On the first floor of the UW Bothell and Cascadia College Campus Library there are both Open Reserve along with Closed Reserve textbooks. The Open Reserve books are located right across the lobby from the Campus Library Information Desk and the Closed Reserve books are located right behind the Information Desk. If you want to check out a Closed Reserve book you can ask a staff member at the  desk. Both UW Bothell and Cascadia College students can check these books out. To search for a reserve book you can just visit the Campus Library homepage then click the Course Reserves tab right next to the UW Libraries Search tab. If you ever want to learn more information about the Course Reserves you can always look at the Campus Library Course Reserves website. There are colored labels around the spines of these books that indicate which type of reserve books they are. The Open Reserves have a yellow spine and the Closed Reserves textbooks have a red spine. An important thing to remember about these reserve textbooks is that they can only be checked out for a shorter loan period and have steeper fines. Unlike other books at the Campus Library with longer loan periods. The loan period for Closed Reserve books varies from 2, 4, to 24 hours, and Open Reserve books generally can be on loan for 72 hours. When checking out the Reserve books a library staff member will ask you for your campus ID as usual, then on the book insert will write down the due date of the book including the time of day. If you don’t return the book by the due date you will get a fee of $2.50 per hour. Additional information on fines can be found here. You can always scan the Reserve textbooks with the book scanner located on the first floor if you just want to keep a few pages or a chapter of the book. The Reserve textbooks are updated every quarter. You can also access reserve eBooks which can be found in the library catalog. If you ever need help checking out a Reserve book you can always ask a staff member at the Information Desk.

 

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