Some teachers, according to Bowman, are just now ordering supplemental materials. The program is not intended as a substitute for buying one s own textbooks, Barton said. Students are expected to continue paying for required texts. Let s say a student is on campus and has forgotten his textbook at home. Additionally there is the matter of business considerations.
Textbooks are copyrighted material after all.
Under copyright law, the students are permitted to copy portions of the textbooks for educational purposes. The ongoing collaborative effort between the library and the bookstore allows access to required textbooks for students who normally may not be able to purchase their own copy. This program, philanthropic in nature, is highly unusual in most universities, Nancy Cunningham, Associate Library Director said. For the majority of students, it has been a great benefit. She praised her staff at the reserve desk for managing the textbook materials and providing access to them as quickly as possible.