Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Course Reserve

Did your professor assign a book for your course? It may be available in "Course Reserve"!

• Reserve materials are available for short-period loans:  3 days or 3 hours.
• Find your assigned readings by Course Name or Instructor. (e.g. SOSC 1850 or Luo Qiong).
• Some reserve materials may be accessed electronically via the Library Catalog.
• Check Course Reserve information

How to find course reserve materials:

All reserve items are requestable.

• 3-hour loan items,you need to make a hold request in person at the Service Counter. Counter staff will hold it for you for 15 minutes.
• 3-Day Reserve materials can be requested online and picked up at the Library Material Pickup Station.

 3-day Reserve?  Yes you can renew.

3-hour  Reserve? No, you cannot renew.  However, after you return the item, if no one requests it, you may check it out again.

Instructors may place library books, lecture notes, journal articles, and personal books, etc. on Reserve for courses (3-hour or 3-day loan). Hyperlink of journal articles accessible at the Library databases have permanent URLs and hence may also be added to E-reserve.

Check details here: https://library.hkust.edu.hk/help-for/faculty-and-staff/placing-course-reserve/

Many journal articles and other assigned readings are available to the HKUST community via library subscriptions. The Library recommends that faculty send reading lists to Reserve before making coursepacks to prevent “double-spending”. For details, please call Reserve Office on 2358-6776 or email to lbreserv@ust.hk

The University's Media Technology and Publishing Center make course packs.

MTPC staff members clear the copyright with the Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society ("HKRRLS") and coordinate the payment of fees to that organization.

MTPC has an FAQ on Course Packs.