In general, textbooks are purchased or rented from one of the textbook suppliers for the University: The Hawk Shop, Iowa Book or Prairie Lights. You may also find textbooks on course reserve at a UI Libraries.
- Find your required or suggested books in ICON or MyUI/Course_Browse
- Find your book to purchase or rent through a textbook vendor.
Check with the bookstores about home delivery.
The library may have a copy of your textbook, but textbooks are often in high demand.
- Your textbook may be available through our Course Reserves system.
- Check for your textbook in the UI Libraries catalog or check Interlibrary Loan to see if you can get it from another Big 10 library
The UI Libraries will pay to ship books to students more than 30 miles from the UI campus and provides other services to support distance education.
