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Textbook and course reader ordering for academics
Our Text Buying department liaises with UWS Course Co-ordinators and academic staff to ensure that sufficient copies of required textbooks are ordered for students to purchase at the start of each semester.
In order to facilitate the smooth running of the textbook ordering process we ask Course Co-ordinators and academic staff to fill in a textbook order (adoption) form.
Placing textbook orders for 2010
The textbook order (adoption) form details requested will include;
- Unit/Course information
- Textbook details (author/title/edition/publisher/ISBN)
- Expected enrolment numbers and quantity of books required
- Which campuses will require the books
Please provide your contact details so that our Text Buying group can contact you with any queries or order updates.
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The form is available online and in hard copy in each Connect Bookstore.
We are keen to assist with your order queries and encourage you to contact either; Aggie Kong (Text Buyer) on (02 4570 1631), a.kong@uws.edu.au; or Robyn Findlater (Assistant Text Buyer) on (02 4570 1688) r.findlater@uws.edu.au.
Fill out textbook order form »
We urge you to complete your orders by the specified date as many of the titles ordered will need to be imported by sea-freight. Any orders that don’t meet this cut-off date will attract up to an additional $10 to the price of each book.
Textbook order list terminology
Prescribed
When a textbook is selected as prescribed the Connect Books staff assume this text will be promoted by the lecturer and is essential for students to complete the subject.
Recommended
Recommended textbooks are not considered essential for students to purchase, but they are deemed to be a useful resource. Students will often not purchase these titles immediately, rather waiting to see if the lecturer recommends them highly in their class. For this reason, Connect Books will usually stock smaller quantities of “recommended” titles than prescribed ones.
Ordering
Based on the information provided on the Textbook Adoptions list that you submit to us, our Textbook Buyer will place orders with our suppliers.
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If there are any extenuating circumstances concerning your prescribed textbooks (e.g. it is going to be used for an open book exam), please indicate this in the comments field when you are placing your order.
Contact information
If you have any problems or questions regarding textbook orders, please contact the Text Buying department; Aggie Kong (Text Buyer) on (02 4570 1631) a.kong@uws.edu.au or Robyn Findlater (Assistant Text Buyer) on (02 4570 1688) r.findlater@uws.edu.au.