1. Where do I find the Reserve Desk/Office?
2. What do I find at the Reserve Desk?
3. What are the various options for reserves?
4. What are the Reserve facilities available to students?
5. Can I make free photocopies?
6. Can I take Reserve items out of the library?

1) Where do I find the Reserve Desk/Office?
If you need to call the Reserves Office, please call Elizabeth Bryant at ext. 7312. The student workers at the Reserves Desk can be reached at ext. 7140.

2) What do I find at the Reserve Desk?
Behind the Reserve Desk you will find all the books that professors have ‘reserved’ for their classes. Moreover, you will find the CD music collection (+ headphones), video/DVD collection and Special or rare book collection.

3) What are the various options for reserves?
The following options are available for course reserves. Except for overnight items, students cannot take reserve materials (including Videos, DVDs and CDs) out of the building, unless authorized by a faculty member.

3-HOUR CLOSED RESERVES:
This is the default status for all reserves for students. Materials circulate from the reserve desk for 3 hours and cannot be taken out of the library. Only one item may be checked out at a time.

OVERNIGHT RESERVES:
Materials circulate during the day the same as 3-hour closed reserves and will only be recognized as an OVERNIGHT item as of 10:00 pm. Items are due back by 10:00am the next morning. This option is available for books only.

OPEN RESERVES:
Open reserves are located in Room 303. This room is furnished as a reading room. Please note that because of space limitations and loss of materials, Open Reserves are restricted to art, photography and theatre books. Though their location is changed to ‘Open Reserves’ in the library computer system, they do not get checked out and Reserve workers do not regulate their availability. The Open Reserve option is intended primarily for books that students might wish to have more than one of at a time for purposes of comparison and reference.

4) What are the reserve facilities available to students?
On the 3rd floor of the Stevenson library, there is the possibility to listen to music in the music room (308) which may be booked for 2 hours at a time using a sign up sheet. Earphones can be checked out together with music CDs. Also available for check out are one video player, as well as one combination video/DVD player. If the seminar room (302) -which is equipped with a combination video/DVD player- is being used, patrons may use the music room or Open Reserves room for viewing purposes.

5) Can I make free photocopies (student photocopying)?
Only if the Reserves Office (bryant@bard.edu) receives an email or written listing from a Faculty member with your name on it as being authorized to make free photocopies. If authorized, you will receive a sticker from the Reserves Office (room 304) on your Bard ID as ‘proof’ of authorized photocopying. Authorization and stickers need to be renewed each semester!

6) Can I take Reserve items out of the library?
Reserve items cannot leave the library, unless authorized –in writing- by a Faculty member.