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Article Formats On ERes

There are many types of article formats on the Electronic Reserves System, ERes. The most frequently used format is Portable Document Format or PDF. In addition to PDF, other formats used in ERes are:

  • HTML
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word
  • Web links
  • JPEGS
  • TIFFS

To view article formats in PDF, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded and installed in your computer This is a link to another web site. For more information, go to Four Requirements To Access The Electronic Reserves System, ERes.

Note: Web links' stabilities on ERes are not patrolled by Reserve Services. Faculty will need to provide the new web link address or url in the event the web link becomes unstable.