University of Southern Mississippi New Faculty Orientation 2014 Marlene Naquin

2. Introductions
Kathy Hayman-General Manager
Kay Bush –Textbook Manager
Barnes and Noble
Marlene Naquin
TACMAC, chair 2014-15

3. Background
How the policy originated

4. HEOA IHL USM

5. Higher Educational Opportunity Act
(HEOA) of 2008
Section 133-Textbook Policy

6. IHL Board of Trustees
Policies and Bylaws
617 Textbook Policy

7. 0Textbook and Course Materials
Policies and Procedures
The University of Southern
Mississippi
http://www.usm.edu/provost/textbook
-information

8. TACMAC
Textbook and Course Materials
Advisory Committee

9. The Basics
0Minimum adoption periods: three
years for 100-200 level courses, two
years for other courses
0All sections and delivery of course
should use same materials
0Information (ISBN, etc) available to
students

10. 0Faculty teaching the same course
should consult in choosing textbook
and communicate to all involved
0Attention to cost, length of use,
formats, resale…
0Department Chair chooses material
in absence of an instructor

11. The Basics
0Courses are loaded into SOAR
0Textbook Coordinators and liaisons
request information
0Textbook and Course Materials
information is entered into SOAR

12. Dates for Textbook Submission
October 15 – Summer and Fall
courses
March 15 – Spring courses

13. Exceptions
0 Specific content in section (Example: English 101..)
0 Edition no longer available
0 New edition
0 Updated material

14. 0Exceptions are filed through the
chair/director and dean to TACMAC and
the Provost office.

15. B&N and Faculty
0Discuss options (bundles, format..)
0 Discuss when will books arrive,
backorders

16. Questions?

17. Contact
0 Kathy Hayman General Manager
sm045@bncollege.com
0 Kay Bush Textbook Manager
tm045@bncollege.com
0 Deianna Miller – Gulf Park Bookstore Manager
bksusmgc@bncollege.com
0 Marlene Naquin , Chair TACMAC
Marlene.Naquin@usm.edu