Textbooks on Reserve: SUMMER 2025

Send a message to library@hvcc.edu with course number (ex. MATH 150) and the textbook title.  

• This list was populated from the campus bookstore's records as of May 2025.
• Required textbooks are subject to change.  Check your instructor's syllabus to verify.
• Not all course textbooks are available from the reserve collection at the library.

ACTG:

ACTG 110

• Financial Accounting Fundamentals 7th ed.

ACTG 111

• Managerial Accounting 18th ed. 

ANTH:

ANTH 100

• Anthropology 19th ed. 

ARBC:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

ARTS:

ARTS 100 / 101

• Gardner's art through the ages: western perspectives 16th ed.

ARTS 202

• History of modern art : painting, sculpture, architecture, photography 7th ed.

Check out the Arts research guides for more resources.

ASLN:

ASLN 100

• Signing naturally. Units 1-6, Student workbook

Check out the American Sign Language guide for more resources.

AUBR:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

AUTO:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Automotive research guide for more resources.

BADM:

BADM 100

• Understanding Business 13th ed. (e-book)

• Understanding Business 24th ed. 

BADM 110 / 111

• Business Law Today 13th ed. 

BADM 207

• Management 14th ed.

BADM 290

• Personal Development for Life and Work 10th ed.

Check out the Business research guide for more resources.

BIOL:

BIOL 104

• Essential Environment 6th ed. 

BIOL 115

• Medical Language 5th ed.

BIOL 281

• Concepts of Genetics 12th ed.

Check out the Biology research guide for more resources.

BRVT:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

CDEP:

CDEP 100

• Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective 5th ed.

Check out the Chemical Dependency research guide for more resources.

CHEM:

CHEM 095

• Basic Chemistry 6th ed.

CHEM 200

• Biochemistry 9th ed.

Check out the Chemistry research guide for more resources.

CHNS:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Chinese research guide for more resources.

CADD:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

CISS:

CISS 100

• Understanding computers : today and tomorrow. Comprehensive 16th ed.

CISS 110 / 111

• Starting out with Java. From control structures through data structures 4th ed.

CISS 125

• CompTIA security+ guide to network security fundamentals 6th ed.

CISS 210

• Systems analysis and design in a changing world 7th ed.

CISS 290

• C++ programming : program design including data structures 8th ed.

Check out the Computer and Information Systems research guide for more resources.

CIVL:

CIVL 112

• Applied statics and strength of materials 6th ed.

CMHL:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

CMPT:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

CNST:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

CRJS:

CRJS 101

• Essentials of Criminal Justice 11th ed. 

CRJS 150 

• Criminal investigation : a method for reconstructing the past 8th ed.

CRJS 205

• Introduction to Policing 5th ed. 

Check out the Criminal Justice research guide for more resources.

DHYG:

DHYG 110

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

DART:

DART 110

• The Elements of Graphic Design : Space, Unity, Page Architecture, and Type 2nd ed.

• Thinking with type : a critical guide for designers, writers, editors, & students 2nd ed.

ECCE:

• Additional sources:

  • Babies

ECCE 213

• Autism spectrum disorders 2nd ed.

Check out the Early Childhood/ Teacher Preparation research guides for more resources.

ECMN:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

ECON:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

EDUC:

EDUC 108

• Introduction to contemporary special education : New Horizons 2nd ed.

EDUC 225

• Creative Literacy in Action: Birth through age 9 

Check out the Education research guides for more resources.

ELET:

No textbooks currently on reserve.

EMSP:

EMSP 100

• Emergency Care
• Basic life support: provider manual

ENGL:

ENGL 151

• The Norton anthology of short fiction 8th ed.

ENGL 210

• The Story and Its Writer (Compact) 10th ed. 

ENGL 220

• The kite runner [LIBRARY EBOOK AVAILABLE]

• The pianist

• The color purple

• The kite runner (film)  [FREE STREAMING ACCESS]

• The pianist (film) DVD

• The color purple (film)  [FREE STREAMING ACCESS]

ENGL 224

• The walking dead

• Understanding comics

• Kindred: a graphic novel adaptation

• Fun home: a family tragicomic

• Maus
• Watchmen

Check out the English, Language and Literature research guides for more resources.

ENGR:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

ENTR:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Entrepreneurship research guide for more resources.

ESLS:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Library Help for ESL Students research guide for more resources

EXER:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

FREN:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the French research guide for more resources

FSCI:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

GERM:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the German research guide for more resources

HIST:

HIST 100

• Western Civilizations 21st ed. Volume One

HIST 101

• Western Civilizations 21st ed. Volume Two

HIST 110

• America: A Narrative History Brief Vol. 1 12th ed. [some sections]

• Interpretations of American History [some sections]

HIST 111

• America: A Narrative History Brief Vol. 2 12th ed. 

HIST 203

• World War II 6th ed.

HIST 205

• 1493

• Akwesasne, Divided by More than the St. Lawrence River

• Indian affairs in colonial New York : the seventeenth century

• People's History of the United States 

Check out the History research guides for more resources.

HITC:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Health Information Management research guides for more resources.

HLTH:

HLTH 140

• Drugs across the spectrum 8th ed.

HLTH 152

• Responding to emergencies : comprehensive first aid/CPR/AED

HUSV:

HUSV 100

• Introduction to social work and social welfare : empowering people 12th ed.

HUSV 105

• The Marriage & Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society 14th ed.

HUSV 205

• Groups: Process and Practice 10th ed.

HUSV 210

• Human sexuality 11th ed. 

HUSV 215

• The Reluctant Welfare State: Engaging History to Advance Social Work Practice in Contemporary Society 9th ed.

HVAC:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Heating/ Airconditioning/ Refrigeration research guide for more resources.

INDS:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

ICVT:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

ITAL:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

JAPN:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

LATN:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Latin research guide for more resources

MATH:

MATH 106

• Elementary Technical Mathematics 12th ed.

MATH 110

• Intermediate Algebra 10th ed. [some sections]

MATH 125

• Mathematical Reasoning for Elementary Teachers 7th ed.

MATH 132

• Math basics for the healthcare professional 5th ed.

MATH 135

• Introductory statistics : exploring the world through data [some sections]

MATH 150

• Algebra & trigonometry (OPENSTAX)

MATH 165

• Technical Mathematics with Calculus 6th ed. [some sections]

MATH 170

• Precalculus (OPENSTAX)

MATH 180 

• Calculus (OPENSTAX) [some sections]
• Calculus 12th ed. [some sections]

MATH 190

• Calculus 12th ed.

MECT:

MECT 125

• Applied mechanics for engineering technology 8th ed.

MFTS:

MFTS 211

• Manufacturing Processes 3rd ed.

Check out the Advanced Manufacturing Technology research guide for more resources.

MKTG:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

MTSC:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Mortuary Science research guide for more resources.

MUSC:

MUSC 110

• World of Music 4th ed.

NURS:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Nursing research guide for more resources.

PADM:

PADM100

• Introducing Public Administration 9th ed. [Professor Bianchi]
• Introducing Public Administration 10th ed. 

PHIL:

PHIL 110

• World's Religions

PHED:

PHED 180

• Introduction to Physical Education & Sport Studies

Check out the Physical Education Studies research guide for more resources.

PHYS:

PHYS 110 / 140 / 141

• College physics (OPENSTAX)  [Open Educational Resource AVAILABLE]

PHYS 150 / 151 

• Physics for scientists and engineers, with modern physics 10th ed.

POLS:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

PSGT:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

PSYC:

PSYC 100

• Psychology (OPENSTAX) [open educational resource available here] [some sections]

PSYC 210

• Abnormal Psychology 10th ed. [some sections]

• Abnormal Psychology 10th ed. (e-book) [some sections]

PSYC 235

• Authentic happiness : using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment  [LIBRARY EBOOK AVAILABLE]

Check out the Psychology research guide for more resources.

RESP:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

RUSN:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Russian research guide for more resources

SOCL:

SOCL100

• Introduction to Sociology (OPENSTAX) [some sections]
• Babel: An Arcane History [some sections]
• The Measure: A Novel [some sections]
• The Four Winds: A Novel [some sections]
• The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir [some sections]

SOCL 120

• Racial and Ethnic Groups 15th ed.

Check out the Sociology research guide for more resources.

SONO:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

SPAN

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Spanish research guide for more resources

SPRT:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

SURG:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

THEA:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

Check out the Theater Arts research guide for more resources

XRAY:

There are currently no textbooks on reserve.

The Dwight Marvin Library would like to thank Student Senate for allocating funds to purchase textbooks for reserve. Many of the textbooks on reserve are funded by Student Senate. Read the Hudsonian article from January 19, 2016, encouraging Student Senate to allocate increased funds to purchase textbooks for reserve.

Thank you to all departments that provide copies of textbooks and media to place on reserve.  These copies supplement titles purchased by the library.

OER are freely available, high-quality learning materials that can be downloaded, edited and shared to better serve all students.

Several of the textbooks linked on this page are open textbooks currently being used by HVCC faculty.

Learn more about open educational resources on the library's OER guide or contact Jean-Paul Orgeron, Library Director.