Adopting Course Material for the USD Online Bookstore

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Question

How do I add books or other materials for my courses?

What do I do if the site is set to read-only mode?

How do I go about getting a course registration put on the online bookstore?

Products or Services Involved

Verba Collect

Instructions

  1. Go to Verba Collect
  2. Click the blue sign in button stating Continue with your University of South Dakota login
  3. The USD Single Sign On page appears 
  4. Sign in using your USD credentials, if you are already signed in, you may not be asked to do this
  5. The first time you sign in, accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
  6. Click Continue
  7. Courses that are listed in Banner are automatically loaded to Verba Collect
    1. If your course is not visible in Collect, please contact your Department Chair
  8. Select the course
  9. Add course materials
    1. Copy a previous semester adoption
    2. Add new course material
      1. Add course material (book, courseware, subscription, custom)
      2. Add First Day Access (FDA): Adding First Day Access Materials (FDAs) to the Online Bookstore
      3. Add coursepack Creating a Course Pack
      4. Add OER material: Adding Open Education Resources (OER) to the Online Bookstore
      5. If no course material is needed, select no text required
        1. Select complete status change with no text required
    3. Submit adoption

Need More Help?

How to Adopt Course Materials in Collect (Quick Guide)

How to Adopt Course Materials in Collect (Full Walkthrough with Videos)

For course material adoption assistance, please contact adoptions@vitalsource.com.

If additional assistance is needed, please contact Department Chairs, approved reviewers or Charlie's Bookstore & Fan Shop.

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