Placing Material on Reserve

Countway Library works with instructors to make course material available to all students. Some of this material is available online and some is available only inside the library. Online material for many courses is available on  Canvas. Physical print reserves are for in-library use only. They are available on the second floor of the Countway Library in the Russell Reading Room. Reserve requests should be placed at least two weeks before they are needed. Instructors and teaching assistants may place items on course reserve. Please follow the directions for your school below.

HSPH Reserves using Canvas

  1. Go to your Canvas course website using your HarvardKey
  2. Click on "Library Reserves" located on the left side panel of the course page. If you do not see "Library Reserves" listed you can add the reserves tool, email Academic Tech at HSPH for assistance, or follow these instructions to enable course navigation links in Canvas.
  3. Follow the prompts to create and add materials to a list. Please consult these tutorials on using the Library Reserves tool.

For more information, please visit Canvas Library Reserves Guide or contact us.

HMS & HSDM Reserves

  1. Search the HOLLIS catalog to see if Harvard owns the material you want to place on reserve.
  2. Fill out the form below for each reserve item.
  3. Note: Countway cannot currently link articles for HMS or HSDM classes in Canvas, in most cases.