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Puzzle it Out: Finding Textbook Information for Course Reserves
Gretchen Avery Library Associate William T. Jerome Library Bowling Green State University
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BGSU Course Reserve Fall 2017 Statistics
1176 total items on course reserve 8530 total uses of program 7.25 uses per item 514 library owned items on reserve 2099 total uses of library owned items 4.08 uses per library owned item
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How to Determine Potential Course Reserves
Textbook Adoption Tool Bookstore List of courses, assigned faculty, and enrollment cap from the Registrar or Provost Student booklist page Previous courses Students s to and from faculty
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Good Communication - Emails
Be a person Be short Be specific Tell a story Offer additional help Re-ask question at end Mind your manners Create canned messages to copy and paste
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Sort Spreadsheet to Focus Efforts
. Sort Spreadsheet to Focus Efforts
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Course Information – Upper Level Courses
Sort information to hide: Upper level classes Off site classes Special web-only sections
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Course Information – Enrollment and Required or Optional Books
Sort by: Highest to lowest enrollment Required books, then optional
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. Evaluating Titles
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Titles – Different Entries to Watch For
Bundles/Packages Non-text items Access cards only No text required - possible ebook or OER? Titles listed differently in library catalog Nothing selected yet Correct special characters in spreadsheet Consumables Multiple options of same textbook Titles in loose leaf format
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Editions and Ebooks – OK to Use?
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Contacts and Time Stamps
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Contact Name and Time Stamps
The reviewer is often your first contact Sort work by the date it was approved
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Student View of Textbook Search
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Student View - Booklist
Verify course and professor Check for notes See entire list of items Use title and author Verify required Use ISBN, date, and edition
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Add a Link to Ebooks
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. Friends to Have
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Friends to Have Bookstore Manager Registrar Provost
Administrative Assistants Faculty Students Amazon
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Friends to Have - Pointers
Everyone has limited time Everyone has a lot on their plate Know your contacts Mind your manners Tell your story
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Why Amazon is Your Friend
Use information: ISBN to find full title and edition Multiple print formats Use picture for quick reference Copyright and published dates List of multiple authors Use price to show value
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Use Amazon to: Verify bundles, book title, and access cards
Check edition and publish date Search by multiple authors Use cover image and title page Use ISBN for multiple formats
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. Delegation and Help
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Delegating Work and Student Involvement
Work on spreadsheet by adoption date Work on sections by department Work on a shared spreadsheet Ask stacks management students to pull books Allow student access to Sierra Allow student access to
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. Successes
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Successes of the Program
Saves students money Shows in catalog early Ready to use by the first day (mostly) Fewer s Use of library owned materials Collection development Focus Textbook Affordability efforts
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. Pitfalls
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Pitfalls of the Program
Time No access to download Merging spreadsheets Communication and s Change/additions of adoptions/faculty Low/Slow adoption rate Stingy publishers Online classes
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. Plan Ahead
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Preparing for the Future
Textbook Adoption programs Open Educational Resources Inclusive Access/First-Day model Database articles Library ebooks More monographs Streaming video
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