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I am looking for a textbook for my course
If you are looking for a textbook that may be on Reserve in the library go here: Course Reserves
Please note that most commercial textbook publishers do not license e-textbooks to libraries. Often, the only option for students is to purchase a copy.
You can try looking for a textbook (an earlier edition possibly) through Open Textbooks and OERs (Open Education Resources). Here are some resources:
- Applied Math and Science Education Repository (AMSER) - STEM resources
- AtlanticOER Pressbooks Network - Founded by the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL-CBUA)
- BCcampus: OpenEd - B.C. Open Textbook Collection
- eCampusOntario - Open Library
- George Mason OER Metafinder - Real-time simultaneous search of OER sources
- LibreTexts - With embedded multimedia, dynamic figures, annotation overlay, and more
- Open ED Manitoba - Manitoba Open Textbook Initiative
- OpenStax Textbooks - Peer-reviewed, openly licensed
- Open Textbook Library - Peer-reviewed, openly-licensed textbooks