University faculty, staff and students may request books, scores, or copies of articles from periodicals we don't own through Interlibrary Services . My professor put material on reserve. Assigned readings for a class are put on reserve in the library so that all students have access to the material. Reserve readings include books, photocopies of articles or book chapters, lecture notes, problem sets, and many other materials. Most reserves are available for use in the library for two hours but the loan period is set by your professor.
Some reserves are also available online .
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the Electronic Reserves page. Beginning in September 2000, you will need to be registered at the library to use Electronic Reserves through our secure system. All materials on electronic reserves are also available as paper copies in the libraries. The University does not have a significant collection of local history materials. We suggest contacting Hartford Public Library or the Connecticut Historical Society .