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Course Reserves

Phone: 845-437-5796 Email: reserve@vassar.edu Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30am - 5:00pm

Course Reserves at the Main Library Circulation Desk

 The Main Circulation Desk in the Thompson Library is the service point for: 

  • Checking out books and materials that are in the course reserves collection 
  • Checking out library laptop and power cords
  • Checking out Kindle e-readers

Course Reserves Staff

The Main Library Course Reserves Department  is located in the staff offices (Room 146) and is the service point for:

  • Faculty or faculty student assistants to drop off physical materials to be placed in the Course Reserve collection for their respective courses.  If no-one is in the department, leave the books and a note on the designated drop-off desk.
  • Faculty or faculty student assistants to discuss course reserve needs, including copyright questions.
  • Art faculty who have questions about digital imaging.
  • Students to discuss fines with Rebecca Burwell.
  • Faculty or faculty student assistants to pick up DVDs/videos that have been booked for classroom viewing.

Contact Rebecca Burwell (Reserves Office Manager) in the Reserves Office (Room 146), where they can be consulted about any of the above matters.

Music Library reserves are handled at the Music Library Circulation/Reserve Desk, Skinner Hall of Music, first floor. See the Music Library Reserve Services and Policies page for more information.