For Faculty
SUBMITTING TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS
Edgewood College has partnered with BNC Virtual to host an online store for our students to be able to order course materials and have those shipped directly to their homes or to the Edgewood College Mail Center. Students can choose e-books, rentals, used or new and, in addition, many books have a guaranteed price for buy back at the end of the semester.
You will be entering your adoptions directly into the BNC Virtual Adoptions and Insights Portal (AIP). Below is a video that walks you through the process and highlights the features available to you when you submit adoptions. You will use the same log in as you have in the past: Bookadopt.edgewood.edu. Historical adoption data will be available to you, so adopting the same texts you used previous semesters can be as easy as one click. For example, once you select the term your screen will look like this:
- You can choose to re-adopt from a past adoption, or be guided through the process of entering a completely new adoption for your course. If you will not be using any materials, please make sure to check the third box. You will also have an option to add a course note that your students will be able to see when they log in to purchase textbooks.
- Please make certain that when you submit a book you submit the correct 13-digit ISBN. It needs to be the ISBN that includes everything you want the students to have—workbooks, access codes, etc. In addition, once an adoption is submitted it should not be changed. Students will be able to begin purchasing books shortly after the adoption deadline so it is imperative that you submit the exact information for the course materials you want to use. As in the past, if you are not using a book, you will still need to log in and select the “no book required” option.
- Submitting your adoptions on time helps our students get the right course materials at the most affordable prices. In addition, it ensures that Edgewood College complies with the requirements set by the HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act) which states that course materials be available for students to see when registering for classes.
This short video will walk you through the new process for submitting your adoptions and show you the features of AIP:
Please direct any textbook questions to Vicki Clark at vclark@edgewood.edu or 608-663-3208