Reserve is a collection of high demand books, DVDs and other items required for unit readings.  All UTAS Library locations maintain Reserve collections.  Reserve items generally are available for loan for two hours.  A 2-hour Reserve item may be borrowed overnight from 6:00 p.m. or from two hours before closing, if there is no Advanced Booking on the item.  In some situations, an item may be available as a 1-Day Reserve.  From 2008, 1-Day Reserve items are due back the next day, one hour after the issuing library opens. Beginning in Semester 1 2008, a 2-Hour Reserve or 1-Day Reserve item may be renewed one time, if there is no Advanced Booking. 

Advance bookings for Reserve items can be made via the Library catalogue.

eReserve is a collection of high demand electronic documents available from the Library catalogue.  eReserve is restricted to journal articles and book chapters that the Library only holds in print or obtains via Document Delivery and scans for electronic access.  Access is by email user name and password for authentication.  eReserve provides access to exam papers from 1995 to the previous semester (as released by the Examinations Office).

An article or book chapter held electronically by the Library in a database will not be accessible in eReserve.    Students are encouraged to use the Library catalogue or CrossSearch to access articles and other documents held in electronic full-text collections.  The Library does not provide links in eReserve to sources freely available via the Internet. 

Academic staff will find more information on the Library Reserve services and service standards at Reserve and eReserve Information for Staff.   To confirm that Reserve Requests have been process, please check the Library Catalogue for the book or article title or check the Reserve Bookroom for the unit code and location.