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Global Institutional Solutions

From fragmentation to full control.
Maximise your investment

Expand your Institution’s Reach and Impact

Connect curriculum intelligence to content acquisition, student delivery, and analytics, all in one continuous system. Then build on what has proven effective to further improve engagement and outcomes over time.

Unmatched Global Delivery

  • 4,300+
    institutional partners
  • 9,000+
    publisher imprints
  • 38
    languages supported worldwide
  • 2.5M
    learning tools in VitalSource’s catalogue

From Discovery to Impact: One Integrated Solution

Powerful Technology, Flexible Procurement Options

Institutions enter at any model and expand across all three as strategies evolve.

Faculty Intelligence & Discovery 

This model scans your existing library holdings, indexes university-owned content, and surfaces VitalSource's course materials catalogue ranked by curriculum fit – all with institutional analytics and a faculty discovery workflow included.

Curated Library Catalogue

This includes everything from the faculty intelligence model, plus self-service access to VitalSource's curated library catalogue. Your library catalogue integrates directly, with concurrent user licensing and full institutional license management – giving your team complete visibility and control over what's available and to whom.

Full VitalSource Catalogue

This includes the full breadth of the VitalSource network – 2.5M+ learning tools from all major publishers and beyond, available on flat fee or enrollment-based pricing with redemption-based or unlimited access options. eBooks are delivered via Bookshelf® and courseware via Area9, with custom pricing agreed directly with your institution.

Smarter Technology for Better Engagement

Bookshelf+ and Bookshelf CoachMe provide students with the AI-powered support they need, directly in the platform they already use. Backed by learning science and over a decade of published academic research, these tools help students stay focused, confident, and engaged right inside the Bookshelf platform.

Ask questions about the reading
Bookshelf eReader with “What is photosynthesis?” entered in Bookshelf+.
Create personalised study plans
Bookshelf+ creates a three-week study plan after the student asks for help.
Generate practice questions and interactive flashcards
Bookshelf shows a prompt card: “What are photoautotrophs?” for practice and flashcards.
Get immediate help understanding complex ideas
Ask Your Book explains photosynthesis with a follow-up option to learn more.
Chat in their preferred language
Conversation translated to Spanish explaining photosíntesis, with quick-reply options.
Compare and contrast key terms and concepts
Bookshelf+ lists key terms and definitions from the current chapter.

Bookshelf: Packed with Learning Power

Once your curriculum data has been surfaced and the library has acquired content, students can read, study, and practice all within the safety of Bookshelf.

AI Backed by Learning Science

Enhance student retention and comprehension with AI-powered tools that provide in-the-moment support right within the etext.

Always-On Resiliency

Learners access materials anytime, anywhere, online or offline, across any device.

Full Suite of Study Tools

Powerful study tools, such as highlighting, note-taking, and flashcards, provide one place to learn it all.

Best-in-Class Accessibility

Students receive and engage with the content they need, no special versions required.

Single Sign-On via the LMS

Students go from enrolled to reading in a single click.

Adaptative Learning via Area9

Personalised pathways respond to individual student behaviour from the very first session.

See what everybody is saying about VitalSource

“As part of the broader digital transformation in higher education, this collaboration integrates our market-leading collection of social science textbooks with VitalSource’s world-class technology, empowering students to engage with content in ways that best support their learning. It enables faculty to enhance teaching outcomes and equips university librarians to champion accessibility, foster inclusive learning, support academic success, and demonstrate impact across campus. We look forward to continuing our work with academic partners to expand access and drive innovation in teaching and learning.”
- James Waller, Associate Vice President of Sales, Sage
"Through our integration with VitalSource, we have successfully provided a seamless learning experience that meets the needs of all users."
- Mohmed Said Aboualyazied, Textbooks Services Specialist, United Arab Emirates University
"They invest in the product. Always evolving, responding to market needs, using beta versions to refine their approach. And we want to work with partners that are willing to evolve and adapt and listen to us and change and better the product opposed to just remaining static. So strategically, it was just aligned to what we were trying to achieve."
– Zena Barnes, Senior Operations Manager – International Education Solutions, BPP
"This partnership with VitalSource allows our library, with its expert staff and central role, to continue to deliver an integrated eTextbook programme for simultaneous, remote, and unlimited access to quality learning resources. With a broad catalogue and transparent, easy communication with the VitalSource team, we were able to quickly and effectively launch this partnership and make a difference for our students right away."
– Luke Fowler, Head of Library Content, Digital and Research Support, University of Wolverhampton
"Each institution will have different problems, but what we need to do, especially from the library's point of view, is to analyze what the problems are and to try to find how we can use technology to solve the problem. But one message from me is: do not be afraid of new technology."
– Milana, Library Manager, Universitas Bina Nusantara

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