Course Reserves in ADM Library

1. What are course reserves & how do I use

them?

2. Where are course reserves located?

3. How do I use course reserves?

4. How long can I borrow course reserves?

5. How do I identify course reserves on the

Library Catalogue?

6. Searching for reserves

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1. What are course reserves?

Course reserves (also known as RBR or red-spot materials) are recommended textbooks & videos for your course modules selected by your lecturers.

Course reserves are high demand materials and thus have shorter loan periods.

2. Where are course reserves located?

Course reserves are located on the shelves beside the Service Desk.

Course reserves can be identified by the red dot pasted over the yellow dot on the spine of the materials.

Do borrow reserves before using! Don’t increase the waiting time for the next user who

needs the material as much as you do.

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3. How do I use course reserves?

You will need to borrow course reserves at the Service Desk before bringing them out of the reserves area (eg. for photocopying, orfurther reading).

To view Reserve AVs, you will be issued with an AV Pouch to use at the Viewing Carrels upon borrowing.

4. How long can I borrow course reserves?

Reserve books can be borrowed for 2 hours or overnight if borrowed 2 hours before the library closes.

Overnight loans are due at 11am the next working day.

Reserve videos can be borrowed for 4 hours, to be viewed within the library premises at the Viewing Carrels.

Do return reserves on time as overdue fines are $0.50 cents per hour or part thereof.

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5. How do I identify course reserves on the Library Catalogue?

Reserve materials are marked as “Circulates for 2 hours only” or “Circulates for 4 hours only” in the Library Catalogue as shown below.

6. Searching for Reserves

You can retrieve Reserve titles via their Course Codes from the Library Catalogue.

1. Go to the Library Catalogue: http://opac.ntu.edu.sg2. Click the Reserves tab on the top right-hand side3. Key in the course code4. Click Lookup Items on Reserve by Course Number as

seen below

A list of reserve books & audio-visual materials is also available at the Reserves shelves.

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