Beginning March 16 through May 25, 2020, access to an expansive catalog of eTexts will be available for free to students at semester-calendar institutions who have been impacted by recent campus closures. Students can create an account through the VitalSource Bookshelf website using their school email address and can view course materials from participating publishers via VitalSource’s Explore capabilities within Bookshelf. Students can borrow up to 7 books. BORROWING IS ONLY PERMITTED THROUGH BOOKSHELF.VITALSOURCE.COM. Going to Vitalsource.com will only display purchasing options.
This is not an exhaustive list, but the following textbooks are known to be available through VitalSource:
America: A Narrative History (HIST 1301 and 1302)
An Insider's Guide to Academic Writing (ENGL 1301)
Anatomy and Physiology: An Integrative Approach (BIOL 2401/2402)
Anthroplogy: The Human Challenge (ANTH 2346)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (GEOL 1401)
Archaeology:Down to Earth (ANTH 2302)
Art Through The Ages (ARTS 1303)
Beginning & Intermediate Algebra with POWER Learning (MATH 0361)
Biology: Concepts and Investigations (BIOL 1408/1409)
Calculus, 11e (MATH 2413/2415)
Campbell's Biology (BIOL 1406, different edition than what we use)
Cantwell & Johnson’s Physics (PHYS 1401)
Chemistry For Changing Times (CHEM 1405 & 1407)
College Algebra (MATH 1314)
College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences (MATH 1324/1325)
Criminal Justice in Action (SOCI 2336)
Criminal Justice in Action: The Core (SOCI 2336)
Criminal Law (CRIJ 1310)
Drawing Essentials (ARTS 1316 &1317)
Drawing: A Contemporary Approach (ARTS 1316 & 1317)
Earth Science by Tarbuck & Lutgens (GEOL 1401)
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (MATH 1342)
The Enjoyment of Music (MUSI 1306)
Essentials of Oceanography (GEOL 1445)
Exercises for Weather & Climate (GEOL 1447)
Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing (RNSG 2208)
From Critical Thinking to Argument (ENGL 1301)
Fundamentals of Nursing (RNSG 1360 & 1413)
Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 1401)
Gateways to Art (ARTS 1301)
Human Development: A Life-Span View (PSYC 2314)
Human Sexuality (PSYC 2306)
Inquiry into Life (BIOL 1409)
Introduction to Chemistry (VETERANS)
Invitation to Health (KINE 1304)
Janson’s History of Art (ARTS 1303)
Logic (PHIL 2303)
Looking At Movies (DRAM 2366)
Maternal-Child Nursing (RSNG 2208)
Media of Mass Communication (COMM 1307)
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (10th ed.) (RNSG 1441)
Meteorology Today (GEOL 1447)
Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1 (A-B) (ENGL 2327)
Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 2 (C-E) (ENGL 2328)
Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1 (A-C) (ENGL 2322)
Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 2 (D-F) (ENGL 2323)
Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. 1 (A-C) (ENGL 2332)
Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. 2 (D-F) (ENGL 2333)
Norton’s Field Guide to Writing, 5th ed (ENGL 1301)
Organic Chemistry (CHEM 2423)
Philosophy Here and Now (PHIL 1301, different edition than what we use)
Philosophy: A Text with Readings (PHIL 1301)
A Pocket Guide to College Success (STSC)
Preble’s Artforms (ARTS 1301)
Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (MATH 2412)
Principles & Labs For Fitness & Wellness (VETERANS KINE 1164)
Principles of Chemistry (CHEM 1411 & 1412)
Psychology Applied to Modern Life (PSYC 2315)
Psychology in Your Life (PSYC 2301)
Real Communication (SPCH 1311)
The Social Animal (PSYC 2319)
Sociology: A Brief Introduction (SOCI 1301, different edition than what we use)
In lieu of the textbook "Text to Text", you may be able to find your reading selection available online. This libguide contains links to reading selections that we know are available online, and contains drama, short stories, poetry, non-fiction, and literary research.
Beginning March 16 through May 25, 2020, RedShelf is also providing free access to online textbooks. Students simply create an account with their institutional email address and can then view course materials from participating publishers. Students can check out up to 7 books using their TCCD email to create an account.
This is not an exhaustive list, but the following textbooks are known to be available through RedShelf:
America: A Narrative History (HIST 1301 and 1302)
An Insider's Guide to Academic Writing (ENGL 1301)
Anthroplogy: The Human Challenge (ANTH 2346)
Archaeology:Down to Earth (ANTH 2302)
Biology: Concepts and Investigations (BIOL 1408/1409)
Criminal Justice in Action (SOCI 2336)
Criminal Justice in Action: The Core (SOCI 2336)
The Ethical Life (PHIL 2306)
From Critical Thinking to Argument (ENGL 1301)
Fundamentals of Nursing (RNSG 1360 & 1413)
Inquiry into Life (BIOL 1409)
Media of Mass Communication (COMM 1307)
Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1 (A-B) (ENGL 2327)
Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 2 (C-E) (ENGL 2328)
Norton’s Field Guide to Writing, 5th ed (ENGL 1301)
Philosophy Here and Now (PHIL 1301, different edition than what we use)
A Pocket Guide to College Success (STSC)
Psychology Applied to Modern Life (PSYC 2315)
Psychology in Your Life (PSYC 2301)
Real Communication (SPCH 1311)
Sociology: A Brief Introduction (SOCI 1301, different edition than what we use)
Scribd is offering a 30 day free trial to access its library of books, including textbooks and audiobooks. Popular reading materials used in class may be found here (e.g., Train Go Sorry).
Cambridge University Press is making higher education textbooks in HTML format free to access online during the coronavirus outbreak. Free access is available until the end of May 2020. Select the subject area of your textbook to view those available. From the results page, go to the Refine Search sidebar and select "Books" from under Content Type.
