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Course Reserves for Instructors

This guide will introduce you to the libraries' course reserves program, which you can use to make your course materials freely available to students. Have questions about reserves? Email us at preserve@temple.edu.

What are course reserves?

The course reserves program allows instructors to request that their course materials be made available to students via the library. Instructors build a "reading list" of all their course materials in Canvas, and the library steps in where needed to ensure access. Students view the list and access materials through Canvas as well.

Course reserves can be electronic (linked/uploaded to Canvas) or physical (available at the library for a very short loan period). Library staff default to electronic reserves whenever possible.