In CU Discover, you can check if your textbooks are on reserve by searching by:
Navigate directly to the Course Reserves advanced search at this link.
(From the library homepage, you can also click Advanced Search under the CU Discover search bar, and toggle to the Course Reserves search slot.)
Select a specific search filter to use. Click 'Any field' to open a dropdown menu. Choose Title to search your textbook title, or scroll down to see other reserves-related options like Course Instructor, Course ID, and Course Name.
Choose the Title search filter and type the title of your textbook to see if it is on reserve.
If it is on reserve, it appear in the search results. Notice its location is RESERVE-SERVICE DESK.
Choose the Course Instructor filter and enter your professor's name one of the following ways:
last name
first and last name
Entering first and last is helpful if your professor shares a last name with another CU professor.
Your search results will be a list of all books on reserve attached to that professor. To limit to a specific course, expand the Course Name limiter on the left under Tweak your results.
If you searched only the professor's last name, like Clark, you may see search results from multiple professors with that same last name.
Choose the Course ID filter and enter your course code, like HIST 3000.
Searching by Course ID is better than searching by Course Name because it is more precise.
Your search results will be a list of all books associated with that course.
If there is a book on reserve for the course you searched, that is also associated with another course, that course will also be listed under Course Name under Tweak your results.
Choose the Course Name filter and enter part or all of your course name, like Historiography or Intro to Historiography. Be as specific as possible.
If you searched a course name that is broad like 'Composition' you may see books from multiple courses like 'Composition' and 'Advanced Composition'.
You can search more than one filter at a time, such as course name and course instructor.
Click + ADD A NEW LINE to add even more elements to search.
If you need a list of your current textbooks, look them up by viewing your class schedule in myCU. Click the green BUY MY BOOKS button to see a list of all your required textbooks on the bookstore's website.
