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Adoptions & More

​​Faculty or their college staff must submit course material adoptions for every section, every semester through Barnes & Noble’s Adoption Insight Portal (AIP). You can adopt textbooks, lab manuals, course packets, courseware, open education resources (OERs), or no materials. Watch our online training to understand the different types of material, the process for adopting each, deadlines, and more! This training is split into 7 videos, with a total watch time of 25 minutes. You can watch all of them or skip to the topic you need.​

Deadlines

​​Self-authored material must be approved by the Office of the Provost prior to adopting in AIP. Submit approvals and adoptions by the following dates.​

  • ​​Summer​ AIP Adoption Due Date – Mar 1 Self-Authored Request Due Date Feb 10
  • ​​Fall ​ AIP Adoption Due Date – Apr 1 Self-Authored Request Due Date Mar 10
  • ​​Spring​ AIP Adoption Due Date – Oct 1 Self-Authored Request Due Date Sep 10

​​Access to AIP​ ​ 

You will automatically have access to course sections that you are the faculty of record for by logging in with your SHSU credentials (SSO). It may take 3 days to reflect changes.  

You need to request access from auxiliaryservices@shsu.edu if you are: 

  • College staff adopting or overseeing adoptions for your college. 
  • Chair or department head overseeing adoptions for your department.

​​Obtain Your Desk Copy​ 

Complimentary desk/review copies for faculty members may be requested by directly contacting the publisher before classes begin. If a desk copy does not arrive in time, a textbook may be acquired by emailing bearkatbundle@shsu.edu and requesting a loaner copy of the textbook. Once approved by the Office of Auxiliary Services the textbook may be picked up from the bookstore at no charge at that time. Upon receipt of the desk copy from the publisher, the instructor may return the textbook to the SHSU Bookstore in the same condition and the school/program will be credited for the original charge. Failure to return a loaned desk copy will result in a charge to the department.