Does the library have copies of textbooks?
Answer
As a general rule, the library does not collect textbooks for courses currently being offered at the college.
Faculty are encouraged to place personal copies of textbooks or chapters from texts on Course Readings at the Circulation Desk. If you’re not sure whether your professor has made your course’s textbook or other course reading materials available, search the library catalog to see what is available.
Please note that, as academic libraries often do not purchase textbooks, they are not available for interlibrary loan.
The Ithaca College Store provides a rental service and sells textbooks. Try their How-To guide for help navigating textbook orders.
Additional Rental/Purchase Sites
- Bigwords.com
- BooksPrice
- CengageBrain
- Chegg
- Knetbooks
- Slugbooks (a database of booksellers with a price comparison tool)
Open Educational Resource Sites
- OER Textbooks and Books, Libguide by IC Librarian, Cathy Michael
- OpenStax College