Reserves are textbooks, readings, exams, and other course materials provided by faculty, or occasionally pulled from the Library's circulating collection. Instructors can submit print materials for the Reserve Collection, located behind the Circulation Desk on the Library's first floor. Students can borrow the materials for specified periods (2 hours, overnight, 2 days, or 1 week). 

Faculty can also request electronic reserves to make limited, scanned sections of Library print materials available in a Canvas course. 

Faculty can further explore other electronic options, such as our databases and OER.

Reserve materials may be available through collaborations with campus partners such as:

• EOPS
• Math Department
• SDSI
• Hornets Tutoring

Programs such as the FC Queer Book Club and FC Leisure Reading Group distribute reading materials through the reserve desk as needed.

1. Fill out the Copyright Compliance Form.

2. If you would like to place an entire book on reserve, fill out the Reserve Request Form.

3. If you would like to place photocopied materials on reserve (a chapter from a textbook, exams, instructor notes, etc.), fill out the Photocopied Items Request Form.

4. Drop off your course materials and completed forms at the Library Circulation Desk. 

5. It takes approximately 72 hours to process Reserve items. Please notify your students.

Guidelines are provided to assist faculty but do not preclude further restrictions by the Library.

• The purpose of the Reserves Collection is to facilitate the distribution of materials for educational use by students. The policy for the Fullerton College Library Reserves Collection is derived from the Fair Use provisions of the United States Copyright Act of 1976.  To assist in determining whether an item can be used, faculty may use the “Fair Use Evaluator” on the American Library Association website. Also consult the NOCCCD policy on Use of Copyrighted Materials.
• All materials placed on reserve will be at the initiative of faculty for the non-commercial, educational use of Fullerton College and North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) students.
• Because storage space is limited, faculty will be restricted in the number of items that they can put on reserve.
• A copyright notice will appear on photocopies to be placed on reserve to indicate that these items are covered by copyright law. The Library will attach the notice during processing.
• Faculty’s personal items will have processing materials, such as barcodes, labels, tape, etc., attached to them. These processing materials cannot always be removed without causing damage to the items.

Permission requests should be sent to the copyright owner. The Copyright Clearance Center also has the right to grant permission and to collect fees for some publications. The American Association of Publishers recommends that the following information be included in the request to expedite processing:

1. Title, author and/or editor and edition of materials to be reproduced.
2. Exact material to be used, giving page numbers, chapters and if possible, a photocopy of the material.
3. Number of copies to be made.
4. Proposed usage of the materials.
5. Form of distribution. (Library Reserve Collection for student use only)
6. Whether or not the material will be sold. (Students have short-term borrowing privileges only)
7. Type of reprint. (Photocopies in most cases)