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How to Access Electronic Reserves

Reserve book shelf

Search Course Reserves

Lastname, initial. e.g. Smith or Jones, B

OR
  1. Find the Course Reserve list for your class
    • Enter your instructor’s last name under "Search by instructor." If your instructor has items on reserve, the course or courses for which she has reserve items will appear.
    • Alternatively, enter your course number (same format as the CSUN catalog), in the box under "Search by course number." A list of instructors teaching the course will appear.
  2. Find the items that are available electronically
    • Titles available electronically will have *ELECTRONIC COPY AVAILABLE* in the Format column.
    • Click on the TITLE of the item.
    • Click on View Electronic Copy of: Title of Reserve
    • Enter either your CSUN User ID and password or your name and barcode number from your CSUN ID and the course password supplied by your instructor.
    • Read the Terms of Use agreement and then check the agreement box.
    • Once authentication occurs, the PDF document will open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download Acrobat Reader for free.