If you haven’t had a chance to try our enhanced Course Reserves Application we introduced this fall, now is a great time to take a look.
Our Access Services and Cyberinfrastructure Departments worked on upgrading the application to make submitting, editing, and managing your course material requests easier and more intuitive.
The good news is that it isn’t a new system to learn. We kept the workflows similar to what instructors already know and refined the layout around them, so getting around the application feels smoother.
Managing your requests has also gotten simpler. Notification emails include a direct Request ID link, so you can quickly modify a request or check its progress. From the first submission to the final confirmation, creating, editing, and monitoring your material request takes fewer steps.
Help is built in as well. An integrated FAQ center inside the application provides you with answers to common questions about course reserves, so support is there the moment you need it.
"We are excited to introduce this enhanced course reserves application, which reflects a year of careful review and testing," said UCR Library Course Reserves Coordinator Phylicia Mossiah. "Throughout this process, we listened closely to feedback and concerns from instructors and made meaningful improvements to create a simpler, more intuitive experience."
Phylicia continued, "Our goal is to reduce the administrative burden on instructors so they can focus on teaching and supporting student success. By making it easier to place materials on course reserves, we can also help ensure that students who face the rising cost of textbooks have equitable access to the resources they need to succeed."
With winter quarter around the corner, we hope these improvements make requesting material for course reserves a little easier and on time for Week 1. To learn more about placing items on course reserve at UCR Library, visit our Course Reserves FAQ for Instructors.
If you run into a technical issue placing your request or need a hand with your reserves, you can always contact the Library at LibReserves@ucr.edu and our team will support you as quickly as we can.