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The University Library accepts suggestions for book purchases (click here to submit a suggestion). Suggestions are reviewed under the following criteria:

• Relevance to CSUDH curricula
• Supports teaching and learning 
• Cost of material / availability of funds

Regretfully, we cannot acquire DVDs at this time. However, we support instruction in a variety of other ways, including the Course Reserves program, the Toro Textbook Library, and the Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) initiative. You may also refer to our guide on linking to library content from within your Blackboard course.

Please refer to the table below for ways the library can make learning more affordable for students:

Regular Library Collections	Toro Textbook Library	Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$)	Not Supported
Place instructors' personal or review copy of the textbook on Course Reserves	Help students identify if their materials are available to check out as a part of the collection	Assist faculty to adopt library-owned electronic books as the course textbook	Purchase of e-textbooks licensed for individual use, such as those published by Pearson
Accept donations of older editions of textbooks		Where available, and as meets our criteria for purchase, purchase the electronic version of an assigned book	DVDs
Selectively purchase print and electronic books and journals which support the overall curriculum		Identify Open Educational Resources (OER), such as open texts, learning objects, and videos, that can be used in place of traditional textbooks	Individual streaming videos from providers other than Kanopy
Utilize CSU+ and Interlibrary Loan to borrow materials from other libraries
Questions?  Contact Hallie Clawson (x2062) or Course Reserves (x3717)	Questions?  Contact Course Reserves (x3717)	Questions?  Contact Hallie Clawson (x2062)	Questions?  Contact Hallie Clawson (x2062)