Textbooks and other course reserves allow students to use materials set aside by faculty to assist in coursework. This may include textbooks, reading material, practice exams, problem sets, etc. For questions on reserves, contact the library at library@iit.edu.
Print Reserve materials are available only at the Circulation Desk. This includes books, videos, textbooks, and other copyrighted material. These materials can only be checked out by the IIT community or members of other I-SHARE libraries, and must be returned during the allotted loan period (usually 2 hours). Library users are only allowed to check out one reserve item at a time. Reserve materials cannot be renewed and must be returned directly to the Circulation Desk. There is a 15-minute waiting period before re-borrowing a returned reserve item.
It is not library policy, nor practice, to purchase circulating copies of textbooks for students. Some current textbooks have been placed on reserve.
The Paul V. Galvin Library will purchase one copy of each required undergraduate textbook for inclusion in the library's Reserve collection.
You can find the textbooks you need for your courses by searching the IIT Bookstore's page.
Course Reserves can also be found by performing a library catalog search limited to Course Reserves. You can search by the book's author, title, or ISBN; you can also search by the course name, number, or instructor.