Course Reserves
Course Reserves help instructors make course materials available through the library for a specific course and term. This can include books, book chapters, journal articles, streaming media, and other library-licensed content.
Submitting your reading list through Course Reserves helps us:
- provide stable links to library resources in Brightspace
- purchase or license materials where needed
- review copyright and access requirements
- ensure students can access readings from the start of each term
How Course Reserves works
- You submit your reading list – You send us your list of required or recommended course readings (link to form below).
- MS Word format is preferred. Do not use tables.
- Please include correct and full citation e.g. APA/MLA, etc.
- Streaming video – check Novanet or submit a video purchase request
- We review your list - Library staff check whether the materials are already available through the library and determine the best way to provide access.
- We prepare access for students - Depending on the material, we may:
- link to an ebook or article in our collections
- place a physical item on reserve
- digitize a portion under copyright guidelines
- recommend alternate access options if needed
- You provide access to your reading list for your students
Submit your reading list
Submit your requests at least 3 weeks ahead of your course start date. Earlier submission gives us more time to prepare or purchase materials, review licensing, and arrange access.
Note: we process reading lists by the order in which they are received.
Copyright and licensing
Materials placed on reserve must follow Dalhousie's Fair Dealing Guidelines.
The library reviews all submitted materials for copyright and licensing compliance.
In some cases, we may be able to help to submit copyright clearance requests, but copyright clearance is not guaranteed.
Read more about Copyright Services at Dalhousie.
Need help?
Report Access Issues
If you encounter link errors or access problems with electronic resources, please report them using the Report Problem Accessing eResources.
Contact Course Reserves
Killam Memorial Library – supports the Faculties of Science, Arts & Social Sciences, Management, and Computer Science
kilres@dal.ca
MacRae Library (Truro) – supports the Faculty of Agriculture
macrae.library@dal.ca
Sexton Design & Technology Library – supports the Faculties of Engineering and Architecture & Planning
techcirc@dal.ca
Sir James Dunn Law Library – supports the Faculty of Law
lawcirc@dal.ca
W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library – supports the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health
wkkres@dal.ca