Faculty Textbook Adoption Instructions

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1 Faculty Textbk Adptin Instructins The Bkstre has partnered with MBS Direct t prvide textbks t ur students. This partnership ffers ur students and parents mre chices while saving them mney, including ptins like new, used, Marketplace, digital, and rental all in ne lcatin. As faculty it is yur respnsibility t prvide and link curse materials (textbks, curse packs, etc.) n the MBS Direct website befre the start f each semester. Students must be able t access this infrmatin as sn as curses are available t them. MBS Direct ffers yu better, easier t use adptin tls. The instructins belw will walk yu thrugh the fllwing: Part 1 Access t the MBS Direct nline textbk system Part 2 Curse Directr: Identifying term, department, curse, sectin number Part 3 Adpting Curse Materials (finding, linking, and mst imprtantly apprving) Part 4 Tips & Tricks (additinal helpful infrmatin) Part 1: ACCESS Yur user name and passwrd were prvided t yu in an frm MBS Direct. If yu dn t have a username and passwrd, please cntact scrnin@allegheny.edu. If yu have lst yur passwrd, please use the frgt passwrd ptin. Please nte that yur username and passwrd are nt the same as yur Allegheny ne. Sign int MBS Direct Service Center at (see Figure 1). Figure 1 Part 2: COURSE DIRECTOR: Identifying Term, Department, Curse, and Sectin Number The Curse Directr Feature is used t enter curse materials t each curse and sectin as well as t view any curse materials (adptins) that have already been entered. Select Curse Directr under the Quick Links drpdwn (see Figure 2). The MBS Direct system is pre-ppulated with curse/sectin infrmatin. Curses are listed in the same sequence as n WebAdvisr. AN ADOPTION MUST BE DONE FOR EACH SECTION NUMBER.

2 Figure 2 Yu must first select the apprpriate term frm Future Terms (see Figure 3). Figure 3 This will take yu t the Academic Department Overview Screen (see Figure 4). Within this screen yu can search by Academic Department. Figure 4 Within the term yu can search by Academic Department then Curse ID. Frm the Curse Overview screen yu can view curses in ne f the fllwing ways (see Figure 5 fr each): Click n Curse ID t view that curse (easiest). Check the bxes t the left f the Curse ID and click view (enables wrking n multiple curses at a time). Click n Curse Title If yu d nt see the curse yu need listed, please cntact scrnin@allegheny.edu and I will have it added. Please be sure yu are selecting the crrect sectin number (particularly imprtant in curses with multiple sectins).

3 Figure 5 Part 3: ADOPTING COURSE MATERIALS (finding, linking, and mst imprtantly apprving) Nw yu are ready fr the adptin f textbks and curse materials. Once yu are in the apprpriate curse and sectin yu are ready t add an adptin. Curse Directr s database cntains many titles and versins t brwse. This is hw a class with n adptins will lk (see Figure 6). Figure 6 Please take nte f the Apprve buttn. Yu will click here when yu have added all the titles yu require and are ready t submit the adptin infrmatin. There is als the ptin t add messaging t the curse. Please use ONLY the CD Internal Ntes. T begin the adptin prcess, click the Add Adptins t (curse infrmatin) link. This will take yu t the Adptin page (see Figure 7)

4 Figure 7 The search feature is either by ISBN (13 r 10 digit number that nly ties t ne item). This is the abslute best way t find the materials yu are lking fr. Authr s last name, title r key wrd. Nt the best way due t the number f titles in the Curse Directr database Brwse adptins based n subject. Als nt the best way due t the number f titles in the Curse Directr database. The search results (see Figure 8) will clearly display the bk infrmatin fr yu; cver image, title, authr, editin, 13 and 10 digit ISBNs, MBS # and publisher. Als yu will see the frmat f the item yu have searched, alng with the price. Figure 8 Edit and Add adptin Yu can indicate if the material is Required r yu can edit that drp dwn screen t Optinal r Recmmended, r Required (previus purchase). Yu can als alter if the bk shuld be ffered t students as new r used, r new nly (bundles must be new nly).

5 T adpt click green plus sign t add it t the curse. At this pint yu will be back in the curse and able t see the bk yu have adpted. T add anther title, click the Add Adptins t (curse infrmatin) link. Nte: yu can edit befre r after yu adpt. When yu are finished adding materials and the rder is cmplete, click the Apprve buttn. This will finalize yur prtin f the textbk adptin prcess. Part 4: Tips & Tricks (additinal helpful infrmatin) Infrmatin n sme things yu might run int when adding materials t a curse as well as a methd t cmmunicate additinal infrmatin t the Bkstre. In the Search fr Adptins field, the abslute best way t find the materials yu are lking fr is t use the ISBN. This is either a 13 r 10 digit number that ties t ne item. That being said, yu can als search the Curse Directr database using authr s last name, title, r keywrd. If yu search fr items withut the ISBNs yu need t be very careful that yu are getting the exact item yu want. The Curse Directr database cntains hundreds f thusands f titles s there might be multiple versins f the title yu want. Yu may als brwse adptins based n subject, but this is als nt the best way t g abut researching new bk ptins. An easy way t find an ISBN number is by searching the title n Amazn.cm Yu can als cntact the publisher representative fr the ISBN While the Curse Directr database cntains hundreds f thusands f titles, it certainly des nt have every item already in the system. If yu search an item that cannt be fund, yu will get this message (see figure 9). Figure 9 If yu hit the click here link yu will be taken t a Title Request Frm (see Figure 10). Input as much infrmatin, the ISBN number being the mst imprtant, as yu have abut the title there and it will autmatically get it added int Curse Directr. Figure 10

6 Anther situatin yu may encunter is when a curse has n materials fr the student t purchase. Curse Directr will nt allw a class t be submitted withut at least ne adptin. T handle these situatins use what are called Nn-Title Adptin drpdwn bx which acts like a bk in the system but are actually messages that take the place f an adptin. This will allw us t ntify students that a class des nt require a text and still be able t list the class n the bkstre website t avid cnfusin. There are several Nn-Title Adptins that can be added t the class, including ways t nte that there is n required textbk, that materials are prvided by the instructr, r that additinal materials will be available at a later date. On the Add Adptins screen the area t add Nn-Title Adptins is in the middle f the right side f the page (see Figure 11). As yu can see there are a number f ptins f these types f adptins. Select whichever ne applies t the curse yu are wrking n, and then hit add a Nn-Title Adptin. Please nte that if yu chse N Textbk Required it will remve all adptins yu may have already selected fr the curse. Please DO NOT use Curse Pack Available at a Later Date. Instructins fr hw t indicate curse packs will fllw. Figure 11 Nw that materials are added t the curse there are a cuple ther things yu can review. First is hw t remve an unwanted item, simply click the Remve Title Frm List buttn n the right f the adptin, and cnfirm yu want t remve that title. If yu have added all required materials t the curse and it is ready t g, yu can apprve it frm within the curse by clicking the apprve buttn. Under the adpted materials yu will see a number f tabs, including: Messaging, Details, Cmpnents, and Supplements. The mst imprtant tab is the Messaging tab. Please use nly the Curse Directr Ntes (CD Internal Ntes). This shuld be used t cmmunicate additinal infrmatin t the Bkstre, including Curse Pack infrmatin, if yu will be prviding infrmatin n Sakai and any message yu might want t be put n fr the students t be able t see n the Bkstre website. Messaging is available at bth the curse and title levels. The Details tab includes a summary f the bk, usually prvided t Curse Directr by the publisher. The Cmpnents tab cntains infrmatin if the item yu have adpted. If the item yu have adpted is a package r bundle, it will cntain infrmatin abut each part f the package r bundle. The Supplements tab has related materials t the main adptin that might help students grasp the subject. Frm that tab yu can chse t adpt additinal materials.

7 After the adptin has been apprved, any changes required must be made in writing t scrnin@allegheny.edu. After the last date fr nline adptins has passed, yu will still be able t adpt textbks, hwever yu will n lnger be able t use the MBS Direct Service Center t d it. Yu will need t prvide the adptin infrmatin t scrnin@allegheny.edu. Required infrmatin is: Department, Curse Number, Sectin Number Authr (last name nly) Title ISBN Number Required, Optinal, Recmmended, Required (previus purchase) Indicate if yu are using a curse pack Indicate if yu are using materials n Sakai If yu place yur adptin after the website is pen fr student sales, please be aware that it will take 7 t 10 days fr the curse and titles t becme visible t the students. If yu add titles t yur class after the website is pen fr students sales, please be aware that the curse will nt be visible while thse titles are being added (culd take up t 7 t 10 days). Yu may als place yur textbk adptins by t scrnin@allegheny.edu. Please include the same infrmatin as abve.