Course Reserves

• Electronic format materials for SIO course reading are located on the UCSD Libraries' Course Reserves site.
• Books for SIO graduate student course reading are located in the Course Reserves Reading Room on the 2nd floor, SE corner.  Books labeled with red tape are "library use only." They can be checked-out one hour prior to library closing, and are due back within an hour of the library opening the following day.  Books labeled with yellow tape may be checked out any time and are due back by closing the next day.  These circulation options are selected by the professor, taking into account material availability and class size.
• Books placed on reserve for undergraduate classes are located at the front circulation desk, where students check them out for reading.

Course Reserve Information for Instructors:

• The SIO LIbrary Circulation staff will handle course reserves for classes being taught at SIO or by SIO professors.
• Instructors may submit request(s) for reserves directly to us through our email address below or through the UCSD Libraries' Submit a Course Reserve form.
• Please read the UCSD Libraries' Instructor's Guide for Submitting Reserves Requests. It answers common questions including copyright compliance.
• Timing: Instructors may submit request(s) for reserves any time, but it takes staff time to process requests, and there may be a queue. It's advantageous to submit reserve requests as soon as possible.  If library purchase of a book is involved, it can take 1-4 months before a book is available for use.  Personal copies of items may be placed on reserve.

CONTACT: SIO Library Circulation staff at 858-534-3274 or email siocirc@ucsd.edu