To check out reserve or circulating materials, you must be a registered library patron.
You may register with a qualifying Institutional ID at the Holman Biotech Commons assistance desk.
Reserve materials are books, journal articles, and videos located for convenient professional access or for a Penn course. Required readings for the Medical School, Nursing School, Biology and Biomedical Graduate Studies Departments and many basic medical and nursing texts are available at the assistance desk; phone 215-898-5815.
Holman Biotech Commons reserves are available whenever Holman is open.
Staff at the assistance desk will retrieve materials when you provide a call number.
To find call numbers and other location information, please consult the library catalog. You can search for reserve materials by course or by instructor.
The requested item is charged to your account for a two-hour period. When you borrow, you may request a longer borrowing period or ask to renew once. If the item is heavily used, borrowing is limited to one hour with no renewals. If you do not have a borrower's card, ask for assistance at the assistance desk.
Certain reserve books may be checked out for home use overnight after 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, after 9 p.m. on Fridays, and after 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Clasp envelope materials do not circulate overnight.
Return reserve books only to the Holman Biotech Commons assistance desk. Do not return reserve items to other campus libraries. When returning items checked out overnight, if Holman is closed, use the book return slot next to the outside main entrance to the Holman Biotech Commons.
Books are due on the next day Holman is open, by 9 a.m. Monday to Friday, by 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Holman does not charge fines for in-house reserve use.
Course reserves can be requested either through the catalog, for materials currently in the Penn Libraries collections, or through Canvas using the "Course Materials @ Penn Libraries" feature, for any current book, streaming video, or journal article holdings or to request purchase of materials not currently held by the libraries.
Individual books may be selected through the library catalog. Log in to your account and look up the book. Click on request options, then select "Place on reserve."
For routine processing inquiries regarding all items to be placed on Reserve or Canvas, contact Tim Wells at 215-898-4007 or twells@upenn.edu.
For other questions or information about copyright restrictions, contact Carlos Rodriguez at 215-898-9610 or rodrigue@pobox.upenn.edu.