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Access
Level the Playing Field
Solving the Access Equation
Simplify the way students find, obtain, and engage with the learning materials needed for academic success
Deliver an Integrated Experience
Our technology operates within an institution’s existing digital ecosystem, making it easier for students to get required content through the school’s platform.
No Wi-Fi? No Problem
Many learners do not have consistent, reliable access to Wi-Fi. The Bookshelf platform has been designed to work both online and 100% offline.
Streamline with New Delivery Models
Our models provide seamless and affordable access to course materials, so students can focus on what really matters: learning.
Inclusive Access
Students should have access to all their course materials at the lowest possible price and on the first day of class. Inclusive Access allows students to easily discover, manage, and purchase content within the LMS—reducing the need to search and compare prices.
Equitable Access
With Equitable Access, all required learning materials for an entire term are provided to students directly in the LMS on day one of classes. Students pay a single, affordable flat fee for access to all materials for a given term, and can opt in/out at the program level.
Subscription Models
Offer easy, on-demand access to a wide selection of content with subscriptions. Subscriptions provide flexible access options and pricing models, including library discovery, institutional adoptions, and subscription sales.
Direct Integration
Direct Integration is ideal for institutions that offer materials to learners as part of their tuition or fees. Course materials are included in up-front costs. This decision is made at the institutional level, and student opt-out is available where needed.
“The program is designed for everyone to win, and I really think that we wouldn’t be as successful with it if we didn’t have these tools.”
- Jamie Spaulding, Sea Devil Store Manager
“IA is a solution to textbook access and affordability. This is the future.”
-Kristen Connely, Campus Store Director, Bellevue College
“To have the ability to save students money and get them their materials on day one is really important for us. With Verba Connect, Inclusive Access exploded for us. The experience was very simple.”
- Barry Waters, Director of Central Michigan University Bookstore
