Guided Adoption for Textbooks

Guided Adoption is a streamlined process available on your bookstore’s website. The step-by-step functionality helps you create a course, select materials, and submit adoption information.

To get started, click Guided Adoption from the Faculty Adoption main menu.

Faculty Adoption portal with the link 'Guided Adoption' highlighted under Step-by-step Adoption Method

NOTE: The browser Back button should not be used once you’ve started the Guided Adoption process. Using it returns you to the main menu rather than backing up a step.

Step 1 – Create Course (1 of 4 Steps)

  • Term
  • Department
  • Course (you may enter a course if allowed by the bookstore)
  • Section (you may enter a section if allowed by the bookstore)
  • Instructor

Select this if the course does not require any textbooks or merchandise.

Optional Information (if applicable):

  • Estimated Enrollment
  • Pre-Enrollment
  • Course Type

When all information is complete, click Add Course.

Guided Adoption Step 1 screen showing course creation fields such as Term, Department, and Section.
Example view of Step 1 course creation screen.

Step 2 – Find Books (2 of 4 steps)

A pop-up prompts you to choose a method for finding books for your course:

Popup dialog with options to find textbooks by keyword, browse by subject, view previously adopted titles, enter a new textbook, or browse from your saved list.
  • Find textbooks by keywords, author, title or ISBN – Search via keyword, title, author, or ISBN. Results pull from the Faculty Center Network and your local bookstore’s history.
  • Browse for textbooks by Subject – Click a subject heading to browse. You may need to drill down through headings to reach individual book pages.
  • View and select previously adopted textbooks by Term and Department – Search courses and books from prior terms provided by the bookstore; ideal if you reuse the same books year-to-year.
  • Enter a textbook not located during Browsing or Searching – If enabled, manually enter book info (useful for course packs or items not in the database).
  • Browse for textbooks from your own list of previously adopted materials – If you’ve saved titles online before, open your personal list to add them again.

Choose one method to begin adding books to your adoption. Click the Adopt button to add a title to the course you created in Step 1. After adopting each book, you’ll be asked if you want to continue; selecting Yes returns you to the previous search method so you can add more.

“Do you want to adopt more books for this course?” Yes or No.

You may switch between the methods by using the tabs at the top of the section.

 

Close-up of the floating course list with Edit and Delete links next to selected books.

As you add books, they display in the floating course list on the right side. This is always visible so you can easily see the course you are working with and what books have been added so far. Use the Edit link to go back and change course information. Use the Delete link to remove a book from the course.

When you have selected all the desired books, answer the pop-up question with No to continue to the next step. You may also click the Select Usage step circle to continue.