For Students
Depending on the class, you may not always have to purchase your textbooks! Many instructors place books and movies required for their course on what’s known as “Course Reserve” at the library. To access materials on course reserve:
Forest Grove Tran Library: Speak to the friendly staff at our Information Desk, located in the ground floor lobby! Share as much information as you have about the book, and one of them will grab it off our special Course Reserves shelf for you. Remember that you’ll need either your Boxer Card or some other form of ID in order to check out books.
Hillsboro Campus (HC) Library: The HC Library is located on the second floor of Creighton Hall and the course reserves are located just behind the Help Desk. During staffed hours, speak to one of our staff at the desk and we’ll be happy to grab what you’re looking for. Course Reserves are still accessible during unstaffed hours (feel free to come around the counter to grab them), though we do ask that you check them out via the self-check scanner next to the printer.
Not sure if what you need is on Course Reserve? Ask at the desk! Even if you don’t recall a specific book’s title, we can also look up Course Reserves by course code or instructor name. Just remember that not all classes will have their course materials available this way; instructors have to opt-in to the program each semester.
Important! Loan periods for Course Reserves are often much shorter than you may be used to with other library books – sometimes only a few hours! This helps us make class materials available for free to as many students as possible. We don’t charge late fees, but please check when your items are due. The intention is for you to borrow the material, read the chapter(s) due for the next class session, and return it as soon as you’re done. That way, the book is available for other students to do the same thing.
For Faculty
Thank you for your interest in providing materials to your students via Course Reserves! For items the library owns, or for which you’re providing your own personal copy, please fill out this form:
In Forest Grove, we also have convenient paper forms available at the desk, which you’re welcome to fill out in lieu of the electronic form. For materials you wish placed on reserve in Hillsboro, please use the electronic form.
Want to place something on reserve that the library doesn’t own, and that you don’t have a spare copy of? We can still help! Click this link to learn more about how you can request library purchases, and earmark them for your course in the process:
Please note: The Pacific University Libraries are not responsible for loss of or damage to personal copies of materials placed on Course Reserve. Personal copies will have unobtrusive clear book tape placed on them to protect them from damage from our barcode and shelving labels – but the tape itself is not removable.
Questions? Contact libraryhelp@pacificu.edu and we’ll be happy to help!
eReserves
eReserves are electronic copies of course readings where the whole work is not needed, which you can make available to your students online via the Moodle platform. For all eReserves, please check for copyright compliance before requesting scans or posting material.
If you already have an electronic copy of your course material you may upload it to Moodle. Contact edtech@pacificu.edu for assistance.
If you need an electronic copy of your course material, the library can provide you with scans of print materials when the following criteria are met:
- Materials are for instructional use.
- Materials include no more than one chapter, or up to 10 percent of a book (whichever is less), or a single article from a journal issue. (See the list of fair use “safe harbor” guidelines for restrictions on other formats).
- Materials meet the Fair Use Guidelines under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). (See our guide to using copyrighted material for instruction for guidance).
Note: If you have received permission from a copyright holder to use material, the limitations of extent/amount used above do not apply (except as specified as part of permission).
If your materials meet the above criteria, you may drop them off at the Forest Grove or Hillsboro circulation desks or email libraryhelp@pacificu.edu to request scans, or our staff can teach you how to use our book scanner.
If your materials do not meet the above criteria (for example, you want to use more than the amounts specified above), you may wish to conduct a more in-depth fair-use analysis – contact copyright@pacificu.edu for assistance. For assistance identifying alternative resources, contact a librarian or libraryhelp@pacificu.edu.