Textbooks on Reserve
Spring 2026 List of Etextbooks & Texts in the Library
Or, Search for Textbooks on Reserve
Faculty may place material on Reserve in the library and students may borrow that material for short periods of time, thus allowing a whole class to share a single copy of an item.
Borrowing time generally lasts two hours but special arrangements can be made for longer loan periods.
Accessing Material on Reserve (Students)
To borrow reserve material, students must present a valid ID
To find out which items are on Reserve, users may search the SUNY Poly catalog under the Course Reserves scope by title, author, course number, course name, department, or instructor's name. Ask library staff for assistance if you have difficulty finding your item in Primo.
Please give library staff your course name / number when asking for Reserve material.
Students may request a maximum of 3 reserve items at any one time.
Most reserve material may be borrowed for only two hours, but faculty may request longer loan periods.
Although the library does not charge late fees or fines, please remember that textbooks are a shared community resource and return items promptly so classmates can use them.
Placing Material on Reserve (Faculty)
Materials can include those owned by the instructor and those owned by the library.
To place items on Reserve, please complete a Reserve Request Form for each item. Processing material for Reserve takes two to three days, so please submit your requests before your students need or expect the material. To place materials on Reserve, please fill out our Reserve Request Form.
If any materials are photocopied, Faculty are responsible for securing copyright permission.
Restrictions to Reserve Requests
The following restrictions apply to placing material on Reserve:
- Materials belonging to or checked out from other libraries will not be placed on Reserve
- Photocopies that do not comply with Copyright Law will not be placed on Reserve
