Textbook selection and edoption

Generally textbooks are selected by the individual faculty member, though in some cases a departmental committee or a committee composed of faculty teaching a course may select texts.

Faculty members have the responsibility for ordering their own texts and are required to provide textbook information to the appropriate VCU Bookstore.

• Textbook Sales Policy [PDF]

edoption, through the VCU e2 Bookstore, can be done online. You will need your authorization code. If you do not remember your code, which is given to each faculty member each semester for placing adoptions for the next semester, send an e-mail message to JoAnne Rudenko at jrudenko@vcu.edu. Once you know your authorization code, go to the eDoption site for your campus:

• Monroe Park Campus
• VCU Medical Center

To login:
If you have already registered but have never placed an edoption before:

• Type your e-mail address and password and click the Login button.
• On the edoptions page, type the authorization code in the Password field and click on the Go button.

If you have an account on efollett.com and have placed edoptions before:

• Type in your e-mail address and password and click on the Login button.
• Refer to the procedure for the task you want to perform.

To register:

• Under New Customers, click on the Register button.
• Complete field on the page.
• Click on the Create Account button.
• On the edoptions page, type the authorization code in the Password field and click on the Go button.

• After you login you may:
• Select your name and place an edoption on your behalf.
• Please an edoption for another instructor.
• Create a New Instructor and place an edoption on his or her behalf.
• In addition, you can search for previously placed edoptions on this page.

• Add information:
• Fill in course information.
• After you fill in information, you must click on Add or Manage Materials to add books to the edoption.
• Add books via the search method or manual method.
• When you’re finished, click on Done Adding Materials to return to the previous screen.
• Now you can place the edoption by clicking on the Submit button.
• An edoption has been created.  Print or write down you edoption ID number for future reference.

Editing an existing edoption

• Login into efollett.com from the edoptions page.
• At the Search edoptions page enter your Start Date, End Date and edoption ID into the appropriate fields and click Search.
• Click on the circle to the left of the edoption you want to edit.
• Click on the Edit button.
• To edit general information, change the information in the fields as needed, or to edit course materials, click on the Add or Manage Materials link.
• Click on the Submit button.

Renewing an edoption for another term

• Login into efollett.com from the edoptions page.
• At the Search edoptions page enter your Start Date, End Date and edoption ID into the appropriate fields and click Search.
• Click on the circle to the left of the edoption you want to renew.
• Click on the Renew button.
• Type the term information in the Term field.
• Click on the Submit button.

Canceling an edoption

• Login into efollett.com from the edoptions page.
• At the Search edoptions page enter your Start Date, End Date and edoption ID into the appropriate fields and click Search.
• Click on the circle to the left of the edoption you want to cancel.
• Click on the Edit button.
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on request for cancel button.

Note: The edoption is not actually canceled until the bookstore cancels it. Afterward, an e-mail is automatically sent to the person who originally submitted the edoption.