Building Your Syllabus for Online Instruction

Adding Ebooks to your Syllabus?

Students might not have access to physical books, especially reserve books, if the library building is closed or if there are limits to access. The links below can assist you in choosing ebooks that are readily available at City College:

• Search OneSearch, the CUNY Libraries catalog
• Finding more e-books available through CCNY Libraries

The information below outlines key concepts to keep in mind when requesting e-books via CCNY Libraries. To get help ordering an ebook, contact your subject librarian here or on the navigation tab/bar at left or above.

   INSTITUTIONAL PRICING

• Vendor licensing agreements regulate how libraries may provide patrons with access to e-books (and other resources).
• The cost of an e-book for one user, multiple simultaneous users, or unlimited users is not the same as the cost of a single user e-book for an individual.

    AVAILABILITY

• Not all print books are available as e-books.
• Although an e-book may be available to individuals via one platform, that platform may not be available to institutions. Consequently, it may not be possible for the library to acquire an institutional copy for our patrons.
• Textbooks publishers prefer not to allow multiple simultaneous or unlimited usage.

     wHAT CAN I DO?

• Use our Building Your Syllabus for Online Instruction LibGuide to help guide you to OER e-textbooks or existing CCNY Libraries e-books.
• Need us to order an e-book or check whether it’s available to institutions? Consult your subject librarian or Head of Collection Development Lon Mendelsohn at lmend@ccny.cuny.edu
• Visit the CCNY OER Workshop to learn how to find OERs for your syllabus.
• Create or co-create OER of your own.

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