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Faculty Library Guide

Course Reserves for Faculty

Faculty may place library or personal materials on reserve for student use at any campus library. 

The procedure for placing items on Reserve:

  • Complete a Reserve Materials Request Form. The form can be printed from the website or picked up at any campus library Circulation Desk.

  • Fill out form completely and select a checkout period. Options include: Library Use Only, One Day, One Week, etc. 

  • Sign and return form to any campus library Circulation Desk with the materials to be placed on reserve.

  • Allow at least 24 hours after submitting a Reserve Materials Request Form before assigning reserve materials to a class.

  • Instruct students to go to their campus library Circulation Desk to request reserve items. They will need to have an EFSC Photo ID to use reserve materials. Overdue fines are incurred for late returns and vary by item.

Textbooks: Current textbooks are not purchased by the EFSC Libraries. Faculty wishing to place textbooks on reserve should supply a copy of the textbook and complete the Textbooks On Reserve Form.

Note: It is the responsibility of faculty to conform to copyright law. For further information related to copyright, refer to:

  • U.S. Copyright Office Circular 21, Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians.
  • You can call the Copyright Office Information Specialist at (202) 707-3000.
  • The folks at the Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance website also answer questions ranging from basic copyright law to the more complex topics of ILL and e-reserves.

Questions? Contact your campus library:

  • Cocoa 433-7250
  • Melbourne 433-5575
  • Palm Bay 433-5270
  • Titusville 433-5066

Curriculum Support Materials -- Possible Purchases

Do you have a purchase suggestion? Please let us know!

Purchase is dependent upon budget availability and adherence to criteria outlined in the Collection Development and Management Procedures.

Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement

Florida’s public colleges and universities signed a Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement In 1999. The agreement provides students, staff, and faculty at any of these institutions the right to borrow materials from the other institutions.

A valid EFSC Library Card will be required in order to check out any material.

Scheduling Library Orientation / Instruction Classes

Librarians offer library orientation / instruction sessions in each library's classroom lab or in your own classroom.  These sessions can be constructed collaboratively, so they fit into your syllabus and aid students in successfully completing your assignments and learning what you want them to.

Go to the Instruction & Information Literacy webpage for more information and phone numbers to contact each campus library's Reference Desk, to schedule those sessions for your students.

Library Liaisons for Each Discipline

Each discipline on campus has a corresponding librarian attached to it. 

You can utilize our expertise in designing assignments and learning outcomes, in creating library orientation / instruction sessions for your students, and in learning how to use various eResources that the library licenses for EFSC students and faculty.

Visit the Library Services for Faculty webpage for more information and to locate your liaison librarian.