How to Access Course Reserves

Select your course from the side menu that appears after clicking on the Courses tab.

Select Course Reserves from the left-hand navigation menu.

(Note: Course Reserves may appear anywhere on this menu, not just under Assignments).

Image from ELMS. Red menu options down the left side has Courses highlighted in white. Next Menu in has a list that starts with Home with Course Reserves circled in red.

A list of items the instructor placed on reserve will appear.

If the reading has been made available online:

1. Select Show Details to find out more about item.

Reserve Items menu. Gray bar has column names. White bar below has item details. Show Details PDF is circled in red.

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2. Select View Item to go directly to the reading.

Reserves Items menu. Gray bar has column headings. In the white bar below View Item is circled in red.

If the item is available in a physical format (books, CD's, DVD's etc.) the item will have a black university building next to the title. A copy is available for short term loan at the library or kiosk selected by your instructor.

Item menu in course reserves. Show details. Unchecked box. Icon of a building circled in red, book title, author.

To find out where the item is, click Show Details.

Reserve item menu. View item is grayed out. Export citation button. Below that is Book title, Author, and view this item. The next section is Personal Tags. The next section is an text box and a modify tags button. Below that is text saying: This item is on reserve at the McKeldin Library. Please bring the following call number to the service desk or kiosk with a call number listed.

Contact Course Reserves Staff at your library branch
Not sure who to contact? Contact us at lib-askreserves@umd.edu