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e-Textbook List

📋 Library Textbook Project Title List 📋 

The link above (Library Textbook Project Title List) leads to a Google Sheet with details about e-textbooks purchased by the Libraries since Fall 2024. Each semester has its own tab, and each tab includes the following details:

• Department
• Course Number
• Section Number
• Book Title
• Edition
• Access Type (number of people who can access the book at the same time)
• Link to the ebook in the Libraries' online catalog.
   

Sample entry:

Filtering

In order to view only the etextbooks that are relevant to your interests, you will need to Create a Filter View in the Google Sheet. Below are some instructions to assist with that process.

1. Open the sheet by clicking the link at the top of the page
2. In the upper left corner of the sheet, click Data 
3. From the Data menu, click Create a Filter View
4. Find the column that you would like to filter by. In this example, we'll use Course Number
5. Click the filter icon (circled in red below) and find the course number you're interested in

6. Now you should only see ebooks that are assigned to that course and available through the Libraries!

Additional Information

New titles will be added each semester.

If you have any questions about the title list spreadsheet, the textbook project, or this guide, please reach out to our Open Resources Librarian.

The University Libraries collaborate with the Bookstore to acquire ebook copies of required and recommended course texts each term. This project began in Fall 2021 and so far has provided access to over 280 course texts as ebooks! We are grateful to the University Bookstore for their willingness to embark on this project with us, and for their continued support.

This effort is part of an initiative in the Libraries to support Affordable Learning. Affordable educational resources include both low-cost (less than $50) and no-cost options. "No-cost" materials include both Open Educational Resources (which are free to access and usually protected by Creative Commons licenses) and library materials that do not have an open license.

The textbooks purchased under this initiative fall into the category of "library materials that do not have an open license." It is important to note that these are not open educational resources, as their use is restricted by copyright and there is still a cost involved, though not one that is passed along to the students. The Libraries are able to provide access to these paid resources by purchasing licenses for books made available as institutional ebook editions by the publisher.

In addition to purchased materials, this guide includes links to resources that were published openly. Faculty selected (and in some cases, created) open textbooks for their courses, and those items are labeled "Unlimited Users, Open Educational Resource (OER)".

To learn more about Open Educational Resources at Pacific, please visit our OER LibGuide