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Pratt faculty may place books and articles on reserve at any time, but should be aware of the following:

In Brooklyn to place items
on reserve, please contact:

When to Place Requests. To ensure reserve materials are available to your students in a timely manner, the Library strongly recommends that you submit your requests at the end of the previous semester.

Book Requests. Please limit the number of books to be placed on reserve to fifteen (15) items or less per course. If your reserve requests exceed these numbers, please speak to the Director of Reader Services to explore ways the Library can help in making the items available to your students.

Photocopy Requests. Photocopies are placed in boxes organized by faculty name. Please limit the number of photocopies to be placed on reserve to no more than what will fill up two of the Library's reserve boxes per course. If your photocopies exceed these limits, please speak to the Reserves Coordinator to explore ways the Library can assist in making the readings available to your students.

Books Not Owned By the Library. When requesting books to go on reserve that the Library does not own, please remember that recently published books are the fastest and easiest for the Library to acquire. Out of print books may take months for the Library to receive.

Personal Copies. The Library will put personal copies on reserve if we are unable to acquire a requested book. The Library cannot take responsibility for any damage done to personal copies placed on reserve.

Removing Reserves. Books and photocopies will be automatically removed from the reserve collection at the end of the semester. Photocopies and personal copies of books will be returned to you or your department.

Carrels. Three carrels on the 2nd floor of the library are available for graduate seminars. Please see the carrel policy for more information.

Alycia Sellie
Public Services Coordinator

Phone: (718) 399-4565

Email: asellie@pratt.edu

Fax: (718) 399-4220
Download and print:
Reserve Request E-Form
Reserve Request PDF

To contact a librarian,
see the Faculty & Staff Directory.

For videos and films, contact
Multi-Media Services at (718) 399-4356.

Reserves at Manhattan:

Placing Books on Reserve	Placing Articles on Reserve
1. To check the catalog for availability, go to PrattCat in the upper right corner. 2. Click "Search" on top of the menu bar, and then choose an index. Brief entry(s) will appear. 3. Click the desired title for the complete record. If no holdings appear, go to the lower left portion of the screen and click "Other Locations". Pratt Manhattan’s holdings should appear. For titles not in the collection, please email title, author and ISBN number to jhines@pratt.edu as far in advance as possible, preferably one semester to ensure availability. Personal Copies: These are entered into the catalog with a note in the record indicating ownership. Be aware that the Library cannot be held responsible for the loss of personal copies. Retrieving personal copies: please contact the staff and they will be de-accessioned. They cannot be retrieved until this is done.	1. Submit no more than two copies of each article already photocopied, collated and stapled. 2. Note the course name, number and your name on each article. 3. For photocopies of book chapters, indicate on each copy the author/title from which it came. Please remind students not to remove the articles from the folders when photocopying them.
	Reviewing Your Reserves
	1. Click "Search" on the menu bar. Reserves will appear underneath. 2. Click "Instructor Name" in the pull-down menu. A short entry will appear. 3. Click the title for the complete record. Items without call numbers are photocopies.

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