Faculty may place books, journal articles and other materials on
reserve. To ensure maximum availability, reserve materials are
generally charged out by the hour or overnight.
The main reserve room at Penn is Rosengarten Reserve, located in the
Undergraduate Study Center on the ground floor of the Van Pelt Library and
open all night during the fall and spring semesters. Reserve readings for
undergraduate and graduate courses in the social sciences and
humanities can generally be found here. In addition, each
library on campus has a reserve section for materials in its
collection. When books are placed on reserve in Rosengarten or in school and
departmental libraries, reserve locations are listed in Franklin,
the online catalog.
Electronic Reserves
Starting in Fall 2000, the Library will provide access to reserve
material electronically. Journal articles and book chapters and
other materials will be scanned and made available through either: