Washington and Lee University

Washington and Lee University

Library & Electronic Reserve Services

Library Course Reserves

Reserve items are located at the Circulation Desk of either the Leyburn Library or the Telford Science Library. Materials are placed on Reserve at the request of a professor who wishes to make the material available as supplemental reading in classes currently being taught.  Only one item may be checked out at a time.
Reserve items are checked out for 2, 4 or 24 hour periods per the instruction of the professor.  Course Reserve items which are returned late are fined $1 per hour.

Click here
for a current listing of reserve items by department course number or course title.
For a listing of reserve material by instructor, click here.


Electronic Course Reserves

Professors may elect to make their reserve material available electronically. To access items on on Electronic Reserve, click here. Adobe Reader 4.0 or higher may be required to view these items. If needed, click here to download the latest version of this free software.


Permanent Reserve

Due to a high level of demand, certain materials including dictionaries, writer's references, investment reports, etc. are placed on Permanent Reserve, located behind the library Circulation Desk. These items have a two hour checkout period. Permanent Reserve items which are returned late are fined $1 per hour.

Reserve Fines

Course and Permanent Reserve items returned late are fined $1 per hour. Patrons are advised of the time items are due by the desk attendant upon checkout.

Renewing Reserve Materials

Reserve materials may be rechecked out by the same patron if no one else is waiting for the item.