Does the library have the textbook I need for my class?

Maybe! The Library doesn’t generally purchase textbooks for courses, but we may have the book you need.

First, log into your D2L course site to see if your instructor has added the textbook to course reserves for the entire class to use.

Or check LibrarySearch to see if you can borrow the book from the DePaul Library or I-Share (our system of Illinois libraries that share books with each other). Books at Course Reserves can be checked out for two hours. Books in the Stacks and I-Share can be checked out for 4 weeks, but can’t always be renewed if others are waiting for the same book. Books from I-Share typically take 3-5 days to arrive.

If DePaul and I-Share do not have your textbook, you can request it via interlibrary loan. Books ordered via interlibrary loan can take two weeks to arrive, loan times vary, and they can’t always be renewed.