Reserves
PLACING MATERIAL ON RESERVE
- Material to be placed on reserve will be processed between 8:00 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding University holidays).
- During the first three weeks in the semester, material will be available to students after three full working days. After the first three weeks in the semester, material will be available after two full working days.
- The library is not responsible for damage to or loss of personal copies placed on reserve.
- Book covers should be removed from personal books placed on reserve.
- Student papers must be accompanied by a permission letter authorizing the paper to be placed on reserve or have the names removed.
- Bring material to be placed on reserve to the appropriate Reserve desk in the library and complete the reserve form, or submit an online Reserve Request Form at http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/reserves2.php
PHOTOCOPIED MATERIAL
- Photocopies must be clear and legible with ½” margins.
- Include the bibliographic information on the first page of the photocopy.
- Include only one citation per document. Course packets or readings are in violation of copyright guidelines.
ELECTRONIC RESERVES
- Photocopies for electronic reserve must be one-sided, 8½” x 11”, clear and legible with
½” margins, and no black margins or shadows.
- Include the bibliographic information on the first page of the photocopy.
- Pages cannot include taped or pasted pieces of paper.
- Files with more than ten pages will be split into separate files.
- Include only one citation per document. Course packets or readings are in violation of copyright guidelines.
CIRCULATION OF RESERVE MATERIAL
- Library patrons MUST present a validated University of Southern Mississippi identification card to check out any reserve material.
- Loan periods:
3-hour -- for three hour loan; if checked out within the last 3 hours of library hours, due at closing
Overnight -- due the following day, by closing
3-day -- due three days from check out, by closing
1-week -- due seven days from check out, by closing
- Limit of two Reserves items (system-wide) at a time.
If you have any questions about reserves, please contact the Circulation Desk at Cook Library (601.266.4250) or Gulf Coast Library (228.865.4540).
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