Course Materials/Textbook Order Due Dates
Course Materials Order Administrative Rule 4.01.006: All staffed sections are required to have course materials ordered (adopted) by the first day of registration for each semester, which includes identifying sections using online learning materials (First Day “Inclusive Access”, Open Educational Resources (OER)/Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), OpenStax, etc.) or to designate that no materials are required.
Update: The Adoption & Insight Portal (AIP) is Barnes and Noble’s new textbook selection software (B&N manages ACC’s brick and mortar and online bookstores). See: Textbook Selection through Barnes & Noble
Important: Faculty Enlight is no longer being used for textbook selection.
Refer to Faculty Support for Instructional Materials for more information.
→If you have questions about using the Adoption & Insight Portal, please contact the Office of Academic Technology through the Teaching Consultations & Support page.
Inclusive Access (First Day) Deadlines
- Fall 2021: April 22 – Complete Bookstore’s Fall 2021 First Day Ordering information form. Refer to 3-1-21 FINAL DRAFT Inclusive Fee Flow Chart Process – Fall 2021
- Summer 2021: March 3 – Refer to 11-23-20 DRAFT Inclusive Fee Flow Chart Process – Summer 2021
For any questions regarding deadlines, including Inclusive Access (First Day), please contact Bookstore General Manager Jeanette Lien (GM130@bncollege.com).
ZTC Spreadsheet – identify ZTC sections (Zero Textbook Costs), formally known as OER, in the appropriate Google spreadsheet following the instructions on first tab.
- ZTC Sections Fall 2021 – Due April 22, 2021
- ZTC Sections Summer 2021 – Due March 1, 2021
Bookstore Contract Deadlines
Fall Semester: April 1
Spring Semester: October 1
Summer Semester: March 1
Course Packet Order Due Dates
Fall Semester – March 1
Spring Semester – September 1
Summer Semester – February 1
Bookstore Information for FACULTY and DEPARTMENTS
Note: Refer students to the Bookstore’s Customized Textbook List via the ACC Bookstore site to look up the textbooks/course materials you selected for your classes, once orders (adoptions) have been processed by the Bookstore. Additionally, general information pertaining to bookstores is provided at austincc.edu/students/textbooks-and-supplies.
- Faculty Support for Instructional Materials
- ACC Bookstore Central Office – refer students to austin.bncollege.com/shop/acc-virtual/home to search textbooks by semester and find out cost and format options including rental and eBooks, to order textbooks online, to look up what textbooks are worth if sold back, Bookstore hours, etc.
- To receive a listing of textbooks and editions that were ordered and stocked in the campus Bookstores or for any other type of textbook order status report, email your request to: TM523@bncollege.com or GM130@bncollege.com
- Bookstore Contact Information
- ACC Bookstore Central Office: (512) 473-2129
- Jeanette Lien, General Manager
GM130@bncollege.com
(512) 476-1921 ext. 5
- Textbooks Delivery Information
- Most textbooks are ordered online for home delivery.
- Campus Bookstores are located at Highland, Riverside, and Round Rock. View temporary hours of operation.
- Course Materials Order Reports – Information (pricing, updated ISBNs, order changes, etc.) pertaining to processed course materials/textbook orders will be available on the Bookstore website and via the ‘Textbooks’ links provided in the online schedule by the time registration begins, once the orders have been stocked in the campus bookstores.
Note: Updated composite course materials order reports can be obtained by contacting your department’s administrative assistant/designated order approver or Bookstore (GM130@bncollege.com). For status reports on sections without course materials orders for your program, you can contact the Bookstore (GM130@bncollege.com) directly.
Additional Instructional Materials Resources
- Open Educational Resources (OER) – low-cost or free resources in the public domain that are used for teaching, learning, and research
- OpenStax – access to free college textbooks and low-cost learning materials
- ACC First Day (Inclusive Access) – student information
- ACC Refunds website – Opt out of First Day Access
- ACC Copyright & Fair Use – Courtney Mlinar, ACC Copyright Officer
- CoursePacks and Copyright
- Copyright Ownership: Scope of Policy
- Copyright Compliance Statement
- Copyright Ownership AR# 4.02.006