{"id":21,"date":"2026-02-23T00:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/researchessentialsengineering\/chapter\/course-readings-and-textbooks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:10:21","slug":"course-readings-and-textbooks","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/researchessentialsengineering\/chapter\/course-readings-and-textbooks\/","title":{"raw":"Course Readings and Textbooks","rendered":"Course Readings and Textbooks"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Course reading lists<\/h2>\nYour course reading lists can be found in your course\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uq.edu.au\/ultra\">Learn.UQ<\/a> site or by searching your course code in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.uq.edu.au\/\">Library Search<\/a>.\n\nReadings can be:\n<ul>\n \t<li>books<\/li>\n \t<li>journal articles<\/li>\n \t<li>websites<\/li>\n \t<li>videos<\/li>\n \t<li>newspaper articles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThey could be in print or online.\n\nYou can access online reading list items with your UQ username and password. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bzbqwhTvZYA\">Watch our video to find your course readings (YouTube, 1m42s)<\/a>\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bzbqwhTvZYA\n<h1>Textbooks<\/h1>\n<h2>Online<\/h2>\nMany textbooks are available online. You can find them through your course reading list or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.uq.edu.au\/\">Library Search<\/a>.\n\nOnline textbooks or eBooks have different types of access including limited simultaneous access e.g. three people using it at one time.\n\nYou may also only be able to download or print a set amount of the book.\n<h2>Print<\/h2>\nUse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.uq.edu.au\/\">Library Search<\/a> to find the call number for your textbook.\n\nMany textbooks are in the High Use collection. These can be borrowed for 24 hours. High Use is available in different Library locations including:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Central Library<\/li>\n \t<li>UQ Gatton JK Murray Library<\/li>\n \t<li>Herston Health Science Library.<\/li>\n \t<li>Check Library Search for the correct High Use collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Borrowing print materials<\/h2>\nYou can use your student ID card to borrow print materials from the Library. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/web.library.uq.edu.au\/find-and-borrow\/borrow-library\">Borrow from the Library<\/a> for more details. You can use one of our self-service machines or visit staff at an AskUs desk.\n\nWatch our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YpcAtzyu2CQ\">Borrowing and returning books video for a quick run-through (YouTube 3m31s)<\/a>\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YpcAtzyu2CQ","rendered":"<h2>Course reading lists<\/h2>\n<p>Your course reading lists can be found in your course\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.uq.edu.au\/ultra\">Learn.UQ<\/a> site or by searching your course code in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.uq.edu.au\/\">Library Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Readings can be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>books<\/li>\n<li>journal articles<\/li>\n<li>websites<\/li>\n<li>videos<\/li>\n<li>newspaper articles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They could be in print or online.<\/p>\n<p>You can access online reading list items with your UQ username and password. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bzbqwhTvZYA\">Watch our video to find your course readings (YouTube, 1m42s)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Find your course readings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzbqwhTvZYA?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Textbooks<\/h1>\n<h2>Online<\/h2>\n<p>Many textbooks are available online. You can find them through your course reading list or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.uq.edu.au\/\">Library Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Online textbooks or eBooks have different types of access including limited simultaneous access e.g. three people using it at one time.<\/p>\n<p>You may also only be able to download or print a set amount of the book.<\/p>\n<h2>Print<\/h2>\n<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.uq.edu.au\/\">Library Search<\/a> to find the call number for your textbook.<\/p>\n<p>Many textbooks are in the High Use collection. These can be borrowed for 24 hours. High Use is available in different Library locations including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Central Library<\/li>\n<li>UQ Gatton JK Murray Library<\/li>\n<li>Herston Health Science Library.<\/li>\n<li>Check Library Search for the correct High Use collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Borrowing print materials<\/h2>\n<p>You can use your student ID card to borrow print materials from the Library. 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