Need Textbook or Study Guide Resources? Let us help.
Have you been using the library's textbook reserves? Do you need some additional study resources for one of your classes (whether you're the teacher or the student)?
Check out these [temporarily] free textbook and study resources from various publishers and one from the Internet Archive.
The Durham Tech campus bookstore is partnering with Red Shelf for e-access to many of our textbooks. Be sure to create an account using your Durham Tech email address.
Cengage is offering extended trial access (including SAM, MindTap, and access to their e-textbooks) until May 25. Follow the instructions provided on their pdf (link under text) for access.
VitalSource is offering up to 7 textbook and/or study materials to use for free until May 25. Be sure to register using your Durham Tech email address. Individuals who already access their textbooks through this site may need to do a separate search through the Explore menu to see what's available for free use.
The Internet Archive has created the National Emergency Library, "a collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed." This collection may not include your most current textbook, but it does include recent fiction and nonfiction (including children's literature) and may be useful as supplemental resources for research or personal enrichment.
Know of more free textbook sites? Let us know and we'll add it to the list.
If you can't find what you need here, you're not out of luck. Reach out to us via email (library@durhamtech.edu) or contact your advisor or instructor.