How to Use the E-Book Program at Penn State World Campus

There’s an opportunity for you to save money on books and selected readings for your courses this semester.

Our e-book program is offered as a partnership between the Penn State University Libraries and Penn State World Campus, providing you with free electronic books for selected courses. The goal of the e-book program is to offer you increased library services and introduce a cost affordability initiative. The Penn State University Libraries has licensed e-books that are already required texts in many of your Penn State World Campus courses.

To find out if you have a course that has a free e-book, you can:

• Check the Penn State World Campus Course Catalog. If you have a course that has an e-book, it will show up with an asterisk next to it.
• Visit our e-book program web page and search for any of the current courses you are taking this semester. If the courses have an e-book associated with the program, they will show up in the list.
• Contact your academic adviser to inquire about e-books in your courses. 

You can access these selected e-books directly in your Canvas module. To do this, go to your course in Canvas and select Library Resources. Then select E-Reserves. You should see two tabs: E-Reserves and
E-Books. Select the E-Books tab and a link to your e-book should appear.

You should have access to your materials on the first day of classes.

Specific questions about library resources for Penn State World Campus students can be directed to Victoria Raish at [email protected] or 814-865-0148.