February 23, 2010
In attendance: Jeff Keever, Director of Auxiliary Services, George Gary, VP Administrative Services, Patti Thompson, Bookstore Manager, Anh Tran, Bookstore Textbook Buyer, Susan Tsoglin, Program Assistant, Humanities and Social Sciences, Paula Amell, SCIE Program Coordinator, Michael O’Neill, Accounting Faculty, Michael Faucette, English Faculty
• Patti Thompson began the meeting with introductions.
• Patti provided an update to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Barnes & Noble provided a video helping to explain to faculty the highlights of this bill, and what its impact on students will be. Patti explained that the deadline to be in compliance with this law is July 2010. Patti provided handouts to the participants which go into the law in more detail.
• Patti detailed how she had advertised this information to the faculty—
1. Through meeting with the Deans and VP Instruction
2. By holding a District-wide Info Session for Faculty
3. At previous Bookstore Advisory Committee meetings (see Bookstore Blog for notes from these meetings)
• Patti stated only 48% of book orders are in for Spring Quarter, deadline for book orders was end of January. Faculty members suggested Bookstore personnel should attend division/department meetings to inform faculty of importance of timely book orders (it is now law).
• Patti discussed the success of her advertising campaign to promote Buyback Winter quarter—posters, SAM info, posting in restroom stalls. In all, the Bookstore paid out over $63,000 to students that quarter, thus highlighting the importance of timely book orders.
• Patti briefly discussed the potential “Textbook Rental Program” that may be coming to Central Fall Quarter, 2010
• See above mug pics for the link to the video: http://www.bkstore.com/ scroll down to the section that states “Higher Education Opportunity Act”, this is a very informative video. Also you will notice the link to the WA State RCW dealing with this, which has been in effect since July 2009.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, December 10, 2009
SCCC Bookstore Advisory Committee Meeting
December 3, 2009, 3pm
In attendance: Jeff Keever, Director of Auxiliary Services, George Gary, VP Administrative Services, Brigid McDevitt, Dean of Student Resources, Patti Thompson, Bookstore Manager, Susan Tsoglin, Program Assistant, Humanities and Social Sciences, Paula Amell, SCIE Program Coordinator, Aibek Turganbaev and Alarisse Do, Students
• Patti Thompson began the meeting with introductions.
• Jeff Keever read the committee’s mission statement: “The purpose of the Bookstore Advisory Committee is to strengthen the partnership between the bookstore and the campus community and to create an open forum for ideas and issues with regards to the bookstore and the role it plays on campus. The committee meets once per quarter to review ways to improve customer service to the campus community, to discuss any concerns that students, faculty or staff have about the operation, and to propose ways to improve communication between the bookstore and faculty in regards to book orders. One of the main objectives is to determine how we can lower the cost of textbooks for our students. The committee is comprised of students, faculty and staff chosen to reach areas where there have been concerns and where there is potential collaboration and growth.”
• Jeff briefly explained the relationship between Barnes and Noble and the college, that the SCCD receives a percentage back from the net sales at the bookstores, and that this money is returned to the Student Leadership departments, and helps to fund such student activities as graduation ceremonies.
• Patti briefly explained the necessity of faculty getting their book orders to the bookstore staff by the deadline, and that the sooner the bookstore knows a particular book will be used the following quarter, the better chance the students will get the maximum buyback price. Brigid suggested an email to faculty with late book orders as a reminder might help. Patti explained that it is now LAW that faculty MUST have their book orders in by at least 4 weeks before the quarter begins (unless a faculty member has been hired 4 weeks or less before the start of the quarter). Brigid also suggested a simple chart or graph showing the effect late book orders has on the price of texts to students would be very helpful.
• The issue of using Liquid Office as a vehicle for the book orders was raised. It was decided it might be best to survey the faculty as to which system of book ordering they would prefer. Patti suggested that any method is fine with her, as long as it meant the faculty would get their orders in on time.
• Patti solicited the assistance of the 2 students in attendance to help spread the word about buyback. It was decided the title “Cash for Books” was better than “Buyback”. The students agreed to get the word out via Facebook, as well as help creating posters for the event.
• The next meeting is to be scheduled for February, with hopefully some faculty in attendance, as there was none at this meeting.
In attendance: Jeff Keever, Director of Auxiliary Services, George Gary, VP Administrative Services, Brigid McDevitt, Dean of Student Resources, Patti Thompson, Bookstore Manager, Susan Tsoglin, Program Assistant, Humanities and Social Sciences, Paula Amell, SCIE Program Coordinator, Aibek Turganbaev and Alarisse Do, Students
• Patti Thompson began the meeting with introductions.
• Jeff Keever read the committee’s mission statement: “The purpose of the Bookstore Advisory Committee is to strengthen the partnership between the bookstore and the campus community and to create an open forum for ideas and issues with regards to the bookstore and the role it plays on campus. The committee meets once per quarter to review ways to improve customer service to the campus community, to discuss any concerns that students, faculty or staff have about the operation, and to propose ways to improve communication between the bookstore and faculty in regards to book orders. One of the main objectives is to determine how we can lower the cost of textbooks for our students. The committee is comprised of students, faculty and staff chosen to reach areas where there have been concerns and where there is potential collaboration and growth.”
• Jeff briefly explained the relationship between Barnes and Noble and the college, that the SCCD receives a percentage back from the net sales at the bookstores, and that this money is returned to the Student Leadership departments, and helps to fund such student activities as graduation ceremonies.
• Patti briefly explained the necessity of faculty getting their book orders to the bookstore staff by the deadline, and that the sooner the bookstore knows a particular book will be used the following quarter, the better chance the students will get the maximum buyback price. Brigid suggested an email to faculty with late book orders as a reminder might help. Patti explained that it is now LAW that faculty MUST have their book orders in by at least 4 weeks before the quarter begins (unless a faculty member has been hired 4 weeks or less before the start of the quarter). Brigid also suggested a simple chart or graph showing the effect late book orders has on the price of texts to students would be very helpful.
• The issue of using Liquid Office as a vehicle for the book orders was raised. It was decided it might be best to survey the faculty as to which system of book ordering they would prefer. Patti suggested that any method is fine with her, as long as it meant the faculty would get their orders in on time.
• Patti solicited the assistance of the 2 students in attendance to help spread the word about buyback. It was decided the title “Cash for Books” was better than “Buyback”. The students agreed to get the word out via Facebook, as well as help creating posters for the event.
• The next meeting is to be scheduled for February, with hopefully some faculty in attendance, as there was none at this meeting.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Bookstore Advisory Committee Meeting
At the All-College In-service held On November 18, a few folks mentioned the Bookstore as a place that could benefit from a little transformation. Well….here is your chance to be a part of that!
Join us quarterly to discuss the newest in textbook information, new trends in the college market and our campus community. Share your ideas and suggestions as we work together to make the SCCC Bookstore the best! Help us find ways to encourage students to stay enrolled, to reduce the prices students must pay for books, to make the process easier to order texts, and to improve and potentially expand the selection and variety of products offered…..WE VALUE YOUR INPUT!!
Please join us Thursday, December 3, 3pm in the CAB meeting space in Student Leadership. To RSVP, please respond to Patti Thompson, Bookstore Manager, at pthompson@sccd.ctc.edu, or call 587-4149.
WE STRIVE TO BE AN OPEN BOOK
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Recap of Power Point Presentation--How to Reduce the Cost of Textbooks to Students
Seattle Community College District
Textbook Presentation
Lori Schmit, Director of Stores
Russell Markman, Director of Marketing
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
What we can do to reduce the cost of textbooks for students
Curbing or reducing the cost of textbooks to students is one of the Seattle CC Bookstores key priorities and a big concern for everyone.
By working together we can lower the cost of textbooks for SCCD students.
Drawings for four $25 Barnes & Noble gift certificates!
A few textbook facts:
SCCD "USED"Textbook sale are $1,115,836. Up 8.8% %, $89,827 from Last Year.
SCCD "NEW"Textbook sales are $3,049,733. Up 3.7%%, $109,508 over Last Year.
Winter Quarter Book Orders – Recap
Book orders for the Winter Quarter were due:
October 23, 2008
Total numbers of book orders received for Winter: up 6% from last year
We received 25% of orders by October 23rd.
We received 82% of orders by 1stday of final exams.
We received 91% orders the week before the 1stday of class.
We received 97% orders after the 1stday of class.
Bookstore Text Order Goals for Spring ’09.
Book orders were due January 30th
by Jan. 30:17%
February 15th:53%
March 1st:74%
Why?
Early Book Orders = more used textbooks for SCCD students.
Allows the bookstore to purchase Used textbooks from:
SCCD Students at the end of the Winter quarter. (Buybackdollars to students: May 1, ’08 through March 1st, 2009: $374,812.)
National Used Book Wholesalers.
Buyback & the ‘Net Cost’ to a student
Example: Lay, Linear Algebra w/ CD
New Price:$151.45
Buyback Value $44.00 (when NOT used following term or missing essential components)
Net Cost to Student:$107.45
Buyback & the ‘Net Cost’ to a student
Lay, Linear Algebra – Text Only
USED Text Price:$141.35
50% Buyback value when used the following semester:$70.75
Net cost to student:$70.60
SCCD Textbook Stats
We can lower the cost of Textbooks by:
Using the same book for multiple quarters (where appropriate).
Unbundling packages.
Digital Textbooks:
66 titles were offered in digital format this Winter ’09 quarter.
Anticipating 50+ titles for Spring Qtr. ’09.
Digital textbooks are 30% off the new textbook price.
Are downloaded to the student’s computer
Digital titles can not be sold back to the Bookstore.
Seattle Community College District
Questions?
Feedback?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Bookstore Advisory Committee Meeting Notes, Feb 25, 2009
BOOKSTORE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES
February 25, 3pm
Attended by: Linda Cornutt, Jeff Keever, Anh Tran, Patti Thompson, Kim Lawler, David Totten, Carl Waluconis, Lawrence Morales, Helen Wu, Anh Ngoc Dao Hoang, Michael Cheng
Introductions
Patti Thompson, Bookstore Manager, briefly discussed the minutes from the last meeting from December.
Patti then discussed the results of the December 2008 buyback period. The Bookstore gave out $61,000 to students during this most recent buyback period, as compared to $53,000 during the same buyback in December 2007, which represents a 15% increase year over year. Patti and Anh both wondered if the email that David Totten, a Student Representative to the Advisory Committee, had sent out to students had had a positive effect on the buyback.
Patti announced the upcoming workshop for all District Faculty, sponsored by the District Faculty Development Coordinator Office, entitled, “What WE Can Do to Reduce the Cost of Textbooks to Students”, to be held March 4. Lori Schmidt, Director of Stores for Barnes and Noble, will be coming to this campus that day to facilitate this workshop, and advise faculty on what they can do to help students save money on books.
Anh and Patti discussed the upcoming change in procedure for ordering books. Beginning in Summer, 2009, faculty book orders will be initiated by faculty using the Liquid Office system. The reason for this change is to streamline the book ordering process, to make it more efficient, requiring less “paper and mail” handling, and also to decrease the chances of a book order being lost in a shuffle of paperwork. Judy Blair will conduct training sessions for both staff who actually place the orders with the Bookstore, as well as the faculty who will be initiating the orders. Lawrence and Kim had many questions surrounding this issue, such as the issue of having to input all the information each quarter for a textbook which will be used throughout the academic year; also, will the Liquid Office form the staff use have a “form fill” feature, so that ISBNs for such recurring book titles will automatically be generated. Patti and Anh both agreed to look into this issue.
Jeff announced the start up of the “Bookstore Blog”, a place where these meeting notes will be posted, as well as any other important information that faculty and students may need to be aware of. There is a link to this blog from the Bookstore main web page. It was suggested that the dates for buyback for students be posted on this blog.
The question was asked: what would draw students to the Bookstore? Students responded: stationeries, book signings, more public events, collaboration with the CAB, for example at the Unity Fair.
February 25, 3pm
Attended by: Linda Cornutt, Jeff Keever, Anh Tran, Patti Thompson, Kim Lawler, David Totten, Carl Waluconis, Lawrence Morales, Helen Wu, Anh Ngoc Dao Hoang, Michael Cheng
Introductions
Patti Thompson, Bookstore Manager, briefly discussed the minutes from the last meeting from December.
Patti then discussed the results of the December 2008 buyback period. The Bookstore gave out $61,000 to students during this most recent buyback period, as compared to $53,000 during the same buyback in December 2007, which represents a 15% increase year over year. Patti and Anh both wondered if the email that David Totten, a Student Representative to the Advisory Committee, had sent out to students had had a positive effect on the buyback.
Patti announced the upcoming workshop for all District Faculty, sponsored by the District Faculty Development Coordinator Office, entitled, “What WE Can Do to Reduce the Cost of Textbooks to Students”, to be held March 4. Lori Schmidt, Director of Stores for Barnes and Noble, will be coming to this campus that day to facilitate this workshop, and advise faculty on what they can do to help students save money on books.
Anh and Patti discussed the upcoming change in procedure for ordering books. Beginning in Summer, 2009, faculty book orders will be initiated by faculty using the Liquid Office system. The reason for this change is to streamline the book ordering process, to make it more efficient, requiring less “paper and mail” handling, and also to decrease the chances of a book order being lost in a shuffle of paperwork. Judy Blair will conduct training sessions for both staff who actually place the orders with the Bookstore, as well as the faculty who will be initiating the orders. Lawrence and Kim had many questions surrounding this issue, such as the issue of having to input all the information each quarter for a textbook which will be used throughout the academic year; also, will the Liquid Office form the staff use have a “form fill” feature, so that ISBNs for such recurring book titles will automatically be generated. Patti and Anh both agreed to look into this issue.
Jeff announced the start up of the “Bookstore Blog”, a place where these meeting notes will be posted, as well as any other important information that faculty and students may need to be aware of. There is a link to this blog from the Bookstore main web page. It was suggested that the dates for buyback for students be posted on this blog.
The question was asked: what would draw students to the Bookstore? Students responded: stationeries, book signings, more public events, collaboration with the CAB, for example at the Unity Fair.
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