Course reserves (Textbooks)
What is it?
Course Reserves service is designed to support teaching and learning, by providing access to all academic materials listed by professors in their courses’ online programs. Bocconi Library Course Reserves service has a digital-first policy: we preferably purchase resources in electronic format in order to ensure access to all study materials for students and faculty, both on campus and from home.
What if a digital version of a textbook is not available?
If digital versions of titles required for exams cannot be purchased, print volumes will be purchased and made available to users in a special open-shelf collection in the Library: the Course Reserves (Textbooks) Collection.
Where is it located? And how do I recognize it?
Volumes placed in the Course Reserves (Textbooks) Collection are located close to the Information Desk, have special call numbers and follow a color-coding scheme to make them easy to find:
- all textbooks that have green stickers on their spines are loanable for two weeks and can be renewed once for one week
- all textbooks with red stickers are for Library-use only
In the Library Course Reserves (Textbooks) Collection will I find all required titles?
To better support our community of students and faculty, the Library makes sure, every academic year at the beginning of the semester, that our Course Reserves (Textbooks) Collection is up-to-date and that the volumes are still in good condition.
How can I see if required textbooks are available at the Library?
You can browse our online Course Reserves (Textbooks) from our Library website, clicking Course Reserves (Textbooks) right under the search box in the middle of the homepage or access to your course reading list right from Blackboard, clicking on the tool Course Reserves (Textbooks).
After signing in with your Bocconi credentials, you can download, read online or borrow textbooks.
For more information, check out the dedicated Libguide or contact the Library team at the Library Information Desk during opening hours or write an email to: infobiblio@unibocconi.it.
