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FACULTY RESOURCES & TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS

CAMPUS POLICY ON TIMELY COURSE ADOPTIONS:

https://www.cpp.edu/academic-manual/1400-1499-academic-standards-regulations/policy_1452_course_materials_adoption.pdf

The purpose of HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act) is to ensure that students have access to affordable course materials. This will be accomplished by decreasing costs to students and enhancing transparency at the time of registration with respect to the selection, purchase, sale, and use of course materials. It is the intent that this legislation will encourage all parties - faculty, administration, publishers, and students - to work together to identify ways to decrease the cost of college course materials while supporting the academic freedom of faculty.

Get More Information On The Higher Education Opportunity Act

COLLEGE TEXTBOOK TRANSPARENCY ACT – UNIVERSITY POLICY

http://academic.cpp.edu/faculty/docs/College_Textbook_Transparency_Act.pdf

CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN COURSE MATERIALS POLICY

https://www.cpp.edu/academic-manual/1200-1299-research-and-instructional-support/1200-1299/1203-conflict-of-interest-in-assignment-of-course-materials.pdf

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FACULTY ADOPTIONS

Faculty Course Material Adoptions

Course Materials/Textbook Adoptions Due Dates

  • Summer 2024: 3/1/24
  • Fall 2024: 4/2/24
  • Winter 2025: 10/4/24
  • Spring 2025: 10/7/24

Bronco Bookstore’s Verba Collect

  1. Go to http://csupomona.verbacollect.com
  2. Click on the ‘Help I’m lost or I don’t have a password”
  3. You will be prompted for your email address- it must be an address with the @cpp.edu domain
  4. Verba Collect will be generate an email with instructions for you to you to complete your login setup

Brief Instructional video for faculty:

Video - https://verbasoftware.wistia.com/medias/w22y74r74b
Replace link with: https://success.vitalsource.com/hc/en-us/articles/8508312393239-Verba-Collect-Training-Videos-How-to-Adopt-Course-Materials 

Documentation - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1By5JOy5qO8KqQrpTDtkojtAmbGdF0ZxKNF7FFjVvnCk/pub
Replace with: https://success.vitalsource.com/hc/en-us/articles/8457029154839-How-to-Adopt-Course-Materials-in-Verba-Collect 

If you have questions or need to supply additional info about a requisition you have submitted only, email textbooks@cpp.edu. Be sure to "CC" your department admin. if it includes book info!

TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS: GENERAL INFORMATION

CAMPUS POLICY ON TIMELY COURSE ADOPTIONS (Approved 12/13/19 by Pres. Coley):

https://www.cpp.edu/academic-manual/1400-1499-academic-standards-regulations/policy_1452_course_materials_adoption.pdf

RULES TO REMEMBER FOR COURSE MATERIALS ADOPTIONS:

  1. BRONCO BOOKSTORE IS THE ONLY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED VENUE FOR COURSE MATERIALS INFORMATION FOR CAL POLY POMONA UNIVERSITY. Even if a given professor or department prefers for students to purchase books elsewhere, CSU system and CPP campus policy (ATI), state and federal legislation (AB 1548, AB 2477, HEOA 2008) require that timely, accurate information about books for CPP courses be posted at Bronco Bookstore.

  2. ALL ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT ADOPTIONS TO BRONCO BOOKSTORE (or “No Text Required” confirmations) FOR ALL COURSES OFFERED EACH SEMESTER, in accordance with the Campus Policy on Timely Adoptions.

  3. “NO TEXT REQUIRED” Means that the course will not use textbooks, lab manuals, course readers, trade books or any form of printed materials that need to be purchased at all. Do NOT submit a class as “NO TEXT REQUIRED” if the professor uses a book but recommends that students buy off campus or online. Instead, submit the requisition with the correct book information, but use the comment section to let us know of the professor’s intentions so we can adjust order quantities accordingly.

  4. LATE ADOPTIONS: Please remember to submit adoptions even if you get a class or decide on a book well after the due date.We appreciate faculty cooperation with our requested due dates, but will accept textbook adoptions at any time as long as they are in accordance with the Campus Policy on Timely Adoptions.

  5. OLD AND NEW EDITIONS:
    • A. Let us know which edition you prefer. We can often stock used copies of older editions if we have enough advance notice- in fact this is a great way to keep books more affordable for students
    • B. We do NOT automatically accept publisher substitutions to the newest edition unless we know the professor is aware of the change. 
    • C. If you only want the new edition, make sure you note that in comments.

  6. BUNDLES & CUSTOM BOOKS: Be sure to let us know about bundles/packages or custom versions of books – use the “comments” field to explain and let us know whether all parts of a bundle are absolutely required. (NOTE: Bronco Bookstore will also stock used, unbundled versions of the main text in adopted bundles unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.)

  7. COURSEPACKS/READERS/MANUALS: If you are planning to produce a reader or write your own manual, please contact Stacie Shellner (sashellner@cpp.edu) our custom publishing specialist. For more information about our custom publishing services, please see the "CUSTOM PUBLISHING & COPYRIGHT" section on the Faculty Resources page of broncobookstore.com.

  8. MULTI-TERM CLASSES: Please let us know students in the second class of a series will continue to use the same book as in the first semester. Submit the same book as “required” but with a requested quantity of just 1 or 2 – that lets us know to keep a couple around for students who transfer in to the class from another campus and don’t already have the book.

  9. LONG-TERM ADOPTIONS: Please use the comment section to let us know if this book order will be continued through future terms i.e. “book will stay the same every time class is offered for next two academic years” “will use same book next spring”. This helps us keep stock on hand and avoid unnecessary returns.

  10. DESK COPIES: Should be requested directly from the publisher by the department coordinator or professor. Book department staff will be happy to help you find the correct publisher contact information or sales rep. Professors who have requested a desk copy from the publisher but not received it in time may borrow a copy from our stock until their desk copy arrives, but must return the borrowed copy as soon as possible.


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INSTANT ACCESS COMPLETE FACULTY/INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES

Instant Access Complete Faculty Canvas Instructions (PDF)

Instant Access Syllabus Information Template (PDF)

Instant Access Complete Best Practices (PDF)

 

Vital Source Success Portal For Instructors: https://success.vitalsource.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001923213-Instructors

Specifically recommended articles:

Information on getting started with VitalSource’s Bookshelf reader for instructors and students:
https://success.vitalsource.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403744881047-Getting-Started-with-Bookshelf-

 

PUBLISHER PROPRIETARY COURSEWARE/ETEXTS INSTRUCTIONS

Faculty should get publisher-specific instructions for linking/pairing their CANVAS course to the IA version of the materials  from the publisher’s digital support rep. Example instructions for how students will pair or register with the materials for the major publishers are linked below:

Cengage (MindTap, SAM, WebAssign)


Faculty Instructions:

Student Help:

Instruction Videos:

MacMillan

MacMillan - Instructors Integrate Achieve courses with Canvas

John Wiley & Sons (WileyPlus)

Faculty: NewWileyPLUS with CANVAS Onboarding Manual (PDF)
Students: Student Video: How to Login to NEW WileyPlus through Canvas

McGraw-Hill (Connect , ALEKS)

Faculty: CONNECT canvas-deep-integration-lms-pairing (PDF)
Students: 2021 McGrawHill Connect Student pairing instructions for Canvas (PDF)

PEARSON (Mastering___/My___Lab/Revel)

Using VitalSource Partner Integration (PI)

Faculty Instructions:
2024 CPP Instructor Get started in Canvas with Revel or Pearson+ with Instant Access Complete (PDF)
2024 CPP Instructor Get started in Canvas with MyLab and Mastering with Instant Access Complete (PDF)

Student Instructions: CPP_Pearson Courseware Student Instructions(PDF)

Using Access Code Distribution (old method)
IMPORTANT: Make sure VitalSource LTI module is added for ‘Reveal Code’ to function

SAMPLE STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS:  F21_CPP_HRT1010_MMND_FDOC(PDF)

Videos to walk instructors through course REVEL course set up in Canvas:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9D77SRA6m1vxt1jcFppwbSjyc947ULI5

Videos to walk instructors through Mastering___ and MyLab course set up in Canvas:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9D77SRA6m1tGYPWEj14pG_8AquWzaXm6

Pearson Support:
Troubleshooting:  Before Pearson Tech Support_F20_CPP (word doc)
Support Link: https://support.pearson.com/getsupport/s/

W.W. Norton
Ebook Linking Instructions: WW Norton Ebook link in Canvas (word doc)

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COURSE-PACKS/CUSTOM PUBLISHING & COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE

Custom Publishing Your Course-Pack or Self-Authored Work

Planning to produce your own custom materials or lab manual?  We make it easy by handling all the details for you, from copyright clearance to production!  In partnership with Graphics Services, Bronco Bookstore will help produce your lab manual, course notes, etc. according to your specifications, with a range of paper, binding & cover options available.

Custom projects produced through our service are guaranteed to be available for alt. media conversion for Disability Resource Center clients.

Contact our custom publishing specialist Stacie Shellner at sashellner@cpp.edu to submit a bibliography of articles/chapters to be used, or to make arrangements for your original work to be produced.

Copyright Clearance Services:

  • Coursepacks/Readers/Anthologies: We take care of requesting permission for every article, chapter or excerpt you want to include in your course.
  • Out of Print Works: The book you love is out of print? You might not have to give it up. If you can supply an original, clean copy that we can scan as a master, we will try to obtain permission to duplicate the entire work.
  • Timing: Many works are pre-cleared by Copyright Clearance Center, but not all. Please allow at least 4 weeks before you need to use the work for us to arrange all the necessary permissions.

Cal Poly Pomona Copyright Info:

Copyright @ Cal Poly Pomona http://www.cpp.edu/copyright/, has been developed to help the Cal Poly Pomona community and to address the institution’s obligations under the federal Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act of 2002. The site contains educational materials about Fair Use and TEACH Act exemptions to the copyright law which allow the use of copyrighted materials for scholarship, teaching, and learning. It also contains tools to help guide decision-making when one considers whether to use a resource protected by copyright.



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NEWSLETTERS & FAQ’S FOR FACULTY

Bronco Updates - Newsletter






TEXTBOOK DEPARTMENT CONTACTS



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PUBLISHER/DESK COPY REQUEST LINKS

Publishers Links

PEARSON EDUCATION(Divisions)

CENGAGE LEARNING
(Wadsworth , Southwest, Course Technology, Duxbury, Delmar)

MCGRAW-HILL

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

JOHN WILEY & SONS

W.W. NORTON PUBLISHING



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RESEARCHING YOUR ADOPTIONS: Links to Book Databases

Faculty Center Network Resource

Faculty Center Network is a website where instructors can research different textbooks by discipline, author or publisher. Professors researching new adoptions can view table of contents, available supplements, national ranking information, other campuses using a particular text. You can also link to publishers to request desk copies.

Initial Login: 72465 Password: wfg159



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SPECIAL ORDERS/BOOK EVENTS

Bronco Bookstore welcomes faculty and department special orders, and requests for special book events.  Please email our Special Orders Coordinator Stacie Shellner (sashellner@cpp.edu) with the following information:

  • Author*:
  • Title*:
  • ISBN (if known):
  • Qty*:
  • Date needed by*:
  • Payment method (Foundation account, chartfield string or p-card) to be used
  • If for a book event, location, date and time of event:
    (*Required)


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ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY & SOFTWARE DISCOUNTS

Bronco Bookstore offers faculty and staff academic discounts on software such as Microsoft Office for around $19.00 or less and discounted purchase prices on Apple computers, tablets and phones. Please visit Bronco Tech located inside the Bronco Bookstore for more information on:

  • Adobe Software Discounts & Licenses
  • Microsoft Office & Windows Discounts
  • Discounts on Apple Computers
  • Discounts on Apple Tablets
  • Seasonal Discounts on Apple Phones
  • Seasonal Discounts on Smart Phones
  • Discounts on Apple Accessories
  • Other technology discounts
  • Verizon CPP employee discount program
  • AT&T CPP employee discount program

Services Available: (Not discounted)

  • Device Trade-In Service
  • Device/Computer Repair Services


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