Reserve Services
Contact Information
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Elise Bochinski, Access Services Librarian, (203) 254-4000 ext. 2892
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Sylvia Hurlburt, Media/Reserves Assistant, (203) 254-4000 ext. 2234
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Reserve Service Desk, (203) 254-4000 ext. 2462
About Reserve Services
The DiMenna-Nyselius Library offers both traditional (In Library) and electronic reserve (ERes) services.
In Library Reserves:
Traditional reserve services are offered within the library building, at the Reserve desk, where students can consult materials that are in heavy demand for their classes. With your StagCard, course materials are available when the library is open. A Traditional Reserves Policy is available for your information.
Several types of materials can be placed on traditional reserve in the library, including books, photocopies of articles, photocopies of book chapters, or media materials such as microfilm, slides, videos, DVDs, Music CDs, CD-ROMs and audiocassettes. The reserve department accepts professors' personal copies in addition to library-owned materials.
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ERes (Electronic Reserves):
With a password, electronic reserve course materials are accessible 24 hours a day via the ERes Website at http://eres.fairfield.edu. An Electronic Reserves Policy is available for your information.
Items eligible for electronic reserve status include book chapters, articles, images, links to online resources, and faculty-generated documents such as course syllabi, lecture notes, Web sites, PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and word-processed documents, among other things.
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Student Access
In Library Reserves:
Students should inquire at the Library Reserve Desk to access materials that their professors have placed on reserve.
To find out what items are available at the Library Reserve Desk, go into the Library Catalog and click on Reserve Desk. Locate items by typing in your instructor's last name, course name, or course ID.
Once a reference to an item of interest is located, students should give the call number to the desk assistant, who will retrieve the item and check it out to the student.
Most reserve materials must stay in the library building, and must be returned within four hours, however, other loan periods may be arranged as the professor warrants.
If a media item has been placed on reserve, information about media viewing equipment can be found on the Library Media Department's Web page.
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ERes (Electronic Reserves):
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Connect to the Internet via a Web browser such as Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.
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Click on the link that says "Electronic Reserves and Reserves Pages."
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Click on "Course Reserves Pages by Instructor." Select your instructor's name, and click on "View."
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Click on the hyperlinked course number.
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Type in the secret course password that your professor gave you, read the copyright information, and click on the gray "accept" button if you choose to continue.
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Now you should be in the course page. You'll see the items your professor wants you to access listed there.
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Click on the document title, then again on the document itself. You should now be able to open, read, save or print the document.
If you have trouble viewing or printing documents, ask the Access Services Librarian, Elise Bochinski, for assistance: (203) 254-4000 ext. 2892. Sylvia Hurlburt, the Media/Reserves assistant, can also help: (203) 254-4000 ext. 2234.
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Faculty Instructions for Placing Materials on Reserve
Professors have the option of placing course materials on reserve in the library, on the Web, or both.
In Library Reserves:
Explicit directions for faculty members interested in using traditional reserves can be found within the Reserves Policy.
Come to the Library Reserve desk to fill out a request form, or submit an online Traditional Reserves Request Form.
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ERes (Electronic Reserves):
In addition to Adobe Acrobat PDF file creation, ERes now offers slide scanning, seamless linking from WebCT, & streaming video capabilities (through a partnership with the University Media Center). Please note that students must use the high speed connections available in the academic buildings on campus (not available in most dorms) in order to view streaming media. Allowing professors to simultaneously learn about and experience document access through the ERes interface, directions (in MS Word format) for setting up specific features are posted in a Demo Course, including:
Additionally, explicit procedures for setting up an electronic reserve course page can be found within the Electronic Reserves Policy.
Come to the Library Reserve desk to fill out a request form, or print out the Electronic Reserves Request Form (PDF; download Acrobat Reader). Scroll up this page for more information, including contact information.
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