Textbook Rental Service

Plastic bags are available to help you carry textbooks. Staff members will be on hand to assist the process if necessary. 

• If you have printed your textbook list from PAWS, you may proceed to the textbook storage area.  Begin picking up your textbooks, which are arranged numerically by textbook reference number. All textbooks being issued for the current semester are identified by a large blue tag, which features the reference number and an arrow points to the shelf below where that specific textbook is stored. 
• If not, proceed to one of two printer kiosks to obtain your list via the following process: 
• Hit Check-out on the screen then swipe your Panther Card and hit "Print" on the print box when it comes up OR hit show keypad to enter your E-number on the touchscreen keypad, hit "Print" on the keypad, then hit "Print" again on the print box when it comes up.
• Your textbook list will print. This list is in numerical order by textbook reference number. It also lists the title, author, ISBN number, row number they are located in, and availability status of each textbook. Take this list to the textbook storage area and begin picking up your textbooks.
• Once you have gathered the textbooks on your list, proceed to the check-out/check-in counter.

• Step up to the first available station at the check-out/check-in counter. There are a total of eight stations.
• Hit "Start" on the touch screen.
• Swipe your Panther Card OR enter your E-number (including the E) on the touch screen keypad.
• Hit "Checkout" on the touch screen.
• Place your textbooks on the reader. For best results, place only a few at a time or you can make two stacks on the reader.
• As the textbooks are being checked out, the textbook information will appear on the screen. At the top right of the screen, you can see the number of textbooks that have been successfully checked out.
• Once the information turns green for all textbooks, hit "Continue" on the touch screen. A receipt will print. Take your receipt, collect all personal belongings and proceed through the security gates to exit Textbook Rental Service.
• Once you have successfully checked out your textbooks, you can verify them on PAWS at anytime during the semester.
• Remember to protect your textbooks at all times. We recommend a waterproof book bag/backpack or another type of protective method for transporting your textbooks at all times.  Keep them away from food, drink, and all other potentially damaging situations, including protecting your textbooks from all weather-related conditions.  Students will be required to pay full list price, plus tax, for any textbooks that have been lost, written in, highlighted or underlined, have any visible signs of liquid damage of any kind, have been subjected to unusual wear, or have RFID tags that have been removed or damaged in any way.  

Before coming to Textbook Rental Service, please verify all textbook information on PAWS. All sold/purchased textbooks from prior semesters/terms will not be accepted. This includes all previous semester/term textbooks that were not returned by established deadlines. All textbooks will be evaluated and are subject to charges if any type of damage is found. All associated charges will appear on each individual student account.

Staff members will be on hand to assist the process if necessary. 

• Step up to the first available station at the check-out/check-in counter. There are a total of 8 stations.
• Hit "Start" on the touch screen.
• Swipe your Panther Card OR enter your E-number (including the E) on the touch screen keypad.
• Hit "Check In" on the touch screen.
• Place textbooks on the reader. For best results, place only a few at a time.
• As the textbooks are being checked in, the textbook information will appear on the screen. At the top right of the screen, you can see the number of textbooks that have been successfully checked in.
• Once the information turns green for all textbooks, hit "Continue" on the touch screen.
• A receipt will print. Take your receipt and place your textbooks in the smart bins located at the counter.
• Collect all personal belonging.
• Go to one of the 2 Kiosks to verify you have returned all of your textbooks.
• Hit check-in on the screen then swipe your Panther Card OR hit show keypad to enter your E-number on the touchscreen keypad, then hit "Print" on the keypad.  If all of your textbooks have returned a message will appear on the screen stating "All textbooks have been returned".  If you still have textbooks checked out that have not been returned, the print box will appear and hit "Print" on the print box when it comes up to print the list showing what textbooks still need to be returned.  You can also check PAWS, under "Student", then click "Textbook Rental Service" to verify if all of your textbooks have been returned.
• Proceed through the security gates to exit Textbook Rental Service.

Before coming to Textbook Rental Service, please verify all textbook information on PAWS. All textbooks will be evaluated and are subject to charges if any type of damage is found. All associated charges will appear on each individual student account.

• Insert your Panther Card OR enter your E-number on the keypad.
• Follow the verbal instructions.
• The door will open. Place your textbooks through the slot one at a time.
• The door will close after all textbooks have cleared the slot.
• A receipt will print. Take it, and you are done.
• Check PAWS, under "Student", then click "Textbook Rental Service" to verify if all of your textbooks have been returned.