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Faculty Services: Course Resources

Course Reserves

The Reserve Collection is a selection of books selected by Faculty, that are currently being used in courses. Placing an item on Reserve maximizes the number of students who can have access the material. Please keep this in mind when determining the borrowing period for a Reserve.

To Place an Item on Reserve

Complete a Reserves Form (see bottom of paragraph).

Should you have any questions, in regard to the completion of the form, either send an Email or contact the Library directly at 604.528.5599.

Ensure that all sections of the form are completed in regard to:

  • Course Name and Number
  • Title of Book (include publication information: title, date and page numbers)
  • Length of borrowing period allowed for the Reserve (currently we use 1-day, 3-days, 7-days or 21-days)
  • Release date for the Reserve (when material is to be removed from Reserve)
  • Submit form to Library

Electronic Reserves (Ares)

  • e-Resources such as articles, book chapters, e-books, streaming media, and links to websites may be incorporated into BlackBoard.
  • Visit our Ares Course Reserves subject guide.
  • Contact JIBC Library for assistance.

Ordering

Book and DVD Previews

We will bring in items for you to preview. Once the item arrives, we will contact you and ask that you complete one of the forms found at the bottom of page.

Course Texts

Please contact the JIBC store who will order the texts for you.

A copy of each of your course texts must be provided to JIBC Library's Course Text collection. All titles will be shelved next to the Reference collection.  Course texts may not be borrowed; they remain in the Library for student/instructor consultation.

If you would like to recommend that the item you are ordering should also be purchased for the Library's circulating collection, please e-mail April Haddad.

We also welcome suggestions of items to purchase for the Library. Let us know the titles and we can bring them in on approval for you.

Office Material

We can order books, videos/DVDs, or journals for your office. Just provide us with your Division's budget code and an email confirming purchase authorization.