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Course Reserve at the Homer Babbidge Library

Phone 860-486-2307   ReserveServices@uconn.edu   Fax 860-486-5636 

What do you want to do?

Put physical material on Reserve

Library book.
Personal copy of a book.

Library copy of a DVD/VHS.
Personal copy of a DVD/VHS.

Not owned by me or the Library.

Purchase books/media for Reserve.

Put digital material in HuskyCT.

Owned by the Library.
Owned by me.
Not owned by me or the Library.

Reuse material from past semesters.

Electronic course reserve items.
Books.
Media.

HuskyCT Course Section

Activate for the current semester.
Restore from a previous semester.

Contact Reserve Staff

Putting material in HuskyCT which is not owned by you or the Library


  • Allow at least three weeks of lead time during the first few weeks of the semester.


  • Student papers placed on Reserve must be accompanied by a signed release form.


  • Selections obtained through InterLibrary Loan, borrowed, or photocopied by you from another Library's holdings or from a colleague require permission from the publisher and payment of copyright fees.
  • The Library will seek permission and pay reasonable fees.
  • Material will be scanned and placed in HuskyCT while awaiting permission.
  • Should permission be denied we will notify you and the material will be removed from HuskyCT.
  • Course anthologies cannot be placed on Reserve due to copyright restrictions.

  • Follow these guidelines for Copyright Compliance:
  1. Journals - one article per journal issue or 15% of the issue, whichever is greater.
  2. If the copyright symbol is not on the first page of the article, you must include the page with the publisher information from the front of the issue.
  3. Printouts of articles from websites usually cannot be used. Please provide the web address so Reserve staff can verify the terms of use.
  4. Books - one chapter or 15% of the book, whichever is greater.
  5. You must include the title page and the page with the copyyright symbol from the book.
  6. Click here for more in depth copyright information.
  • Complete the Reserve Request form to tell us what you want on Reserve.


  • Materials to be scanned may be delivered to us in one of the following ways:
  1. Drop your material off at the iDesk on the Plaza level of the Homer Babbidge Library along with a copy of the receipt returned when you submitted the Reserve Request form.
  2. Mail your material to: University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library Reserve Services, 369 Fairfield Way, Unit 2005RR, Storrs, CT 06269-2005
  3. Email material that is already scanned or in digital format along with a copy of the receipt returned when you submitted the Reserve Request form to reserveservices@uconn.edu.