At VitalSource, we aim to simplify the journey of finding, obtaining, and engaging with required course materials needed for academic success. Our models provide seamless and affordable access for learners.
Delivering education that is accessible to learners of all abilities is a challenging yet critical goal. At VitalSource, our goal is clear: to build global learning platforms that ensure everyone can seamlessly access the tools and learning experiences they need anywhere, anytime.
VitalSource plays an important role in driving affordability for learners by designing innovative solutions that simplify the process of finding and obtaining required course materials. This allows more learners to access their required course materials, lowering the overall costs for everyone.
VitalSource provides you with the strongest privacy protections by engineering our platforms with a privacy-by-default design and using best-in-class services to secure your data.
Use this insider’s guide to privacy and security to evaluate whether the products and services you are using comply with industry standards.
Use this insider’s guide to accessibility to evaluate whether the products and services you are using comply with industry standards.
Since our inception, VitalSource has led the industry in our unrivaled commitment to accessibility. When we remove the barriers to using content, everyone benefits.
In today’s digital world, we face privacy and security threats that are continually evolving. We lead the industry by providing the best available security measures to protect the privacy of all users, keeping our platforms secure and safeguarding publishers’ content.
Do your learning and digital content management platforms meet or exceed industry standards for privacy, security, accessibility, and interoperability? Find out with the VitalSource Advantage Compliance, Standards, and Affiliations Checklist.
From the beginning, VitalSource has been at the forefront of creating and adopting accessibility standards. Take a closer look at VitalSource’s accessibility authoring milestones.
We enable users to engage with their materials anywhere, anytime, by delivering highly functional experiences in browsers and native applications. Take a look at our top 5 award-winning assistive technologies.
Given the state of education, it has become critical to understand how to go fully digital without sacrificing the privacy of your learners. Take a look at 4 key privacy and security considerations.
What security measures are your technology partners taking to protect content? Take a look at our top 5 network and product security considerations.
The Doer Effect is the learning science principle that proves students who do practice questions while reading new content have higher learning gains.
Impactful learning happens at scale when expansive reach meets learning science-based technology that improves student outcomes.
To make an impact, technology must expand access for learners and positively affect student outcomes. Look for these features to improve the online learning experience.
To make an impact, technology must meet the needs of all learners, expand access, and positively affect student outcomes.
Your content is your business. Protecting it is ours. Use this guide to evaluate security measures during every critical step of the content storage and distribution process, so you can be assured that your content is properly protected.
Protecting your content is our top concern at VitalSource, and we take exceptional measures to ensure the security of our platforms and your content. Download our position paper to learn more.
Learn the five critical considerations to ensure your content is protected.
In this report, we look at the state of the Campus Store industry and the habits of the students they serve as part of our biannual review of thousands of transactions occurring through Verba tools that support campus stores.
The Doer Effect is a learning science principle that has proven that doing practice questions while you’re reading causes better learning outcomes. Our team of learning scientists has done extensive work on this topic, and here are the five things you need to know about the Doer Effect.
Are automatically generated questions a viable option to scale learning by doing? Here are five things you need to know about the research.
Learn how Acrobatiq offers one courseware platform for all your institutional needs with SmartStart’s next generation intelligence.
Learn how to rapidly scale low-cost courseware creation as a publisher with Acrobatiq and SmartStart.
Learn about the full suite of VitalSource solutions, from Bookshelf to Inclusive Access.
Acrobatiq delivers cutting-edge courseware that is data-driven and adaptive, enhancing the learning experience by providing practice tailored to each learner's needs.
Central Michigan University wanted an Inclusive Access program that could grow. Read how choosing Verba’s Connect tools ensured the best priced options for their students, streamlined their invoice process, and made scaling an IA program manageable and hassle-free.
Following a shift from PDF materials to VitalSource etexts, the University of Phoenix set out to discover whether or not the VitalSource platform was improving course outcomes for their students. Read the full case study to learn more about their findings.
Not only can learning analytics help predict how students may perform in a course based on early activity, this technology can also alert professors if any students are at risk. Read the white paper to learn more.
The majority of college students agree access to relevant course materials is critical to academic success, but cost continues to be a barrier to access, according to a 2019 study from market research firm Morning Consult, commissioned by VitalSource. A majority of respondents also acknowledged they would get better grades studying with interactive course materials and etexts rather than traditional hardcopy books. Check out the fact sheets to see these stats and more.
Offering engaging interactive content, convenient access, and greater affordability, today’s students are gravitating towards etexts. Download the infographic to learn more about how digital learning materials contribute to student success.
According to a study conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of VitalSource, the high cost of textbooks is forcing an overwhelming majority of college students to delay or avoid purchasing required course materials.
A growing number of college students are choosing not to purchase textbooks and other required course materials in an effort to save money, according to a new study conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of VitalSource.
Put your store at the center of course materials on campus with tools to help you save time, grow sales, impact affordability, and innovate for the future.
Learn how Colorado State University is increasing their impact with day-one access and course materials affordability while reallocating retail space previously used for print course materials.
Learn how Kennesaw State University got their Inclusive Access program off the ground by building relationships on campus and partnering with publishers to improve affordability and day-one access.
As the discussion about the rising costs of course materials percolated on Bellevue College’s campus, Campus Store Director Kristen Connely had an exciting idea: bring students to a conference on the topic to engage them in finding solutions. This idea led Bellevue to a booming Inclusive Access program.
The Sea Devil Store at Cape Fear Community College looked to inclusive access to drive course material affordability. Learn how the team worked to streamline communication and billing accuracy to scale their program impacting day-one access for thousands of students.
Recent data shows that independent campus stores offering digital course materials and day one access through Inclusive Access (IA) and Equitable Access programs impact affordability and access for students.
Learn how Bookshelf drives academic freedom on the world's #1 digital content platform.
Learn why Bookshelf is the world’s #1 digital content platform for distributing your digital materials.
Learn how to rapidly scale low-cost online course creation as a publisher with Acrobatiq and SmartStart.
The Utah State University Campus Store sees digital and Inclusive Access as its future and a way to better serve students. Read how they automated time-consuming workflows and showed administrators the meaningful impact IA has on affordability.
The Ashland University Campus Store team is proud to increase student savings through its growing Inclusive Access program. Learn how digital helps reduce student debt, increase day-one access to course materials, and improve campus store cash flow management.
This is an overview of the research investigating the use of artificial intelligence to generate Learn-by-Doing more affordably n courseware.
This is an overview of the courseware implementation and engagement research and findings as presented by the VitalSoure Research and Development team at the 6th IAFOR International Conference on Education in January 2021.
The rising cost of course materials had the team at Wilfrid Laurier University looking for options. Watching the acceleration of Inclusive Access programs, the team began exploring the benefits a day-one access program could offer their students. The campus united on a mission of delivering access and affordability through the implementation of Inclusive Access. Read how the institution was set up for success with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, minimizing disruption to students.
Learn why Explore is the digital content delivery service that benefits everyone and lets institutions get up and running quickly.
Learn how publishers can compete in the subscription business and create new, renewable revenue streams with Explore.
Learn how the cross-campus team at Wayland Baptist University shifted their course material business model from profit center to student service model. This shift was fueled by rapid scale of inclusive access across their campuses.
Learn how Ozarks Technical Community College quickly built a successful Inclusive Access program and improved relationships with campus stakeholders. Now, in their continuing quest for affordability, they have decided a move to Equitable Access is the natural next step.
In the fall of 2020, the team at the University of California Davis launched their groundbreaking Equitable Access program to reduce course material inequities with the first of its kind flat-rate, digital-first subscription program to drive predictability in course materials costs while increasing access to required materials. Read how Equitable Access allowed for 100% of access for all undergraduate students while preserving academic freedom.
Learn how Launch offers one integration to power them all, and delivers the best learner experience for institutions.
Learn how Launch Integrations seamlessly handles fulfillment, content access, and communication between institutions and publishers.
The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic thrust institutions across the country into remote learning in March 2020. The Bronco Bookstore at Cal Poly Pomona reacted quickly and ramped up its digital offerings in its Inclusive Access program to increase student access to course materials. Read to understand what steps the store found successful in growing its digital program by 400%.