Library

Explore the range of resources that the RIT Dubai Library offers to enrich your academic experience. Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, provides the same level of access to all its students, whether at the main campus or any of its branch campuses, including RIT Dubai. 

Library chat tool

Supporting you to be life-long learners

Hours

Monday-Thursday

Librarian on Campus: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Librarian via Chat: 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Friday

Librarian on Campus: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 
Librarian via Chat: 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Textbooks

Available from MyCourses (integrated into your LMS – cost check under publishers). Students will be charged by Finance for these textbooks.

Print Books from local vendors (you may order via the links below). Resources are available for courses that require Print textbooks.

Course Reserves in the library (1 copy for reference)

Individualized information about textbooks and other course materials is available in MyCourses and InfoGuides attached to it.

Fall, 2024 Textbooks

See your full list of Textbooks for Fall, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please check this link for your Fall Textbook Info:

  • Green Highlighted Titles: Available directly on MyCourses.
  • Titles with eBook Links: Access using your RIT credentials.
  • Print Books at RIT Dubai: These are available as Course Reserves in Room G207.

At RIT Dubai, the Course Reserve refers to a service provided by the library where essential course materials, such as textbooks, articles, and other resources, are made available for short-term use by students. These materials are typically placed in a designated area of the library, either at the library circulation desk or in G 207 and are meant to ensure that all students in a course have access to the required resources. This system is designed to support academic success by providing equitable access to key learning materials.

You will be billed after add/drop deadline. To know more about the deadlines, please view academic calendar by clicking here

No, you will not be billed again for the same textbook if you use it within an academic year or within 18 months (does not apply for Cengage). This applies if you are taking the second part of a course or repeating it.

When faculty members share a Google Sheet for you to fill out, it's essential to provide the required details. This information will be forwarded to publishers to ensure that you are not billed twice for the same title.

At RIT Dubai, the decision to provide textbook access to students through MyCourses is made by the faculty teaching each class. If a textbook or online platform is required for a course, students cannot opt-out of the charges, even if they do not intend to use the materials.

Above (in the same page) → Textbooks → Available from MyCourses → under each publisher the courses for which it is used & cost involved are mentioned.

Cengage offers a one-time payment of $77 for access to its materials for an entire academic year. This fee covers unlimited access to all Cengage textbooks, regardless of how many courses you enrol in that utilize Cengage resources. In contrast, for other publishers such as Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Pearson, and Wiley, billing is on per-title basis.

Use the publisher support links mentioned above on the same page.

No, you are required to proceed with textbook procurement based on the recommendations of the faculty teaching the course.

Website last updated: October 10, 2024