Your book list should be published by the first week of classes.

Once it’s published, you can find it in your unit information in Moodle.

You’ll get a book list for the units you’re enrolled in for your upcoming teaching period (not for the entire year).

Can’t see your book list?

If your book list isn't in Moodle by the first week of classes, it might be because:

• you haven't enrolled in units or your enrolment hasn't been processed yet - wait a few hours and try again
• your teacher hasn't made the book list available yet - consider waiting another day or so then check again
• you don’t have to buy books for your units - you may have only journal articles and prescribed readings each week (this is often the case with humanities).

If you have any queries about your book lists, you should contact your chief examiner directly:

• by email – contact details are in the unit entry of the Handbook
• through Moodle.

Types of books

Your book list will include books under the following headings:

• Prescribed (or required) texts – these books are essential for your unit
• Recommended texts – these books are useful to own
• Reference texts – you don't need to buy these books as they're only used sometimes for reference.

You can view many texts online, so be sure to use the Library Search to see if an online copy is available.

Where to buy your books

Second-hand books (buy and sell)

You can also try Monash Uni Textbook Exchange on Facebook where students sell books they no longer need.

Check your reading lists

Most units require you to read more widely than just the prescribed textbooks, so make sure you check:

• your reading lists in Moodle
• the library reading lists site.