Faculty Course Reserves Reminders for Fall 2026 Semester
Are you a faculty member teaching a course and need to make materials available for your students? Did you know the library can scan, find, purchase, and link materials for you through Course Reserves? Course Reserves is available as a link on your Blackboard course. Look for “Library Reserves Home.” This link can be moved or added anywhere on your course via the Content Market.
Have you checked to see if your required course materials are available at the library? Articles, book chapters, and some ebooks and streaming media can be made available online within Blackboard (within copyright rules). Books, DVDs, and other physical materials can be held at the Check Out desk for the semester and made available to students for individual, short-term use. You may also temporarily lend us your own materials to scan or check out to students.
We strive to provide accessible materials through Course Reserves. We strongly encourage all instructors to consider accessibility when choosing course materials. Some things to consider:
- Are there born-digital versions available for your requested materials?
- You can check OneSearch or reach out to your subject librarian for assistance.
- Are the scanned digital documents you are reserving accessible? Is there a born-digital alternative you could replace it with that’s more accessible? If not, we will do our best to remediate the file and rescan if needed.
- Can you ask the publisher for a more accessible version?
- If you’re using an ebook, how many users are allowed to simultaneously access it?
For more information, see the Library's Faculty Guide to Course Reserves. If you have any questions, please contact us at reserves-group@umbc.edu or 410-455-2234.
If you are looking for materials for personal use instead of for a course, please submit an Interlibrary Loan request or a purchase suggestion. For any questions, please contact illcm@umbc.edu.