Locating Reserve Materials

Use the search box below to search for Course Reserve items. Note the call number of the desired item in the results list of your search and request it at the Help Desk.

The Libraries offers traditional course reserves services of physical items.  Books and media from the Libraries’ collections and personal copies my be placed on reserve for students to check out during library hours. The Libraries can purchase some materials it does not already own, however, the Libraries’ Collection Development Policy favors electronic materials over print and textbooks will be added only if they constitute a unique source or serve a specific research purpose.

All materials on Course Reserves are subject to copyright restrictions.  See Copyright Guidelines & Reserve Materials and Copyright and Publishing Support for more information.

Perry Library

Course Reserve requests are processed in the order received and take a least 3 business days to complete.  It is strongly recommended to submit the form and materials at least two weeks prior to the start of the term.

To request materials be placed on Course Reserve at the Perry Library, please email circ1@odu.edu with the following information.

  • Your name, UIN, ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ email address, ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ phone number, ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ Department
  • Course Name 1(e.g., The Art of Science Fiction: Using Naro Video @ ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ Libraries' Star Wars Collection for Empathetic Rhetoric)
  • Course Number 1 (e.g., NARO 101)
  • Course Name 2 (if cross listed)
  • Course Number 2 (if cross listed)
  • Instructors teaching the course
  • The semester/semesters this course will be taught (e.g., every Fall 16-week session or Spring 2026 first 8-week session)
  • Item Information (required are starred)
    • Title*
    • Author*
    • Edition
    • Call Number
    • Check Out Period (3 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours)
    • Are you providing a personal copy?

If you would like the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ Libraries to purchase an item for course reserve, please email learningcommons@odu.edu with all of the above information and include

  • Publisher, Location of Publication, Date of Publication*
  • Edition/Version Information*
  • ISBN
  • Preferred format (print book or eBook)

Personal copies of materials should be delivered to the Perry Library Help Desk or sent through campus mail to Perry Library, Room 1307, Attn: Course Reserves. Do NOT deliver/mail materials to the Perry Library until you have emailed the request to circ1@odu.edu. Questions regarding submitting Course Reserves for the Perry Library should be emailed to circ1@odu.edu.

Hofheimer Art Library

Please consult with staff at the Hofheimer Art Library to discuss submitting Course Reserve requests.
 

  • Please submit materials at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.
  • Please wait until you receive confirmation that processing is complete before assigning reserve materials to students. Factors that can delay the processing of reserve requests (e.g. a book needs to be recalled, a book is missing, a patron has a book and has yet to return the book, etc.) are sometimes unavoidable.
  • Submissions made after the beginning of the semester are processed as quickly as possible.
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