Adoptions: Early And Accurate.

Faculty textbook adoptions are the lifeblood of the campus bookstore. Verba Collect takes full advantage of the digital revolution to get you more complete information faster than ever before.

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Faculty Features

  • » Search-and-select books by author, title, ISBN or keyword
  • » View book cover images in search results
  • » Explore selections through integrated Google Books Preview
  • » Use the same books as last term (or the term before) with one click
  • » Pick books for all sections at once — then make one section different

Let Us Hound Faculty For You.

Sometimes it seems like 20% of the faculty take up 80% of your staff's time and energy. Verba Collect takes the hassle out of following-up with unresponsive faculty from the very start of the process.

Faculty automatically receive an introductory email with a link to their personalized course and section list. In case they forget, Verba Collect sends automated reminders — but only to faculty who haven't submitted their textbooks. And for power users, Verba Collect lets bookstore administrators select anywhere from 1 to 1,000+ courses and email the faculty members or department supervisors responsible — all from within the interface.

We Keep Track Of Details That Save You Time.

When a faculty member uses our historical adoptions feature to select their textbooks, we mark those books as previously used at your school. If a faculty member types in an ISBN manually or assigns something other than a book, Verba Collect lets you know that you may want to check those items extra-closely.

And whenever a faculty member selects a textbook using our search-and-select interface, you gain access to an accurate and complete citation for each book (including publisher, edition and year information). No more confusion or mistakes caused by incomplete submissions!

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It's Easy To Run Changes By Faculty.

Everyone's had to deal with faculty members who assign books that are all-but-impossible to source. Verba Collect makes it easy and convenient to suggest alternatives that work for you and your students.

When you need to suggest a different book than the faculty member selected, you just select the alternative, write up a short explanation and we automatically email the faculty member. Then, with one click, they can read your note, see your suggestion and sign off on the change.

Everyone Stays Updated Throughout The Process.

Approve the textbooks for a course? Want to let the faculty member know everything is ready to go? Verba Collect does it automatically. And if a problem comes up later you and your faculty stay up-to-date on developments through regular status updates.

Faculty Love To Use It.

It's no wonder faculty often miss textbook adoption deadlines: manually typing in ISBNs and publishers is just plain boring. Verba Collect engages busy faculty members with a search-and-select interface that makes the process interactive and efficient.

Whether your faculty are technologically-savvy or fear computers, Verba Collect is the simplest solution on the market for adoptions collection. Faculty search for their selections by ISBN, title or keyword to get a list of matching books with cover images. They easily spot the familiar cover image, do a quick check to make sure the edition is right and select the book with one click.

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As Easy For Courses With 20 Sections As For Courses With One.

When a faculty member visits the course adoptions interface, they see all of their sections in one place. They can select books for all of their sections, or pick just a few to submit at a time. They can even modify individual sections after they've already started selecting books — without losing any work or having to reenter information.

No Password To Remember, Just A Personalized Security Link.

Getting faculty members to create an account (or recover their passwords) is a high barrier to collecting adoption information. Verba Collect removes accounts from the equation entirely, instead including a personalized security link in every email that gives them access to just their courses. It's secure and efficient.

Fully Comply With Federal HEOA Mandate

As adoptions information comes in, make sure your campus meets new federal requirements. Verba Collect features a one-click export option that gives your institution all the information they need to satisfy the HEOA mandate. For stores with advanced campus IT relationships, Verba's optional BookLink feature fits into class schedules, course websites and digital materials as a simple HTML link.

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When students click, they get an up-to-date list of course textbooks and an easy "buy from the campus bookstore" option — all without leaving the page. Verba helps you take control of HEOA compliance to gain another valuable point-of-sale.

Easy In, Easy Out.

Verba Collect makes it easy to get information into and out of the Adoptions Management Module. Users of supported POS and e-commerce systems enjoy seamless connectivity through web services. And all users have access to our industry-leading spreadsheet import utility. Upload a spreadsheet file and receive real-time progress updates as we import your data, followed-up by an email letting you know when the task has completed.

Putting adoptions data to use is just as painless. Retrieve comprehensive adoption data — including complete book citations, course and section identifying information and section approval status — through web services or download in spreadsheet format.

Painless Installation, No Worry.

Verba hosts the Adoptions Management Module on reliable, secure servers, saving you the time and trouble of giving your IT staff yet another piece of software to manage. Our innovative monitoring and rapid deployment system notifies our team at the first sign of trouble and can respond to network outages or system failures in minutes.