Course Materials Adoption Tool

Follett Discover

The UGA Bookstore has a simple tool that faculty can use to adopt materials for their courses: Follett Discover.

Follett Discover allows you to easily discover, research, and adopt course materials all in one place. In addition to adopting traditional textbooks and other print materials, Follett Discover makes it easy to search and adopt nontraditional materials such as YouTube videos, open education resources, massive open online course content, and school/lab/tech supplies.

Benefits of Follett Discover

Faculty Benefits	Student Benefits
Serves as a one-stop location for course materials adoption, researching, and previous adoption history	Makes the UGA Bookstore a one-stop location for all types of course materials and supplies
Integrated institutionally via eLearning Commons (eLC)	Integrated institutionally via Athena
Personalized for individual faculty and the courses they teach, with the ability to let a designated concierge adopt materials on their behalf	Personalized for students using Athena or using their 81- number at the UGA Bookstore (in person and online)
Offers a wide variety of curated course materials, with the option to let students know there are no materials required for a course	Provides cost and availability information to inform decisions (including new, used, rental, and digital options)
Provides cost and availability information to inform decisions (including new, used, rental, and digital options)	Optimized pricing at the UGA Bookstore through negotiated vendor discounts and price matching on textbooks sold by Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Accessing Follett Discover

Faculty Members

Faculty can access Follett Discover directly here.

Faculty also can access Follett Discover in eLearning Commons (eLC) by clicking on the “Help” drop-down menu in the upper left-hand corner and choosing “Follett Discover.”

Click here to watch a demo video and learn how to use Follett Discover.

If you need assistance, please contact the UGA Bookstore at [email protected].

Concierge on Behalf of Faculty Members

A departmental designee or “concierge” can submit adoptions on behalf of faculty and will need to request a concierge account to sign in to Follett Discover to submit adoptions.

To request a concierge account:

Please email the UGA Bookstore at [email protected] and provide your name, email address, and course prefixes.
Once you receive the Follett Discover invitation email, click the link in the email to set your password. Note that invitations expire after 24 hours. If you need your Follett Discover invitation resent, please email [email protected]. Do not use your UGA MyID account credentials.
Once your password is set, you can log in to Follett Discover here.
You can now adopt course materials on behalf of your faculty.

Click here to watch a demo video and learn how to use Follett Discover.

Deadlines

Adoption deadlines for upcoming academic terms are listed below.

Spring Course Materials: Friday, October 31

Maymester/Summer Course Materials: Friday, March 13

Fall Course Materials: Friday, May 1

Adopting on time contributes to course material affordability and allows students to plan both time and funds to obtain materials before classes begin. By submitting adoptions by the deadline, the UGA Bookstore has time to source used and rental inventory, which translates to savings for students.

Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) 2008

Adopting course materials through the UGA Bookstore helps the University of Georgia meet the requirements of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, also known as HEOA 2008. This act was created to give students of higher education institutions the ability to assess the total cost of enrolling in a university or college course, down to granular level of the prices and ISBN codes of required and recommended textbooks for each course. This information is expected to be available to students during the pre-registration and registration process. When UGA faculty use Follett Discover to adopt course materials, this information is available to students via the Athena registration system, where students can use it to make informed decisions.

For more information and to read the full act, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

Contact

UGA Bookstore
[email protected]