Looking for a Required Textbook?
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Please contact the Library Help Desk or Ask Your Librarian if you need help locating an alternative.
>> These e-books, print books, and electronic course readings are available right now. <<
We get it—textbooks can be expensive, frustrating, and sometimes hard to find. The Michael Schwartz Library can help you explore free and lower-cost options, including course reserves, library copies, e-books, and open textbooks.
We do not have every textbook for every class, but our options keep growing. Many instructors also use library-provided e-books, online readings, open textbooks, and other affordable course materials that can reduce or even eliminate your textbook costs.
Need a password for electronic reserves? Check your syllabus first. If it is not listed there, ask your instructor or contact us and we will help.
Need help? We’re here for you!

- Drop in or give us a call at the research help desk at (216) 687-5300.
- Text us at (216) 820-9691.
- Use the chat box on this page.
- Try our email form.
- Ask Your Personal Librarian to make an appointment or email us directly.