Fall 2014 Presentation to Academic Senate Verba Collect Requisitions

Faculty Requisitions – New Online System for Winter 15  Verba Collect will be available for faculty/departments to submit Winter adoptions  TextReq will still be available through Winter adoption cycle

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 Affordable Learning Solutions project pilot program to reduce barriers to timely faculty submissions  Easier to use, intuitive, cloud-based  Better reporting capabilities & communication tools from within Collect Why switch to Verba Collect for requisitions now :

 No faculty log-ins required: Personalized links ed to faculty based on the schedule  Intuitive prompts and online help  Easier to indicate additional materials and course-packs  Can pre-populate classes that are always ‘no text required’ if departments provide lists New withVerba Collect :

 Integrates with bookstore inventory management software  Submissions still need to be reviewed & approved before they impact orders or display to students  Faculty still do need to submit their chosen books every quarter, it won’t automatically populate new quarters What stays the same :

What Collect will look like:

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What we need  Updated list of department admins who need access to Collect  Time to set up training for department admins  Winter 2015 requisitions ‘priority due date’ = Oct. 17  Need majority of requisitions by Oct 29 for HEOA compliance

Affordability & Accessibility  Goal is to have complete booklist online by the registration to make it easier for students to shop (HEOA)  DRC needs info for processing alt. media requests (ATI)  Reducing student costs through online sourcing of used books, buyback, rentals, e-text matching, etc. (Affordable Learning) Why requisitions are due so early:

Bronco Bookstore Textbook Staff:  Suzanne Donnelly, Associate Director x  Stacie Shellner, Faculty Requisitions Coordinator x  Kevin Jensen, Book Dept. Manager (orders), x Thank You