Items that may be placed on Reserve

• Any circulating materials owned by LSU Library
• Faculty’s personal copies of books (2hr, building use only)
• Journal articles owned by the libraries
• Course syllabus and class notes

Items that may NOT be placed on Reserve

• Book Chapters
• Books obtained through Interlibrary Loan
• Non-Circulating items
• Materials from other public/ academic libraries

Reserve Item Loan Periods

• 2 hours - Building Use Only
• 2 hours - Overnight
• 1-Day Reserve
• 3-Day Reserve
• 7-day Reserve 

Policies

• LSU Libraries reserve units will place materials on course reserve that comply with copyright law and its own internal policies.
• Requests for materials to be put on reserve should be submitted at least three weeks before the first day of class although requests are accepted throughout the semester.
• Faculty members must supply their E-Mail address upon submitting their reserve list.
• Books that are requested and are checked out will be recalled by the library.
• Any books that the library does not own can be ordered by the checkout desk.
• All items will be removed from Reserve at the end of each semester.
• All personal materials and copies will be sent back to each Faculty member’s office through campus mail or will be made available for pick-up.
• Using the online request form will ensure all required information is given.