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Northwest Missouri State University

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Textbook Services

  1. Northwest Missouri State University is unique in that it provides primary textbooks for undergraduate students. Textbook Services, located in the Station, pre-packages and issues textbooks to undergraduate students for each trimester. Students pay a usage fee (currently $5.00/credit hour) to use the service. Students are responsible for returning their textbooks by the end of finals week each trimester to avoid penalties.
  2. Textbooks are used for a minimum of 3 years. When the textbook is up to change, the instructor(s) is free to choose the textbook they feel most appropriate for the course. New textbooks are purchased after a requisition has been submitted to Textbook Services. The requisitions are available through the department chairs and must be signed by the appropriate chair before sending it over to Textbook Services. Department chairs will have the deadline dates for orders and will provide that information to faculty. There are print outs sent to the departments listing current textbooks and the year that the book was adopted to help with requisition decisions. The Textbook Services manager is also available to answer any questions that come up regarding textbooks used for certain courses.
  3. One book per course (all sections) is housed in Textbook Services. Special circumstances are handled on an individual basis. These requests must be accompanied by a written explanation and will be given consideration. If a book is requested to replace a textbook that has not been used for the full 3 years, a similar procedure is followed. A written explanation is required and an agreement for longer use may be expected.
  4. Instructors who do not obtain desk copies from the publisher may check out a copy of the textbook from Textbook Services. Lost books are the responsibility of the instructor who checked it out. All textbooks must be returned before leaving the university.
  5. If the need arises for additional copies of the textbook currently being used, the department chair will approve the order and forward it to the Textbook Services. The print outs mentioned before are used to compare enrollments to the number of textbooks available.

Any additional, supplemental books that are required as well as lab manuals, workbooks, etc. are ordered through the Bearcat Bookstore here on campus. Any other reference type materials requests should be submitted to the library.

Textbook Services
The Station
Northwest Missouri State University

Phone: (660) 562-1150
E-mail: ttobin@nwmissouri.edu