Online Faculty Adoptions:

Step 1. Login to BisonWeb from the University's website.

Step 2. Select HU Bookstore Faculty Adoptions -  From the Bison Web Main Menu, click Faculty Services tab or Faculty & Advisor menu Item.  From Faculty Services Menu, click HU Bookstore Faculty Adoptions. Click Log-in.  This will connect you to the Bookstore's website to enter your adoption information.

Step 3. Select Faculty menu option -

Step 4. Select Course Information -

Term:
Choose the term for which you need to place your adoption information (Fall, Spring, etc.). Select "Continue".

Department:
Choose the appropriate academic department from the "drop down" list of disciplines. Select "Continue".

Course Number, Section, Sub-Section, & Faculty: Choose the course and section numbers from the "drop down" list. Select "Continue".

Note: Use this form even if you are teaching this course for the first time. You should modify the existing course/section record to fit the order you are placing including changing the faculty name. You should only choose "New Course" if the course number and section do not appear in our records. Enter the requested information (instructor, department, course number and section). The HUB will contact you when the course has been entered into the database.

Projected Enrollment & Professor:
The course instructor's name and the projected enrollment is imported from Banner and will be periodically updated.

Step 5. Select Textbooks -
This section will display the books that were previously used for the course. It is recommended that faculty use the same textbook edition for at least two years to allow students to sell back their textbooks and purchase used textbooks. You may also submit a comment concerning your adoption and the url to the publisher's site if you plan to use any additional online content for the course.

Tip: If you wish to use a book again, mark the box labeled "Use Again". The "use again" box should be empty if you do not wish to reorder the book.

A. Select "Add New Textbook" to order new books for the course. Enter the author, title or ISBN code on the new book search form and select "Search". If the search has found the correct book, note whether the book is "Required" or "Optional" and select "Add Selected Book".

Tip: The search may find multiple records for the same ISBN if a record exist in our (t) textbook, (b) general book, or (k) buyback database. You may select any record, but the (t) textbook record is preferred since it already exists in our textbook inventory.

B. If the desired text is not in the database, select "New Book". Fill out the new book order form with as much information that you have and select "Submit Book". This information will be sent to the HUB, where the staff will research and order the book.

C. IF NO TEXTBOOK IS REQUIRED for the course enter the title "No Textbook Required" or ISBN code "9789999999909" and select "Search" and select "Add Selected Book". This step will update the bookstore's database and flag the course so that it can be reported to students.

Step 6. Select "Submit Adoption" - Your adoption is now complete and you should receive a confirmation email.  If you do not have a current email address in BisonWeb the confirmation will be sent to the Academic Dean or Chair.

Textbook Research:

Haven't decided what textbooks to use for your course? - The Faculty Center Network is a great research tool to help faculty identify textbooks to adopt for their courses. You can even see what faculty members at other universities are using for similar courses.

Custom Published Materials:

The HUB has partnered with XanEdu to bring faculty another great resource to create custom published materials for your courses.