Faculty are welcome to place personal items and/or library materials (including textbooks) on reserve for their courses. To get started, please complete the Course Reserve Request Form (see link below).
Course reserves are highly valued by students, and we encourage faculty to take advantage of this service to ensure access to essential course materials. Librarians are also available to help identify materials that are appropriate for reserve use.
Loan Periods:
Course reserve checkout periods range from 7 days to 2-Hour Textbook Reserve, with most items designated as library use only.
To place items on reserve:
➡️ Fill out the Course Reserve Request Form on the library website.
Need help selecting materials?
📚 Contact your liaison librarian for support.
Find your liaison under the “Liaison Librarians by Subject” tab on the left side of the library homepage.
As you know, the cost of textbooks and other course materials can be prohibitively high for many college students. To help address this challenge, Open Educational Resources (OER) offer a valuable alternative as you develop or re-evaluate your courses.
The Hewlett Foundation defines Open Educational Resources as “high-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that are free for people everywhere to use and repurpose.”
OhioLINK, the academic library consortium of which SSU is a member, leads several initiatives under Affordable Learning Ohio to help make course materials more affordable for Ohio students. You can visit the website below for details about these initiatives, including a searchable database of affordable learning resources.
If you’re interested in exploring Open Educational Resources for your courses, please contact your liaison librarian. They will be happy to collaborate with you to identify materials that align with your course objectives.
*Hewlett Foundation. (2002). Overview. Retrieved from https://hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/
