
  6. Click the button labeled Show Course List.
  7. Click on the correct course.

If you have questions or need additional assistance please contact us through the Course Reserves Feedback Form.