Follett Bookstore: Faculty

📌 Purpose

  • Details the process and related options for managing book orders or "adoptions" for courses, course sections, and departments.
  • When the permissions are set to "open" for concierge and teacher at the administrative level, effectively there is nothing for the administrative role to moderate.

👥 Audience

  • Faculty / Staff

🖥️ Applies To

  • Web Based

🛠️ Instructions


My Materials

Access the booskstore through the Canvas integration by selecting the My Materials icon, which displays mobile and desktop devices.


 

Welcome
After selecting My Materials, a pop-up welcome screen will appear offering a quick overview of features. Those features are covered in this tutorial, so you can skip this section. 



Dashboard Overview

  1. TERM selection from a drop-down menu.
  2. Workspace options include ADOPT and SHELF
  3. OPEN ADOPTIONS allows you to organize publicaiton selections for submission. 
  4. SUBMITTED ADOPTIONS provides a list of submitted publications and the status in the adoption process 
  5. Another link to SUBMITTED ADOPTIONS
     


 

TERMS

The drop-down menu provides options based-on terms. The term designation differs from the designations established in Canvas in that they DO NOT include schools. The primary designation are the dates. 


Workspace Options

The WORKSPACE options include ADOPT and SHELF the open adoptions.

 

Adopt - Open Adoptions

From the APODT workspace, the OPEN ADOPTIONS is the where publications can be selected and considered before being SUBMITTED. Recommendations from department coordinators may also be listed here.



Submitted Adoptions

From the ADOPT workspace, the SUBMITTED ADOPTIONS provides a list of publications that have been submitted.
STATUS indicates the phase at which the publicaiton is being acquired. 
To amend or redact the list, select EDIT LIST. 


Edit List

In EDIT mode, items can be added, deleted, viewed in detail, and submitted to the bookstore. 


Amending Adoptions

ADOPTIONS amend the list through the search function.
Search field accepts ISBN varients or text are by default organized by course.
The details are accessed by selecting the VIEW MORE DETAILS link. 
 


Details

The DETAILS include a description, cost, ISBN, etc. But, to fields of interest are the FORMAT and USAGE.
The FORMAT provides an option between DIGITAL, PRINT, or OTHER.
The USAGE provides options for REQUIRED, RECOMMENDED,or CHOICE.



Shelf - Desk Copies

From the SHELF workspace, you are able to peruse DESK COPIES (currently) provided by Kortext or RedShelf.

 

 


💡 Troubleshooting & Tips

  • Issue: Quick fix or work-around step.
  • If the issue persists, contact the Technology Services Center.

 

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