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Placing Items on Course Reserves

Faculty can request that electronic items be placed on reserve for any current course they are teaching, as well as hold physical items on reserve in the library. Faculty can request that library employees pull items from the shelves to be placed on reserve, scan up to one chapter or 10% of a library-owned book, bring materials to the library to be placed on reserve, or request that the library purchase an item to be put on reserve. 

Electronic resources should be limited to course readings and similar materials. Syllabi, tests/quizzes, handouts, etc. are not eligible to be placed on reserve in the library but should instead be uploaded directly to the content area of your Blackboard course.

All reserve materials must adhere to Montgomery College's  Use of Copyrighted Materials Policy and Procedure (PDF, Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader. Link opens in new window.) .

Submit a Course Reserves Request

To submit a course reserves request, please complete the online course reserves request form:

Course Reserves Request Form
blue Course Reserves Request Form https://montgomerycollege.libwizard.com/f/library-course-reserves

The library requires five business days to process reserve requests.

Access and Share Your Course Reserves

Once your reserve request is processed, you and your students can locate your course reserve by searching for the item in RaptorSearch. We recommend linking to the course reserve in your Blackboard course to make it easier for you and your students to access the item at the point of need. 

  1. Search for the course reserve by title, author, course (e.g., ENGL 102) or instructor's name in RaptorSearch.
    1. If you are starting at the library's website homepage, use the dropdown menu next to the search box to select "Course Reserves & Textbooks" before entering your search term.
      Screenshot of library website homepage with Course Reserves & Textbooks option highlighted in dropdown menu next to the main search box.
    2. If you are starting on the RaptorSearch homepage, when you begin entering your search terms, a menu will appear beneath the search box with the option to search "Everything" or "Course Reserves & Textbooks." Click "Course Reserves & Textbooks" instead of pressing enter to search.
      RaptorSearch search box with "ENGL 102" entered. Menu below search box shows options for searching. The one for Course Reserves & Textbooks is highlighted.
  2. On the search results screen, you can filter by Course Name (with CRN) or Course Instructor to narrow down the results.
    Search results screen in RaptorSearch with Course Name and Course Instructor filter options on the left side of the screen highlighted.
  3. Click on the title of your course reserve for information on how to access the item.
  1. Once you are on the page for your course reserve in RaptorSearch, select the Permalink option from the Cite & Share menu and click the option to copy the permalink to your clipboard.
    Screenshot of the RaptorSearch record for Rules for Writers. Permalink button and button to copy the permalink to the clipboard are both highlighted.
  2. In Blackboard Ultra, consider where you'd like to put the link. You might create a module (e.g., Course Materials) or simply plae the link in the main course navigation.
  3. Select Create > Link > Web Link. Select "Visible to Students" and fill out the fields with a descriptive title (e.g., Rules for Writers - E-Textbook through MC Library) and the RaptorSearch permalink you copied to your clipboard in step 1 above.
    Screenshot of the Create Web Link screen in Blackboard Ultra. Visible to Students, Display Name, and Link URL fields are all highlighted.
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