The following provides information on how to purchase and/or access required textbooks or other required course materials.

Book Store and Book Sellers
SPS Virtual Bookstore
Students may purchase books for SPS courses at the SPS Virtual Bookstore. Students may access the bookstore at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/CUNY.HTM.

Alternative Vendors
While books for SPS courses will be available for purchase through the Virtual Bookstore, students are encouraged to find books at a vendor that is most convenient for them. To help with their search students may refer to CUNY’s “How to Save Money on Textbooks” click on the green icon below.

Barnes & Noble
Some instructors may make books for their course available at Barnes and Nobel Barnes at 18th Street Bookstore in Manhattan.
Coursepacks
Some instructors may compile copyrighted materials from various sources (journals, textbooks, books, etc.) to create a coursepack instead of or in addition to a textbook. Instructors will make coursepacks available for purchase either through SPS Virtual Bookstore or at Barnes and Nobel at 18th Street Bookstore.

E-Library, E-Books, E-Collections
Instructors may require readings that are available through the Newman Library’s vast e-books and e-texts collection. To search for electronic materials accessible through the Newman Library visit http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/search/databases_ie7.php.

Course Reserves
Some instructors may make books and/or other course materials available through the electronic course reserve system at the Newman Library. For more information about accessing course reserve materials visit http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/services/sps.html.