Follett: A Strategic Partner

Follett: A Strategic Partner

Support the development and execution of the

institution’s goals via new business

models, integrated digital solutions and traditional

materials

Provide the tools and expertise to enable faculty to

find and adopt optimal course

materials to meet instructional and pedagogical goals

Maintain the technology,

systems, processes and people to best

serve customers wherever they are: online, in

store or mobile

Ensure students and faculty can easily and

conveniently access course

materials in an increasingly digital world

booknow+™

Aligning with Campus GoalsAttract, Engage, Retain, Graduate StudentsIncrease:• Student Achievement• Faculty Workflow

and EffectivenessMaintain faculty choiceStreamline by integrating with existing campus systems

booknow+™

Solutions designed to drive student and faculty success:

• Students: Streamlined Digital Course Material Delivery & Access

• Faculty: Research, Discovery and Adoption Tool

From within SIS or LMS, use FacultyDiscover™ to:Discover materials from all sources and all types: Textbooks, Digital Content, Open Resources, Video, etc.

booknow+™ for Instructors

From within SIS or LMS, students can:

At point of registration and throughout the term, connect to the campus store website to purchase or rent required and recommend course materials

booknow+™ for Students

Single place to easily access adopted open source digital contentFuture Enhancement… easy access to all digital content, purchased or free!

Provides for single sign on for digital content. Link to adopted content automatically placed on student LMS, eliminating the hassles of navigating access codes and URLs for each and every purchase

Opening the Door to DigitalThe Experience Today…

Opening the Door to DigitalThe experience at booknow+™ schools…

Digital content aggregated in one place on LMS for student

booknow+™ : How it works

booknow+ solutions made available via a single connection:

Typically, integration involves customization by the institution because each institution has their own unique set of systems, portals and platforms. Follett overcomes this challenge with booknow+ “ConnectOnce” Technology.

Key Steps:

• Connector is installed to the SIS at institution

• Connector communicates with institution systems via APIs

• ConnectOnce transforms data from institution into a standardized format

• Follett systems query ConnectOnce for data on demand enabling personalized services through booknow+

All digital content is

aggregated in one place on the LMS and

accessed with single sign on

Follett systems call out to “ConnectOnce” as needed,

reducing load on school systems

Adoption Information (Course

Tracks)

Student Accesses Digital

Content via School Learning

Management System

Student Information

System

booknow+ “ConnectOnce”

Technology

booknow+™ : How it works

Student Obtains Student Obtains Adopted Digital Content Adopted Digital Content from Campus Store Or from Campus Store Or

Store WebsiteStore Website

booknow+ is fully secure:•Pulls standard data for course, users and roles

•All communication encrypted

•Never accesses or stores user passwords or other sensitive user information

•Follett’s legal agreements with the institution ensure that data is treated appropriately

•Fully satisfies many regulatory and legal requirements such as FERPA; similar to 3rd-party accounting services the institution may use

booknow+™ : Data security & privacy

booknow+™ : Next Steps

1. Institution assigns IT liaison to coordinate implementation of booknow+ technology

2. Follett provides a step by step implementation guide

3. Follett’s booknow+ implementation team works with the IT liaison; assisting and guiding setup and testing to ensure a successful deployment

booknow+ connections are easy to implement:

Thank you!Questions?