Library books and Textbooks in the time of Covid-19

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, none of the libraries are lending materials. However, there are options for you to get digital textbooks for free for this semester only.
RedShelf Access:
- Visit RedShelf’s login page for RedShelf Responds. You must create an account with your institutional (lewisu.edu) email address.
- Once you confirm your email, you can sign in and search for books by title, ISBN, or author in the ‘borrow your text’ search box.
- Once you find a title, click on details for the title you want and look for the ADD TO MY SHELF option. That will open a read now option – and also put the book on your “shelf” to return to again.
If you do not see the textbook you need there – this is another option:
- Vital Source Access:
- Visit Vitalsource’s Bookshelf login page and follow the instructions to create an account. You must create an account with your institutional (lewisu.edu) email address.
- Once you confirm your email, you can sign in and search for books by title, ISBN, or author.
- When you find the title, just hover over it and click ‘borrow’. Users can borrow up to 7 titles.