Find Textbooks:
Through MC Library's textbook program, the library automatically purchases electronic (preferred) or print textbooks for MC courses that meet certain criteria. These textbooks are made available to students to borrow free of charge.
If your textbook was not purchased by the library as part of our textbook program, the library can still help you adopt a licensed or open textbook that your students can access for free.
Share Textbooks:
Whether the library has purchased your course textbook automatically through our textbook program or you have adopted an open or licensed textbook through Faculty Select, we will provide your students with free, seamless access to the item. If you adopted your OER through a source other than Faculty Select, you can contact our Collection Development Librarian, Beth Thoms (beth.thoms@montgomerycollege.edu), to request that we help you provide access to your students.
Students can access your e-textbook through the Library Course Reserves link in your Blackboard course menu. If available, they can use a print copy of your textbook at the library on the campus where the class is taught.
Find Books & E-Books:
You can make books and e-books from MC Library available to your students for free. Use the suggested resources below to locate the books and e-books you need.
Share Books:
To share a print book with your students, you can request to place it on course reserve. Once the library has completed your request, the print book will be held behind the library service desk on the campus where your course is offered. Your students can use the book in the library for two hours at a time. Use the link below to learn how to place your request.
Share E-Books:
To share an e-book with your students, you will need to provide them with a persistent link that will not break over time. Use the link below to learn how to properly link to library e-resources.
If you prefer the library to do the linking for you, you can request to place the item on e-reserve. Once the library has completed your request, your students will be able to access the item through the Library Course Reserves link in your Blackboard course menu. Use the link below to learn how to place your request.
Find Articles:
You can make articles from MC Library available to your students for free. Use the suggested resources below to locate the articles you need.
Share Articles:
To share an article with your students, you will need to provide them with a persistent link that will not break over time. Use the link below to learn how to properly link to library e-resources.
If you prefer the library to do the linking for you, you can request to place the item on e-reserve. Once the library has completed your request, your students will be able to access the item through the Library Course Reserves link in your Blackboard course menu. Use the link below to learn how to place your request.
Find Videos & Media:
You can make videos and media from MC Library available to your students for free. The library's collections include streaming audio and video and DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks. Use the suggested resources below to locate the items you need.
Share DVDs, CDs, and Audiobooks:
To share a DVD, CD, or audiobook with your students, you can request to place it on course reserve. Once the library has completed your request, the item will be held behind the library service desk on the campus where your course is offered. Your students can use the item in the library for two hours at a time. Use the link below to learn how to place your request.
Share Streaming Media:
To share streaming media with your students, you will need to provide them with a persistent link that will not break over time. Use the link below to learn how to properly link to library e-resources.
If you prefer the library to do the linking for you, you can request to place the item on e-reserve. Once the library has completed your request, your students will be able to access the item through the Library Course Reserves link in your Blackboard course menu. Use the link below to learn how to place your request.
Find Images:
The library's collections includes images to support course content. Use the suggested resources below to locate the items you need.
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