1. The University of Alabama Libraries
2. Course Reserves
3. Course Reserves, Music – Faculty Instructions

Placing Items on Reserve

To place items on reserve in the Music Library, faculty and graduate teaching assistants should complete and submit the appropriate Course Reserve Request Form.

• To place audio and video recordings on reserve, complete this form.
• To place books and scores on reserve, complete this form.
• Links to electronic copies of articles and chapters of ebooks offered in our collections and through our databases can easily be added to your Blackboard shell.  Scanned images of items in this category for which there is not an electronic version may also be added to your Blackboard shell.
  • Adding a Link to Blackboard Learn
  • Adding a File to Blackboard Learn

You may submit Course Reserve Request Forms by email (gorgres@ua.edu), by intra-campus mail (Attn: Matt Miller, Box 870266), or in person at the Gorgas Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor. Please allow 2 weeks for materials to be placed on reserve. Please note that in order to be in compliance with current copyright law, the Music Library cannot accept for reserve non-commercially-acquired recordings. This includes CDs or DVDs made by the faculty member from commercially-made recordings of any kind, including MP3 files, LPs, and VHS tapes. There is one exception to this rule. If the library has ordered a CD or DVD for a faculty member but the recording has not arrived in time for the course, a user-made copy may be substituted until the purchased copy becomes available. Please plan ahead so that the library will have ample time to provide the recordings you need for your classes. Also, please remember that recordings of many works are available through the Libraries’ streaming audio databases, including Classical Music Library, Database of Recorded American Music (DRAM), and Naxos Music Library.