Course materials are readings, URL Links (video or website) or textbooks, assigned by your professor, whose costs have been bundled together for ease of payment. Please continue to read about each option below for more information
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| Coursepacks |
Collections of short readings, in PDF, that your instructor has assigned. These might be:
These PDFs are stored in a Study.Net site. This Study.Net site is then integrated into your course Canvas site, so you can always read your assignments right in Canvas - no need to create a separate Study.Net account! As a result, the standard format of a coursepack is that digital "bundle" or "collection" of PDFs. You will always get a digital version of the Study.Net coursepack, no matter how you pay. An official bound, printed version is available as an optional add-on, but it is usually not required. |
| Textbooks |
Entire books that your instructor assigns. These might be:
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| URL Links |
These redirect you to other tools that do not fit in a coursepack or textbook. They can redirect you to:
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Visit your Canvas site and click the Study.Net tool on the left toolbar. Does the Study.Net content appear right away? or do you see a message asking you to make a purchase?
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If you see the Study.Net content...
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If you see a message like this...
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...no action is needed! You may begin reading right away. If your Canvas site looks like the one above, your coursepack has already been purchased and added to your tuition as a "course fee." |
...please follow the prompts to purchase your digital readings with a credit card. If your Canvas site looks like the one above, you must purchase the readings with a credit card before you can read them. (It is sort of like a paywall.) After you complete the purchase, the readings will appear automatically in the Canvas site. |
Return to the Study.Net tool in the course Canvas site to read, download, and save the PDFs.
We strongly recommend downloading the PDFs as soon as you can. This ensures that you will have a copy available Canvas or Study.Net service is interrupted, which means you would not be able to access the PDFs through a browser.
The official bound, printed version of the digital coursepack - called a TextPak - is usually an optional add-on (but check your syllabus: Some instructors require a printed version!). It is considered "optional" because:
If you would like a TextPak, though, you must always purchase it with a credit card as an "add-on" to the digital version. (TextPak prices are never added to tuition.) The way you purchase a TextPak will depend on how you purchased the digital version:
...that means the digital version was included in your tuition, but the printed version is not.
Please follow the directions below to order a printed version:
...you have two options for purchasing the TextPak:
Your TextPak will be shipped to your residential address (that is, your home or a residence hall) within two business days by USPS. Do not ship them to the Ross campus, as staff do not distribute TextPaks.
You will receive email confirmations when your purchase is completed, AND when the TextPak ships.
Contact Study.Net's Customer Service ( customerservice@study.net ) if your TextPak is delayed or lost. TextPaks are not stored at the Kresge Library.
Always check your syllabus, or contact your instructor, to learn where to purchase your textbooks. Your professor may want you to purchase a particular edition from a particular marketplace, or the textbook might already be available in Canvas because you paid for it with your tuition.
Your course's Canvas site might host a digital textbook if your instructor selected this.
The Barnes & Noble Campus online bookstore stocks most textbooks - in a variety of formats - and offers options for purchase or rental. All options require payment with a credit card; the prices of these textbooks are never included in your tuition.
Always check your syllabus, or contact your instructor, to learn where to purchase your textbooks. Your professor may want you to purchase a particular edition from a particular marketplace.
However, If your instructor has no preference, you can purchase the book from Amazon...or try these lower-cost options
The University Library may have a digital or printed version. Please use the tool below to browse the library's inventory (known as a "catalog").
If you find an e-book you like, be sure to read the instructions carefully! Some e-books are only available to "one concurrent user," which means you'll have to log off before another classmate can open the book. (For this reason, we don't recommend instructors tell an entire class to use one of the Library's e-books.)
Complete the Interlibrary Loan Request Form to content from another library. You can request a single chapter or article in PDF, or an entire printed book!
You'll receive an email when the chapter or PDF is available, or when the book has arrived at UM and is ready for you to pick up.
The library might add the book to its inventory if you request it!
Just complete the Purchase Request Form to get started.
The Kresge Library has lots of no-cost or lower-cost options for textbooks and learning materials! If your instructor is interested in these, they can learn more by: