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University Bookstores

University of Minnesota Bookstore.

Course Works

Most students will access their course textbooks online through the Course Works system.  There are two service levels: 
- Course Works Complete, which makes all required materials available to students for a single price.  All degree-seeking undergraduate students are automatically enrolled, although they can opt out.
- Course Works Select, which allows students to choose which items to purchase.  All students can opt in to this option.

Students can access Course Works through the left menu bar of the course Canvas site.  If available, physical copies of textbooks can be purchased in person through the University Bookstore,  on the ground level of Coffman Union.  Students can find a list of all their course materials on the Bookstore website. 

Are my texts on order at the bookstore?
Faculty can verify that course texts are on order at the U of M Bookstore by going to Search Textbooks on the Bookstore website, enter your course number (e.g. ABus 4013W), and click Search. If a title appears in the list, it has been ordered.  A message will appear if the item is made available via Course Works.

Course Textbooks

Textbook Orders
uAPS will confirm textbook orders with instructors via email approximately 2-3 months prior the start of each semester. If you have questions regarding your textbook order, contact Geoff Couling, [email protected] . You can confirm that your books are available to students at the University Bookstore website. 

Desk Copies
uAPS will order textbook desk copies for instructors as required. Contact Geoff Couling, [email protected], to request.

Digital Course Packets

Additional copyrighted materials can be made available to students via a digital course packet. If used, the course materials list (the Learning Resource Document) will be confirmed with faculty approximately 2-3 months before the start of semester, at the same time as the textbook. 

Copyright Permission
uAPS shares the Learning Resource Document with the University Libraries Copyright Service, who request access from publishers or make content available via existing library subscriptions. 

The course packet is made available via the Library Course Materials link in the left menu of the Canvas course website.  

Internet Materials

Instructors may share a public website URL with students without infringing copyright. However, reproducing website content is subject to copyright approval.

University of Minnesota Library Reserves

Course materials available at a University of Minnesota library may be placed on reserve for your class at the library where the course materials are kept. Contact Geoff Couling, [email protected], to request.

University of Minnesota Library Liaison

Our library liaison offers you a wealth of information about all the various forms of support available for your teaching from the University of Minnesota Libraries.  The library liaison for CCAPS is Stephanie Sparrow, [email protected]

Stephanie is also the liaison librarian for Extension, Family Social Science, Agricultural Education, Communication and Marketing, the Institute on the Environment, and the School of Kinesiology. She received her Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Wooster. Stephanie is curious and loves research, and she is excited to build relationships with new people and learn about their own research, work, and experiences.