Course Reserves

Physical Course Reserve Materials

Materials can be placed on reserve with a loan period of: 3 Hours, 1 Day, 3 Days, or 7 Days

Late fee information can be found here.

Electronic Course Reserve Materials

We are able to assist with adding the following materials to your canvas course:

• Short excerpts (10%) or a single chapter from a book
• Individual articles to which UWSP has access
• Instructor-generated materials
• Music and classroom lectures in MP3 or MP4 format
• Links to materials available through the databases of the UWSP Libraries
• Hyperlinks to existing web pages
• Links to streaming videos available from the subscritpions of the UWSP Libraries

Need help or want to place a request?

If you’re unsure if something qualifies for reserve or if you’re having trouble locating a material for reserve contact us!

If we do not have access to the materials you are looking for, we may have options for purchasing copies.

When submitting a request for reserve please include the following information:

• item name(s)
• author name(s)
• date of creation
• Loan period desired
• page ranges/selections to be scanned
• date items are needed by
• the course the materials are needed for

Statment on Copyright and Course Reserves:

The UWSP Libraries abide by the United States Copyright Act of 1976, as well as the fair-use provisions of Section 107 regarding the making of copies for classroom use.

We use four factors in determining fair use:

1. The purpose and character of the use (including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit education purposes).
2. The nature of the copyrighted work.
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole. 
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.