Greetings! This brief guide has been created to help you in your work for the rest of the quarter. Please keep this in mind when using Reserves, as it will make your experience searching for information a lot easier!
How do I find what's on Reserves for Humanities Core?
Go to ANTPAC Web via this URL:
In the section marked "Guided Search," you will have the option to search Reserves by either course name or course instructor. We recommend course name in this case. Course names are always the department and then the number (not the five digit course code).
You always have to search with a three digit format in Reserves,
so instead of 'Humanities Core' or 'Humanities 1C' make sure you type in
the course name like this:
How do I know if the book I'm looking
for is available for me?
The UCI Libraries asks that you always double-check online for a Reserves book’s status first before asking for them at the Loan/Reserves Desk. Review the entire list so you know what's available and what isn't -- you'll see the location first, then the call number, and finally the status of the book. If you see a date and time listed, then the book has been checked out and won't be currently available. If you see either "NOT CHCKD OUT" or "BEING SHELVED," then the book is there in Reserves for your use.
Where are the books located?
All texts are located at the Langson Library Loan/Reserve Desk, while all videos and multimedia items are located at the Multimedia Resource Center in the Langson Library. All material has to be checked out in order to be used, so be sure that you have your library card with you when you ask for something there are NO exceptions to this policy.
How do I ask for the books?
In order to ensure that the process of asking for books at the Loan/Reserves Desk goes smoothly, you must follow these steps beforehand.
1. As noted above, check the online listing FIRST to see if the book is available for checkout.
2. Write the call numbers you are asking for on a slip of paper rather than just reciting the numbers to staff.
3. Copy down the COMPLETE call number of a book each time. The title is not required but does not hurt. Do not copy down just the first part of a call number.
What can I do with the books?
You can only check out two books at a time, and as mentioned, you must have an activated library card with you at the time of checkout. The library makes no exceptions -- no card, no checkout, no arguments, no matter how badly or desperately you need a book.
The Humanities Core staff have decided to make the loan period for all books two hours, which means that you cannot renew your checkouts -- they must be returned by the end of the two hour limit. These books can be taken anywhere on campus or off so long as they are returned on time.
Where do I return the books?
If you have checked out the books, you must return them to a staff member at the Reserves desk when we are open or to the drop box slot for the Langson Library when we are closed.
DO NOT, under any circumstances, simply place checked out books on the Loan/Reserve desk shelf space in front of the computer monitors, and DO NOT place them in the drop slot at that desk when we are open. We do not regard that as a proper check in and you will be fined as appropriate.
Library reserve fines are $2 an hour. They apply to all users and all situations when a book from Reserves is late. Don’t forget this!
What is expected of me as a library user?
Beyond what we've described above, we are expecting you to show common courtesy to both your fellow Humanities Core students and other Reserves users. There are basic library policies everyone must follow:
If you have any further questions about Reserves, please do not hesitate to ask any staff member you see on duty! Thanks very much!
John Bareford, Tom Porrino and Ned Raggett
Reserves Supervisors