purpose: fully integrating its e-reserves service into the university's course management system has become the primary design goal of the innovative e-reserves service system at shanghai jiao tong university (sjtu) library.

design/methodology/approach: through blending library and information service into the teaching and learning process, sjtu library has effectively combined its reserves service into the user learning environment. the main metadata model and the design of various interfaces of the e-reserves service system are introduced.

findings: e-reserves has been integrated into the course management system. users can directly access relevant resources when they browse the customized course page. it is more convenient for teachers to add reserves items, and the added items can be made available simultaneously on sjtu library's resource discovery platform automatically.

research limitations: at present, e-reserves items are mainly books, and more other types of reserves materials are needed to be provided. some relevant copyright issues should be addressed.

practical implications: using a series of interface interactions, the e-reserves service has been integrated into the university's course management system. it is convenient for students to access customized e-reserves service during their learning process.

originality/value: we achieved interconnection between the e-reserves and the university's course management system. information on the e-reserves web page is automatically updated. sjtu library provides customized e-reserves service in the course management system.