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This is a reminder that the due date for Fall Quarter course requests is May 25th. If you have already submitted your request(s), thank you and please ignore this reminder. If you haven't already submitted your request(s), please do so as close to the due date as possible*. We will start emailing individual professors for their requests in early June. If you would prefer that you, or your department, receives these emails, and not the professors, please let us know as soon possible (please provide an email address). Please submit requests for all courses, regardless of whether we will be supplying materials. * No Text Required? See Canvas for Materials? See Instructor for Materials? – see below for more details. * Using a Course Pack (either an off-campus copy center or working with UW Copy Center) – see below for more details. * Using an OER title? – see below for more details. * Prefer digital? eBook or Courseware? - see below for more details. * Using an old edition? Old editions acceptable for use in class? – see below for more details. * Non-book materials needed for class? – see below for more details. * Using free UW Library resources OR placing one on reserve? – see below for more details. * Want to help your students save money? – see below for more details. Please remember: * If you are not using any materials, submit the request as 'No Text Required'. We'll note this on our website and shelf tag for your students. * If you are using an Open Education Resource (OER) (http://guides.lib.uw.edu/oer) product, please be sure to let us know which product you are using along with where your students can acquire it for free. The UW is required by HEOA laws** to gather and list all materials used in class at least 30 days prior to the start of class. * If you are using a Course Pack, please let us know where the pack is being printed (on-campus or off campus - with the location) in the comments section. On-campus packs are sold at the University Book Store. Many students do come to us looking for packs produced and sold at other locations. This information will help us to better serve your students. * If you are using Canvas for your materials, please note this in the comments field. * If you only want digital materials or homework platforms supplied for your class, please let us know. Please note, we do currently attempt to source eBooks for all other available titles. * If old editions are acceptable to use in class, please note this in the comments section as well. We are more than happy to search for, and discount, old editions and give students a choice between editions. * If there are any non-book supplies required, or recommended, for your class please note them in the comments field. We'll contact you for more information. *If you are using a 'free' library resource, please let us know and we'll list this for your students. If you would like to request a copy to put on reserves at the UW Libraries, please check here: http://www.lib.washington.edu/types/course * Help your students save money on course materials by placing your request(s) early.** To submit your request(s), please go to the following link: www.ubookstore.com/faculty After submitting the request, two confirmation emails are sent; one to the Professor and one to the Department Coordinator (if one is listed). If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us to confirm we have received your request. For future reference, here are all our preferred course request due dates: Autumn Quarter May 25th Winter Quarter October 25th Spring Quarter January 25th Summer Quarter April 25th If this email has reached you in error, or you are no longer the contact for submitting requests, please let us know and pass this along to your successor. If your department does not have a dedicated person handling course request submissions, please forward this to your department faculty. If you have any questions or experience any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us. Course Materials Department 4326 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 course.adoptions@ubookstore.com **By submitting your requests in a timely manner you help students save money in three ways: * By supporting University of Washington's compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). The HEOA requires all higher edition institutions provide course material information to their students at least four weeks before each term, providing them the opportunity to plan for their course material expenses. This includes all items whether they are free or if there is a cost to the student to acquire the material. University Book Store gathers your material requests and provides daily updates to the University for distribution to students via MyUW. * By allowing us to buy back books from UW students for the highest amount. Books we know are being used on one of our campuses for the next quarter are bought back from our students at up to 50% of the new price until our need for the coming term are met. * By allowing us sufficient time to source used books from national distributors. Used books save students a minimum of 25% every day.