Adding First Day Access Materials (FDAs) to the Online Bookstore

Issue/Question

How do I add First Day Access (FDAs) to the USD Online Bookstore?

Environment

• USD instructor/faculty
• usd.textbookx.com
• USD Online Bookstore
• Akademos
• VitalSource

Cause

Inclusive access materials are required

Resolution

1. To learn about the First Day Access/Inclusive Access (FDA) program contact adoptions@vitalsource.com.
2. Instructors adopting First-Day Access (FDA) materials need to reach out to the publisher and work with them to secure the ISBN for the specific course materials 
   Note: The instructor must confirm FDA materials each semester with the publisher.
3. When Adopting course materials in the USD Online Bookstore, the Instructor must log in each semester to mark the course as FDA by the FDA term deadline
   1. Adopt the ISBN of the material that you want for your course by the deadline. 
   2. Select First Day Access
   3. Submit the course adoption
      Note: Marking the course as FDA in the online bookstore notifies the online bookstore to set up First Day Access on your course. After the deadline, you must also contact adoptions@vitalsource.com and notify them of your FDA adoption request.
4. Instructors will need to work with the publisher to incorporate the course material link into Desire2Learn(D2L).
   Notes: 

• If you are teaching multiple sections of a course and are combining the D2L course shells, you must reach out to success@vitalsource.com as these need to be handled differently to function correctly.
• For questions about how to set up the link within D2L, please contact your publisher representative 
• For bookstore questions, please contact adoptions@vitalsource.com
• For other questions about D2L please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning