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ELECTRONIC RESERVES (E-RESERVES)
During campus closures, many of the course reserve textbooks offered through Compton College Library may be accessed online for free via publishers VitalSource and RedShelf. Access expires May 25, 2020.
Continued access to these textbooks after May 25, 2020 requires paid rental or purchase from the
individual vendors.
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The following table lists each class, the author/title of the book, and the editions
available on each service.. (N/A = not available)
Send all corrections or comments to chobbs@compton.edu
| Course | Author | Title | VitalSource | RedShelf |
| AJ 100 | Adler, Freda | Criminal Justice: An Introduction. | N/A | 6th |
| AJ 107 | Seiter, Richard | Corrections: An Introduction. | 5th, 6th | 4th, 5th, 6th |
| AJ 109 | Adams, Thomas F. | Police Field Operations. | N/A | 8th |
| AJ 111 | Lyman, Michael D. | Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science. | 3rd | 7th, 8th. 9th |
| AJ 115 | Kappeler, Victor E. | Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective. | 7th, 8th | 7th, 8th |
| AJ 126 | Kratcoski, Peter C. | Juvenile Delinquency. | N/A | 6th |
| AJ 132 | Ogle, Robert R. | Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction. | 4th | 3rd, 4th |
| AJ 134 | Osborne, Deborah | Introduction to Crime Analysis: Basic Resources for Criminal Justice Practice | 1st | N/A |
| AJ 135 | Biggs, Michael | Just the Facts: Investigative Report Writing. | 4th, 5th | 4th, 5th |
| AJ 170 | Hails, Judy | Criminal Evidence. | 8th | 7th, 8th |
| ANAT 130 | Shier, David | Hole's Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology. | 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th | 13th, 14th, 15th |
| ANAT 132 | Marieb, Elaine N. | Human Anatomy. | 8th, 9th | 9th |
| ANTH 101 | Park, Michael Alan | Biological Anthropology. | 7th | N/A |
| ANTH 101 | Fuentes, Agustin | Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections. | 2nd | 3rd |
| ANTH 102 | Miller, Barbara | Cultural Anthropology. | 7th, 8th | 8th |
| ANTH 102 | Guest, Kenneth J. | Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age | 2nd | 2nd |
| ANTH 102 | Kottak, Conrad Phillip | Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. | 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th | 10th, 11th, 12th |
| ART 101 | Lazzari, Margaret | Exploring Art: A Global, Thematic Approach. | 5th, Revised | 4th, 5th, Revised |
| ART 101 | Frank, Patrick | Prebles' Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts. | 12th | 12th |
| ART 101 | Barnet, Sylvan | Short Guide to Writing about Art. | 11th | 11th |
| ART 102 | Stokstad, Marilyn | Art History. | 6th | 7th |
| ART 109 | Willett, Frank | African Art. | 10th, 11th | N/A |
| ASTR 120 | Comins, Neil F. | Discovering the Universe. | N/A | 10th, 11th |
| BIOL 100 | Reece, Jane B. | Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections. | 8th. 9th, 10th | 8th, 9th, 10th |
| BIOL 115 | Miller, Tyler G. | Environmental Science. | 13th | 16th |
| BIOL 117 | Castro, Peter | Marine Biology. | 10th, 11th | 10th, 11th |
| BUS 111 | Nobles, Tracie L. | College Accounting. | N/A | 11th |
| BUS 114 | Pride, William M. | Marketing | 20th | 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th |
| BUS 115 | Slater, Jeffrey | Practical Business Math Procedures. | 12th, 13th | 12th, 13th |
| BUS 117 | Kapoor, Jack R. | Personal Finance. | 11th, 12th, 13th | 11th, 12th |
| BUS 101 | Warren, Carl S. | Accounting. 2 Vol. 1 | 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th | 25th, 26th, 27th |
| BUS 101 | Williams, Jan R. | Financial & Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions. | 17th, 18th | 17th, 18th, 19th |
| BUS 102 | Warren, Carl S. | Accounting. 2 Vol. 2 | 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th | 25th, 26th, 27th |
| BUS 120 | Plunkett, Warren R. | Management: Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations. | N/A | N/A |
| BUS 121 | Bohlander, George | Managing Human Resources. 15th ed | 16th, 17th, 18th | 16th, 17th, 18th |
| BUS 122 | Reece, Barry L. | Effective Human Relations: Interpersonal and Organizational Applications. | 12th, 13th | 12th, 13th |
| BUS 122 | Lussier, Robert N. | Management Fundamentals: Concepts, Applications, Skill Development. | 8th, 9th | 9th |
| BUS 124 | Longenecker, Justin G. | Small Business Management: Launching & Growing Entrepreneurial Ventures. | 17th | 17th, 18th, 19th |
| BUS 125 | Nickels, William G. | Understanding Business. | 8th, 11th, 12th | 11th, 12th |
| BUS 128 | Bovee, Courtland L. | Business Communication Today. | 13th, 14th, 15th | 14th, 15th |
| CHEM 102 | Timberlake, Karen | Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry. | 12th | 11th |
| CDEV 103 | Feldman, Robert S. | Child Development. | 7th, 8th | 8th |
| CDEV 104 | Couchenour, Donna | Families, Schools, and Communities: Together for Young Children. | 5th, 7th | 4th, 5th |
| CDEV 105 | Brooks, Jane | Process of Parenting. | 9th | 9th |
| CDEV 106 | Swim, Terri Jo | Infants and Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching. | 7th | N/A |
| CDEV 108 | Gordon, Ann Miles | Beginnings and Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education. | 10th | 8th, 9th, 10th |
| CDEV 110 | Marotz, Lynn R. | Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child. | N/A | 8th, 9th, 10th |
| CDEV 114 | Miller, Darla Ferris | Positive Child Guidance. | 8th | 8th |
| CDEV 115 | Moravcik, Eva | Meaningful Curriculum for Young Children. | 2nd | 2nd |
| CDEV 116 | Fox, Jill Englebright | Art and Creative Development for Young Children. | 7th, 8th | 8th |
| CDEV 117 | Edwards, Linda Carol | Music and Movement: A Way of Life for the Young Child. | 7th, 8th | 7th |
| CDEV 118 | Charlesworth, Rosalind | Math and Science for Young Children. | 7th | 7th, 8th |
| CDEV 119 | Machado, Jeanne | Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts: Early Literacy. | N/A | 11th |
| CDEV 129 | Click, Phyllis M. | Administration of Programs for Young Children. | 9th | 9th |
| CDEV 150 | Heward, William L. | Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education. | 11th | 11th |
| CDEV 150 | Westling, David L. | Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities. | 5th | 5th, 6th |
| CDEV 152 | Allen, Eileen K. | Exceptional Child: Inclusion in Early Childhood Education. | 8th | 8th |
| CDEV 160 | Wall, Kate | Autism and Early Years Practice. | N/A | 2nd |
| COMS 100 | Lucas, Stephen E. | Art of Public Speaking. | 12th, 13th | 12th, 13th |
| COMS 100 | Hamilton, Cheryl | Essentials of Public Speaking. | 6th | 5th, 6th |
| COMS 100 | Fujishin, Randy | Natural Speaker. | 9th | 9th |
| COMS 130 | Adler, Ronald B. | Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication. | 12th, 14th | 14th |
| COMS 260 | Martin, Judith N. | Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction. | 5th, 6th | 6th |
| COMS 140 | Harris, Thomas E. | Small Group and Team Communication. | 5th | N/A |
| CIS 113 | Adamski, Joseph J. | New Perspectives on Microsoft Access 2013. | 2013, 2016, 2019 | 2013, 2016, 2019 |
| CIS 113 | Parsons, June Jamrich | New Perspectives on Microsoft Excel 2013. | 2013, 2016, 2019 | 2013, 2016, 2019 |
| DANC 101 | Ambrosio, Nora | Learning about Dance: Dance as an Art Form and Entertainment. | 8th | N/A |
| ECON 101 | McEachern, William A. | Micro Econ. | N/A | 3rd |
| ECON 102 | McEachern, William A. | Macro Econ. | N/A | 3rd |
| ECON 102 | Samuelson, Paul A. | Macroeconomics. | N/A | 19th |
| ENGL 101 | Lawn, Beverly | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology. | 5th | 5th |
| ENGL 101 | Glenn, Cheryl | Harbrace Guide to Writing. | 2nd | 2nd, 3rd |
| ENGL 101 | Nadell, Judith | Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook. | 10th | 10th |
| ENGL 101 | Brandon, Lee | Paragraphs and Essays with Integrated Readings. | 13th | 12th, 13th |
| ENGL 101 | Jacobus, Lee A. | World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. | 10th, 11th | 10th, 11th |
| ENGL 102 | McMahan, Elizabeth | Literature and the Writing Process. | 11th | 11th |
| ENGL 102 | Abcarian, Richard | Literature: The Human Experience Reading and Writing. | 12th, 13th | 12th, 13th |
| ENGL 102 | Booth, Alison | Norton Introduction to Literature. | 12th, 13th | 13th |
| ENGL 103 | Chaffee, John | Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing: A Rhetoric with Reading. | 6th | 6th |
| ENGL 103 | Barnet, Sylvan | Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical thinking and Argument, with Readings. | N/A | 11th, 12th |
| ENGL 103 | Muller, Gilbert H. | McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues Across the Disciplines. | custom | N/A |
| ENGL 103 | Lynn, Steven | Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. | 7th | 7th |
| ENGL 103 | Mayfield, Marlys | Thinking for Yourself: Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Reading and Writing. | 9th | 9th |
| ENGL 82 | Brandon, Lee | Sentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond. | N/A | 7th |
| ENGL A | Hacker, Diana | Writer's Reference. | 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th | 8th, 9th |
| ESTU 101 | Schaefer, Richard T. | Racial and Ethnic Groups. | 14th, 15th | 14th, 15th |
| GEOG 101 | Hess, Darrel | Mcknight's Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. | 11th, 12th | 11th, 12th |
| GEOL 101 | Plummer, Charles C. | Physical Geology. 1 | 15th, 16th | 15th, 16th |
| GEOL 115 | Keller, Edward A. | Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes. | 5th | 5th |
| HIST 101 | Berkin, Carol | Making America: A History of the United States. Vo. 1 | 6th, 7th | 6th, 7th |
| HIST 101 Online | Foner, Eric | Give me Liberty!: An American History. | 5th, 6th | N/A |
| HIST 101 Online | Brinkley, Alan | Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. | 7th, 8th | N/A |
| HIST 102 | Berkin, Carol | Making America: A History of the United States. Vol. 2 | 6th, 7th | N/A |
| HIST 102 Online | Divine, Robert A. | America Past and Present. Vol. 2 | 10th | N/A |
| HIST 102 Online | Foner, Eric | Give me Liberty!: An American History. Vol. 2 | 5th, 6th | 5th, 6th |
| HDEV 101 | Downing, Skip | On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life. | 2nd,3rd | 6th |
| HUMA 101 | Martin, David | Humanities Through the Arts. | 9th | 9th, 10th |
| MATH 130 | Stewart, James | College Algebra. | 7th | 6th, 7th |
| MATH 12 | Baratto, Stefan | Basic Mathematical Skills with Geometry. | 9th | 9th |
| MATH 140 | Tan, S. T. | Finite Mathematics for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences. | 11th, 12th | 10th, 11th, 12th |
| MATH 150 | Triola, Mario F. | Elementary Statistics. | 12th, 13th | 13th |
| MATH 170 | Lial, Margaret L. | Trigonometry. | 11th | 10th, 11th, 12th |
| MATH 23 | McKeague, Charles P. | Pre Algebra. | N/A | 6th |
| MATH 33, 40, 43 | McKeague, Charles P. | Elementary Algebra. | N/A | 9th |
| MATH 73 & 80 | McKeague, Charles P. | Intermediate Algebra. | N/A | 3rd |
| MUSI 111 | Kerman, Joseph | Listen. | 7th, 8th | N/A |
| NFOO 110 | Blake, Joan Salge | Nutrition and You. | 3rd, 4th, 5th | 4th |
| NFOO 110 | Schiff, Wendy J. | Nutrition for Healthy Living. | 5th | 4th, 5th |
| NFOO 110 | Brown, Judith E. | Nutrition Now. | 6th, 8th | 8th |
| NFOO 110 | Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz | Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies. | 13th, 14th, 15th | 13th, 14th, 15th |
| PHIL 103 | Rachels, James | Elements of Moral Philosophy. | 8th, 9th | 8th, 9th |
| PHYS 111 | Hewitt, Paul G. | Conceptual Physics. | 12th | 12th |
| PHYO 131 | Fox, Stuart Ira | Human Physiology. | 13th, 15th | 14th, 15th |
| POLI 101 | Magleby, David B. | Government by the People: National, State, and Local. | N/A | 2014, 2018 |
| POLI 105 | Selections from the CQ Researcher | Issues in Race and Ethnicity. | 8th | N/A |
| POLI 106 | Domino, John C. | Civil Rights and Liberties in the 21st Century. | N/A | 3rd, 4th |
| PSYC 116 | Papalia, Diane E. | Experience Human Development. | 13th, 14th | 13th, 14th |
| PSYC 101 | Bernstein, Douglas A. | Essentials of Psychology. | 7th | 7th, 8th |
| PSYC 101 | Ciccarelli, Saundra K. | Psychology. | 5th | 4th, 5th, 6th |
| PSYC 101 | Myers, David G. | Psychology: Tenth Edition in Modules. | 10th | 10th |
| PSYC 101 Online | Huffman, Karen | Psychology in Action. | N/A | 11th, 12th |
| PSYC 107 | Pinel, John P.J | Biopsychology. | 10th | 10th |
| PSYC 120 | Moore, David S. | Statistics: Concepts and Controversies. | 8th, 9th | 9th |
| PSYC 122 | Cozby, Paul | Methods in Behavioral Research. | 12th, 13th, 14th | 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th |
| SOCI 101 | Ballantine, Jeanne H. | Our Social World: Condensed Version. | 6th, 7th | 6th, 7th |
| SOCI 102 | Zinn, Maxine Baca | Diversity in Families. | 10th | 10th |
| SOCI 104 | Kendall | Social Problems in a Diverse Society. | 7th | N/A |
| SOCI 104 | Leon-Guerrero, Anna | Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action. | 4th, 5th, 6th | 5th, 6th |
| SOCI 112 | Siegel, Larry J. | Criminology: The Core. | 6th, 7th | 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th |
| WSTU 101 | Andersen, Margaret L. | Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender. | 11th | 11th |