Textbooks & Reserves

Textbooks and other items that have been selected by your instructors and made available to you to use in the library.

Materials on reserve may include

• Textbooks
• Direct links to OER textbooks (free textbooks adopted by your instructors)
• Anatomy models
• Calculators 
• Geology Rock Samples

Fines

Fines for overdue textbooks and course reserve materials are:

• $1.00 per day

Scan books, photos, magazines or any item up to 19 x 12.25 in black and white or full color for free! The Kic scanner is easy to use with touch screens as you go. The scanner is located the right side of the circulation desk. Keep in mind that both copyright and fair use apply for educational purposes. 

Document scanner 

Scan Station 1 has a document scanner that can scan print documents at about 20 pages/ minute into digital format. 

Multiple File Formats

Scan print books, etc., into PDF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF, rich text, PDF, searchable PDF, and MP3 text to audio.

Scan and output to AUDIO file
KIC can output to MP3 audio files for students who find it helpful to simultaneously read and listen to their study materials to optimize retention, or assist students who have trouble reading, but understand the spoken word well.

Searchable PDF
KIC can output to searchable PDF so you can search the file for key terms. 

Multiple Send Options

Scans can be sent directly to USB, email, or cloud.

MyDocs for KIC Scanner App

Access all your docs that you've scanned on the library's KIC scanner in one easy place. With MyDocs you can: 

1. Transfer from KIC to view, print, share & save.
2. Tag docs to organize and find with a few swipes.
3. Use DOUBLE study speed with your choice of five study modes: 
   • Pre-study SKIM - computer-assisted  speed-reading - no training required.
   • ReadAlong Audio for deeper retention than just reading.
   • Audio only for easy review.
   • Highlighting to create flashcards. 
   • Studying & testing your learning progress by using the flashcards you created.

Copyright laws protect authors, publishers, musicians, artists and others from having their work stolen or misused. Copying a song, a book or an image without permission is not legal. However, there are exceptions, which brings us to fair use.

Fair use exceptions were designed with education in mind. Fair use says that as a researcher you can copy sources for your own use when used for educational purposes--with limits.