Does Falvey Memorial Library have the textbook for my course?
Q—Does Falvey Memorial Library have the textbook for my course?
A—The Library usually does not buy textbooks for current courses.*
Reason #1—Expense: new editions are often published in a year or so, rendering the textbook we would have purchased obsolete.
Reason #2—Competition: The Library doesn’t want to be in competition with the campus bookstore.
Reason #3—Fairness: Someone could borrow the Library’s copy of a textbook and keep it for semester, preventing everyone else from accessing the textbook.
Please use this strategy: Search our catalog—If the textbook you need is not in Falvey’s catalog, you may be able to borrow one from another library using the E-ZBorrow system.
(hint: Your “Patron ID” to log onto E-ZBorrow is your 16-digit Wildcard number)
E-ZBorrow-member libraries may sometimes be willing to lend a textbook, but InterLibrary Loan libraries will not.
* Library staff, however, have begun to explore ways that Falvey can better meet our students’ need for textbooks. Keep checking this blog for updates.
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