Course Reserves

Niagara University Faculty may place course materials such as books, DVDs, and other physical items on Reserve at the Library for their students. These items will be maintained at the first floor Information Desk.

Students can access the materials during staffed hours within the Library as they are locked during unstaffed access hours. Reserve items may be checked out for two hours at a time. Reserve materials cannot be checked out for home use by students unless the Library receives direct authorization from the instructor.

*eBooks and other online resources can be embedded in your Canvas course pages. Please contact Katherine Rossi, Director of Faculty Development, at krossi@niagara.edu or (716) 286-8040 if you need assistance.

Reserve Guidelines For Faculty

To place books and other physical items on reserve, contact Melissa Langridge, Coordinator of Public Services and Assistant Library Director. You may also submit your information via this form.

The following information is required for reserve

• Your name, course title, course number with section, your phone number and e-mail address.
• The bibliographic citation for each item (author, title, publisher, ISBN (for books), published date)

Instructors usually provide us with copies of items to be placed on reserve. If you need an item that the Library does not own, please contact Samantha Gust, Head of Collections.

It generally takes 24-48 hours to process reserve material. It may take longer at the beginning of the semester. Please allow enough time to ensure that material will be available when students need it

Removal of Material From Reserve

If you need to remove materials from the Reserve collection, please contact Melissa Langridge, Coordinator of Public Services and Assistant Library Director.