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Online Textbook Tool and UBook Used Book Marketplace

Online Textbook Tool and UBook Used Book Marketplace. Sean DeMonner, Project Manager, University of Michigan Jim Eng, Software Developer, University of Michigan Norhal El Halwagy, Research Associate, University of Michigan Gonzalo Silverio, UI Developer, University of Michigan. Agenda.

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Online Textbook Tool and UBook Used Book Marketplace

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  1. Online Textbook Tool and UBook Used Book Marketplace Sean DeMonner, Project Manager, University of Michigan Jim Eng, Software Developer, University of Michigan Norhal El Halwagy, Research Associate, University of Michigan Gonzalo Silverio, UI Developer, University of Michigan

  2. Agenda • Development context • Tool walk-through • U-M instance • Sakai version • Initial outcomes • Questions (please hold til end)

  3. Textbooks / UBook @ U-M • Students concerned about the cost of books • Provost named Task Force; it recommended • Central online system for ordering books • Encourage earlier availability of book lists • Support used book market in addition to bookstores • Focus on large, introductory courses • Collaborative development project funded • Book ordering managed in PeopleSoft SIS • Booklists viewed in Sakai/CTools and elsewhere • Data to bookstores, library, students (timed)

  4. Textbooks / UBook @ U-M • Sakai tool includes UBook marketplace • Textbook lists include buy/sell links into UBook • External search service for finding books (xISBN): • WorldCat/OCLC product • Annual fee; limited number of lookups • Best source we’ve found, still not complete • Contractual obligation not to mirror database

  5. Textbooks / UBook @ U-M • Book search API (e.g. Google) for covers, etc. • Templates include placeholders for thumbnails • Have not found an unrestricted source • Higher Ed Opportunity Act of 2008 (HR 4137) • List of course materials and prices “to the extent practical” • Early Usability Testing • Personas, flow analysis, heuristic analysis, user testing • Student labor :-)

  6. MWS / Course Site View July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 6

  7. UBook Offer July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 7

  8. My UBook Offerings July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 8

  9. MWS / Course Site View July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 9

  10. UBook Search & Buy July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 10

  11. Book Searching July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 11

  12. Sakai Version • U-M is using an external book order system (SIS) • Sakai version has additional screens • Alternative lookup providers possible (ISBNdb.com) • Sample screens presented: • RSF template • Not set in stone

  13. Sakai Screen - Booklist For instructors and others who might be adding textbooks for classes July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 13

  14. Sakai Screen - Book Search July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 14

  15. Sakai Screen - Book Add July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 15

  16. Sakai Screen - Course Details July 2009 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A. 16

  17. Initial Outcomes • System went live in early Nov for W09 books • By first day Winter 2009, 62% of classes with > 100 students had info entered • By the end of January, 2953 textbooks entered; as of 6/22 6071 • UBook: as of 2/19 4432 books entered, 1218 sold; as of 6/22 5360 entered, 1360 sold

  18. Questions?http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/TXB/HomeQuestions?http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/TXB/Home 10th Sakai Conference - Boston, MA, U.S.A.

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