Selected textbooks are available online and in print.
The Library buys one copy of most required textbooks and places it on "reserve" behind the Check Out Desk (Note: Textbooks for Watsonville classes are available at the ILC). These textbooks are freely available for 4-hour or overnight checkout.
Many of these textbooks are also available to checkout online for a few hours at a time, in case you are studying from off-campus. Browse to find your textbook, then login with your Canvas/Cabrillo login to unlock PDF chapters!
Use OneSearch to search by course or instructor
Refine your results on the left side by -- you can filter by Course Instructor and Course Name.
Here is the result for a textbook search for BIO 4 with instructor Robin McFarland:
Also use OneSearch to search for a book on any topic.
Make note of whether it's available and the location and call number. These will tell you if the book is available for checkout, and where to find it.
The letters and numbers on the book's spine are called Library of Congress call numbers. They tell you where the book is and what it is about.
For example, let's look at the call number for the book, Blind Injustice:
KF9756 .G63 2017
For a brief demonstration, please watch the following 2-minute video on reading and understanding Library of Congress call numbers: