Textbooks

Textbooks

Complimentary desk copies of new textbooks are available from most publishers when requested directly by the faculty member. The Campus Store provides publisher information for such requests along with addresses of publishers. The Campus Store should not be asked to provide an exchange copy since desk copies are usually marked as “not for re-sale.” Complimentary textbooks for review received from publishers are not to be sold to students or to used book buyers.

Course texts and related materials are selected by the professor in consultation with the department chair. Faculty are expected to choose textbooks that are current and accepted in the profession, reflecting rigor appropriate to the level of the course. All text sales must be handled through the Campus Store. Whenever possible, related course materials that students are expected to purchase (e.g., lab notebooks, CDs, art supplies, etc.) should also be handled by the Campus Store. Faculty are to provide complete information via email to the Campus Store for the texts chosen, including the author, title, edition, ISBN number, and publisher. Textbooks will be listed on the Campus Store website a few days before registration begins in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Providing timely information for ordering ensures that most texts will be available to students at the beginning of the semester; faculty should be alert for possible alternatives when backorder or out-of-print responses come back from the publishers. In general, materials that students will consume individually should be purchased by students; departments may supply reusable items or supplies purchased in bulk quantities from departmental budgets. Whenever practical, courses that have multiple sections taught by different professors should use the same text and materials to minimize differences between sections and to ease students’ changing from one section to another.