Lecturers and teaching staff at the TUM have the option to setting up course reserves at the branch library of their choice. The course reserve is available to all course participants for studying in the library and for scanning.
You can place the following items from the library holdings on reserve:
- books (one copy per edition will be provided)
- single book chapters
- articles from books
- articles from journals or conference proceedings
As well as:
How do you set up a reserve?
Please provide us with all relevant information on your planned course reserve. For this purpose fill in our web form:
Setting up Course Reserves
.. and submit your title list by using the upload function in the web form. You can upload the following files:
- Excel template of the University Library
- Export file from a reference management program (e.g. Citavi or EndNote)
- Export file of OPAC record lists
Upload is limited to the file types txt, pdf, doc, docx, odt, xls, xlsx, ods.
Alternatively, you may also collect the items for your course reserve yourself in the branch library and hand them in at the circulation desk. Please also fill in the web form.
Please note:
- Items not held in the library collections are also provided with a library security tag. However, the library assumes no liability for these items. The same applies to folders and other materials.
- Books requested via interlibrary loan cannot be placed on reserve.
- Items placed on reserve are generally not available for either long or short term loan.
- You can call up the book inventory of your semester apparatus at any time via the online catalogue OPAC. For this you need the identification number of the semester apparatus and the password. We will send you both by e-mail.
- You can check which books are in your course reserve at any time using the Online Catalogue OPAC. For this you need the identification number of the course reserve and the password. We will send you both by e-mail.
Update Your Course Reserve
If you wish to add or remove items during the semester from the course reserve, please fill in the web form again.
The library will do the following:
- We will compile the items in the branch library of your choice in specially marked shelves and book them in the library system on special course reserve accounts.
- You will then receive a confirmation e-mail from us with the access data for your course reserve in the OPAC.
- If required books are on loan at this time, we will recall them back from the borrower at the end of the loan period and transfer the items to your course reserve.
- At the end date you have specified on web form, items will be removed from the reserve collection and the course reserve will be closed.
