eTextbooks

Students are increasingly expecting flexibility in how they approach their studies and require reading materials that better match their needs in a blended learning environment. eTextbooks offer the opportunity for students to have their own digital copies of key texts which they can personalise for the duration of the academic year, rather than relying on traditional eBook models which may have limited licences and restricted functionality. Prior to the eTextbook programme, UoW students would commonly experience turnaways or long reservation queues at peak times. In addition, some publishers' titles simply weren't available in an academic eBook format which meant students had to rely on print copies from the Library.

Where appropriate, the Library attempts to source eTextbooks for key titles marked as Essential Reading on module reading lists. Should you require a title that we haven't already got in the library collection, simply add it to the appropriate Leganto reading list, tag it as Essential reading (remembering that there is an advisory limit of 5 Essential items per module) and click Send List. Please contact the Leganto team on leganto@wlv.ac.uk if you need any assistance with this, or if your module has additional resourcing implications (e.g. distance learning or University of Wolverhampton Online).

The library will then seek to  purchase an Unlimited User ebook or enter this book into the eTextbook programme, so students have individual copies or - failing that - will buy print copies at an approximate ratio of 1 copy per 10 students. The Leganto team will contact you if sourcing the book is likely to be problematic.

Academic staff can access eTextbook titles:

• via module reading lists in Canvas where eTextbooks have been added
• via LibrarySearch