The UK Bookstore is the official bookstore of the University of Kentucky and as such that all instructional materials used in all courses be available in the UK Bookstore or offered online, unless specific arrangements have been made by the Deans of the respective colleges with the General Manager of the UK Bookstore and the Executive Director of Auxiliary Services.
In 2008 Congress passed the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). A portion of the HEOA requires faculty members to submit textbook and other instructional material information to university bookstores as soon as reasonably practicable. University policy does require a specific submission date for each semester based on the institution’s course schedule for the subsequent academic period. Having the textbook adoptions in early positively impacts the UK Bookstore’s ability to search for used books and to order new book packages and custom books, which saves students money and allows the bookstore time to have the books available when needed.
Adoption & Insights Portal (AIP) – The Adoption & Insights Portal is a tool that faculty can use to submit information about instructional materials to the UK Bookstore. Faculty can research, adopt and share insights about textbooks and course materials through AIP. The link can be found in Canvas under Research and Adopt Course Materials.