Copley Library Annual Report 2017-2018

Textbook Reserve Program Partnership

The Associated Students’Textbook Reserve program (AS Textbook Reserve) was piloted in the 2017-18 academic year with a collection of more than 120 textbooks, which resulted in 1,673 successful checkouts. Textbook Reserve is meant to serve as a resource for our students when accessibility of a textbook in the classroom is needed. The reserve is convenient in cases in which a student leaves their textbook at home yet needs it for an assignment. The AS Textbook Reserve is even more necessary for students who may not have access to required course textbooks due to affordability issues. Associated Students believe that every student should have equal opportunity in the classroom and that the high costs of textbooks should never be a factor in students’ performance and engagement in the classroom. Textbook Reserve allows undergraduate students to check out textbooks costing more than $100 for courses with two or more sections. These textbooks are available for checkout for up to two hours with the opportunity to renew.

2017-18 Associated Students President Will Tate ’18.

The process is simple. Students provide the author, title, or ISBN to any Library Access Services employee and, if the book is available, they will be able to check the textbook out. Associated Students is thankful for the partnership with Copley Library for housing the reserve and for Auxiliary Services, who work with us to purchase the needed textbooks for our students.

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