Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library: Course Reserves

The Course Reserve Service is provided for all Fitchburg State faculty and students, in both on-campus and distributed learning programs. It consists of two components: the physical Course Reserve Desk and the online ERes, Electronic Reserves.

• Course Reserve Desk
• ERes, Electronic Reserves
• Student Access to Reserve Items
• Course Reserve Services for Faculty
  
• Click here to access ERes: http://eres.fsc.edu

Course Reserves Desk

The Reserve Desk (also part of the Circulation Desk) is a physical location where faculty provide books (personal copies and/or library copies), articles, CDs, videos, etc. for student use within the Library or short loans.

Reserve items are maintained on the bookcase located behind the Circulation Desk. The items are placed under the name of the professor who requested they be put on reserve. All reserve items are listed online in our Library Catalog, click on the Course Reserves button and search by professor or course name.

ERes, Electronic Reserves

ERes, an electronic reserves service, is available for Fitchburg State faculty. Library staff load documents or articles and make these accessible online for the students in your course(s). Students are able to read these materials online and/or print them.

Check out our ERes Site at http://eres.fsc.edu, click on Electronic Reserves and Course Materials to access courses with electronic reserves. Links to ERes can be placed in BlackBoard for faculty who utilize both of these services.

Courses Using Both Physical Course Reserves and ERes

Any professor who has a course that has some items available at the Reserve Desk and other items available online through ERes will have the materials cross-referenced in both areas so that his/her students will always see a complete list of the reserve items for that course.

Student Access to Course Reserves Desk

1. Students MUST present their Fitchburg State One Card ID.
2. Tell the circulation assistant the name of the professor and the title of the book/article/item desired. A list of professors and the items they have on Reserve is available on the Library's Catalog, click on the Course Reserves button.
3. Reserve Items are to be used in the Library only. These can not be checked out overnight, unless the professor has specified otherwise. The items that do circulate have a short loan period of 1 day or 1 week; due dates are strictly enforced with a late fine of $1 per day per item assessed on items returned late.
4. Reserve Items that are "in-library use only" must be returned to the Circulation Desk prior to closing.
5. Students may be limited as to the number of Reserve Items they can sign out at one time from the same professor to ensure that all students have a chance to access the material.
6. If a student has overdue items or unpaid fines/lost fees on his/her account, borrowing privileges (including the use of Reserve items) will be blocked until the account balance has been cleared.

Student Access to ERes

1. Go to our ERes site at http://eres.fsc.edu
2. Click on Electronic Reserves and Course Materials
3. There are several ways to find your course reserves:
   • By Department - Click on the arrow to see a complete list of departments, select the one you want and click on go.
   • By Instructor - Click on the arrow to see a complete list of professors, select the one you want and click on go.
   • ERes QuickSearch (Lets you search by Course name or number, document title and document author.) - Type in the information you know and select the field to be searched, then click on search.
4. The screen will display a list of 1 or more courses that match what you searched. If you search by instructor, and your professor has more than 1 class with reserve items, you will need to click on your course.
5. If the course is password protected, you will be prompted to enter your ERes password (the course password will be given to you by your professor). Next you will see a copy right notice; you must click on the "Accept" button in order to continue.
6. Once in the course, you will see a list of all the documents on reserve for your course. To access the full text electronic reserve documents, click on the link. Please note: Many documents are in PDF file formats, which means that you must have PDF reader software on your computer in order to open them. In the right hand column of your ERes screen under Fitchburg State Links there is a link to a free version of Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader which you can download from the Internet. Web (htm/html) files will open through any web browser. Documents in other formats such as MS Word or PowerPoint require either that software or a compatible reader software on your computer in order to view the document.
7. Students are encouraged to access ERes items through their own computer or by using a computer in any of the open computer labs on campus.
   
   If you have trouble accessing an ERes course or document, please contact us at 978-665-3063 or eresmanager@fsc.edu.