Library Reserves

High Point University’s Smith Library maintains reserve collections and electronic access to class-related materials to support the university's academic programs. Books and other materials are placed in reserve collections and circulate for shortened loan periods. Articles and other documents are scanned and made available electronically as Adobe PDFs.

Records for materials on Reserve and access to electronic and digitized files are provided under Course Reserves on the Library's website and in the Library Catalog. To read our full reserves policy, click on this link. Also, to view a tutorial on finding course reserves on the library website as well as other relevant topics, click here.

About Reserves

• Book Reserves are housed behind the Circulation Desk.

• A High Point University Passport card is required to check out all Reserves.

• Loan periods for reserves are:
Closed: 2-hour, in-house use only.
1-day, 3-day, and 7-day: May be taken out of the library for the loan period.

• Fines are $1.00 per day late.

• Only two reserve items can be checked out at one time.

• To locate reserve items for a student, staff will need the following information:
Professor's name, class number, book title

• Electronic reserves can be accessed on the Course Reserves page.

• Arrangements for Media Reserves (DVDs) are handled by the Media department located on the First floor of Smith Library.

• After they are processed, they will be housed behind the Circulation Desk. Please use the DVD Reserve Form.

Guidelines for Reserve Materials

Faculty may place the following materials on Reserve:

• Library books

• Professor’s personal books, tests, study guides, etc.

• Textbooks

• Copies of articles
Links to online full text articles can be placed on electronic reserves or an article can be scanned. One paper copy of an e-reserve may be placed on closed reserve if so requested.

• Copies of portions of a book
If more than 20% of a book is requested, then the book itself will be placed on reserve.

• Student-authored papers
Student papers may be placed on Reserve and eReserves if written permission is obtained from the authoring student(s) and the files meet our guidelines for photocopying and scanning.

The following materials cannot be placed on Reserve:

• Materials from other libraries (i.e. Interlibrary Loan)

• Professor-created anthologies

Placing Reserves at the Circulation Desk

• For Smith Library Reserves, fill out the HPU Libraries Reserve Request Form

• Please allow two days (excluding weekends) for items to be placed on reserve.

• Submission Deadlines – The following deadlines should be observed in order for reserves to be ready for the first day of class:

Fall Semester – July 1st

Spring Semester – November 1st

Summer Sessions – April 1st

Return of Personal Reserve Materials

• Personal materials may be picked up by professors at any time during the semester.

• All personal items will be removed at the end of each semester and mailed back to the professor unless otherwise requested.

• Personal book copies may remain on reserve more than one semester. Any photocopies must have copyright permission for consecutive semesters.

Please contact La-Nita Williams at ext. 9102 or email with questions concerning reserves.