How do I search for reserves in the Library Catalog?
Use the library catalog to find the reserve call number of a print or media reserve and to find the link(s) to an electronic reserve. You may search for reserves using the instructor's name, or the course name.
Begin on the reserves lookup screen in the catalog.
- To search by instructor, click on instructor search and type all or part of the instructor's last name and click submit.
- To search by course name, click on course search under the course reserve heading and type all or part of the course name, such as Introduction to Computing. Then click the Submit.
How do I get a reserve item once I've looked it up in the catalog?
The reserve number you find using the catalog will help you to determine what type of reserve you are looking for and where to get it.
Patrons need a valid University of Southern Mississippi ID card to check out reserve materials.
- If the reserve call number does not begin with RES or look like a regular call number, click on the reserve title to see if it has an electronic access link. If there is a link then the item is an eReserve.Click the Electronic access link. If there are multiple electronic access links, you need to download all of them to get the entire reserve item.
- If the reserve call number begins with MRES, it is a media reserve. Ask for it at the Circulation or Reserves Desk in Cook Library.
- If the reserve call number begins with RES, it is a print reserve. Ask for it at the Circulation or Reserves Desk in Cook Library.
- If the reserve location says GCL Reserves desk, it is a Gulf Coast reserve..
- If the reserve call number looks like a regular call number, ask for it at the Circulation or Reserves Desk.
