How can I find textbooks remotely?
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Finding textbooks
The majority of textbooks are available through "Course Reserves", which means your professor put the book on-hold for your class at the Circulation Desk in the library. Course reserves are library use only and cannot be taken out of the building.
If you are unable to make it physically into the library, we can scan one chapter of an available textbook and make it available through email. Because of copyright restrictions, only one chapter of a course reserve book is available per student. To request that a scan of one chapter be emailed to your student email account:
- Search for your course reserve by title, professor name, or course number (such as CSNL 150)
- Confirm with a librarian that your course reserve is available at the library through online chat or email
- Fill out the Reserve Textbook Chapter Request Form
Contact the library
If you have any questions about Course Reserves or Textbooks, please send us a Chat or call us at (714) 564-6700 during library in-person hours.