The Wonderful World of Course Reserves

Nothing big today, just a little note on course reserves. If you’ve ever taken a class that used reserves, you are probably familiar with the binder at the circulation desk that has all of the course reserve lists. But did you know that it is also online? It is available at: http://library.hartford.edu/allenlibrary/libraryreserves.asp. This online version is essentially identical to the binder, except that you can access it from anywhere (well, not anywhere; you need an internet connection). With this online version, you can see what is available for your class even before you come to the library. Also, if you click on the call number, you will see that item’s record in the catalog, giving you further information about the item in addition to its current availability. We are hoping to eventually turn this into a one-stop-shop list for reserves, so that it would also include links to electronic reserves such as Naxos recordings and digitized articles/scores. We haven’t done this yet, but it may happen this summer. Stay tuned!