Ares Help for Instructors

Ares is a web-based electronic reserves management system. With it you can manage course material on the web. All course materials, both electronic and books, can be submitted through this online system. If you prefer, the Library will continue to process all reserve material, including scanning paper documents for placement on Ares. However, you have the option of managing your own Ares course website and the material placed on it.

NOTE: If you want to reuse materials placed on electronic reserves in a previous semester, please contact us. We will discuss your options.

Each group of material dropped off must also have an Ares Submission Form so we know which class the material is for.

Ares URL: http://ares.wustl.edu/ares
Ares fax: 935-4719 (Please include the Ares Submission Form.)

Questions? Olin Reserve:
phone: 935-5451
e-mail: eres@wumail.wustl.edu
After 5pm and weekends:
phone: 935-5410

To view course materials, go to Ares. After entering your WUSTL Key and password, you will see a list of current courses. If you want to see classes for the next semester, go under "Instructor Tools" to find "Upcoming Classes." If you want to see previous semesters' classes, click on "Previous Classes." For more detailed instructions on how to use the system, please check out Ares Instructions for Faculty

Ares course web sites are password protected. When your course is created, you can assign a password or Olin Reserves can do it for you. Please make sure that students in your course are given the password.

Instructors are responsible for operating within fair use guidelines when placing material on reserve. For copyright information, including a guide to University faculty, please refer to the University copyright website at: http://www.wustl.edu/copyright. Please also read our Library Copyright Best Practices.

To manage a course web site, faculty will get an Ares account. If you do not have one, call or email Olin Reserve for assistance.

SAFARI ACCESS PROBLEMS: If you are using the Safari web browser and cannot login, logout, or access coursepages, please try the following instructions:

1. Open your Safari browser, and then select "Preferences" from the "Safari" menu.
2. In the "Preferences" window click the "Security" icon and then the "Show Cookies" button.
3. Click the "Remove All" button and then click "Done".
4. Close the "Preferences" window and then quit Safari.
5. Restart Safari and try to recreate the problem by logging in or going to a coursepage.