Research Guides: Dental Faculty and Instructors: Request Ebooks, Chapters, Articles, & More

Request Library Resources for Teaching & Research

There are two ways to request a purchase for new library resources (e.g., ebooks, book chapters, journal articles).

Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery (IDD)
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery (IDD) is a free service you can use to request journal articles, book chapters, and books that are not available through USC Libraries or only available in print. Use this link to sign in with your USC Net ID and password to request items. First time users will be prompted to create a profile.
Course Reserves (ARES)
USC Libraries Course Reserves is an online platform that instructors can use to request (or upload) course material (e.g., ebooks, book chapters, articles, videos) to the platform for students to access. Instructors should use this link to sign in with their USC Net ID and password to activate their Course Reserves account and create and manage their courses/course materials. Students also use this link to sign in with their USC NET ID and password to access online course materials reserved by their instructors.

Request resources for teaching:

Course Reserves (ARES): The preferred method for requesting and managing electronic materials (e.g., journal articles, book chapters, ebooks) for a specific course. This is the best way for instructors to ensure that students can access all the required readings for a course in one convenient online platform.
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery (IDD): IDD is typically used for requesting PDFs of scanned book chapters or journal articles from other universities or items only available in print at USC Libraries. However, if an instructor submits a request for an ebook through IDD, USC Libraries may purchase the ebook and add it to the library catalog. For ebook requests, instructors must include a note in the "Additional Information and/or Special Instructions" field indicating that you are a faculty member and the ebook is for course instruction.

Request resources for research or other information needs:

Help using IDD and ARES:

Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery (IDD) Guide
This guide provides a detailed overview of eligibility, turnaround times, and how to make requests, check the status of your requests, and get help.
Course Reserves (ARES) Guide
This guide provides a detailed overview of Course Reserves, including copyright guidelines, deadlines for submission, and step-by-step guides on how to create and add items to your courses and integrate Course Reserves into Brightspace.

Link Brightspace Course to ARES Course Reserves
Guide with step-by-step instructions for adding a link to ARES Course Reserves to your Brightspace course so that students do not have to log into two platforms.