Ronald Williams Library
Northeastern Illinois University
Acceptable Use Policy

The Reserve Collection contains materials placed on reserve by instructors for use by students enrolled in their classes. Course reserve materials may include books, photocopies and electronic versions of journal articles or sections from books. All hard copies of course reserve materials, that is, books and photocopies are located at the 1st floor Reserve Desk. Tests, audiovisual materials and some music related materials are located at the 3rd floor Reserve Desk. Electronic versions of journal articles or book sections can be viewed and printed online from any computer on or off campus. All reserve materials are listed in the NEIIU Library Catalog. There are also lists of reserve materials in the binders at the 1st floor Reserve Desk and at the 3rd floor Reserve Desk.


Locating Course Reserve Materials in the NEIU Library Catalog

1. Click on the Course Reserves link on the Library Catalogs page to access the NEIU Library Catalog. If you are using a computer in the library or dialing from off-campus using NEIU as your Internet Service Provider (ISP), the link will take you directly into the NEIU Library Catalog. If you are dialing from off-campus and not using NEIU as your ISP then choose Northeastern Illinois University from the drop down menu BEFORE clicking the "Start" button. (Click here for more help with off-campus access.) 

2. Enter the instructor's name OR the course number. Click "Search". A list of all your instructor's reserve materials will be displayed.

3. Click on the URL for the item you are looking for. A complete list of all your instructor's classes and their respective readings will be displayed. Hard copy materials--books and photocopies--will include a call number. Write the call number down and give it to the staff member at the 1st floor Reserve Desk.
  

Materials in electronic format will be in "Parts", each linked to the item or part of the item. Some titles will be in multiple parts and you will need to click on each part to view and print the entire document. Items with only "Part1" next to the title are complete. There are no additional parts associated with these items.
 

Each part is in PDF file format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded FREE from the Adobe Web site (http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/).
 

Please report any problems viewing electronic reserve materials to the Reserve Desk staff.
 

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This page was last updated 11/8/2006 CM