NOVA All Access: Update and Zoom Recording
This is a reminder that the College is moving to a new student-centric course material delivery model, NOVA All Access (formerly known as Barnes & Noble College First Day® Complete). This program will reduce the cost of materials for students and ensure they have all their materials across all courses prior to the first day of class. NOVA All Access will be in place for the Fall 2024 semester.
Interested in learning more? Click here to access the Zoom recording of the May 2 virtual lunch & learn (passcode: NOVA2024#). The session includes a brief overview of the program and faculty and staff Q&A. Slides are available here.
How does this change affect students?
Instead of purchasing materials a la carte, students get access to all required course textbooks and digital materials for a flat fee per credit. Through NOVA All Access, students can choose a delivery method that works for them — either pickup at the campus bookstore or direct shipment to their home. In addition, digital and electronic materials will be delivered directly to Canvas.
How does this change affect your courses and materials?
- Faculty have the same freedom they have always had to adopt the course materials best suited for their course.
- Course materials can be adopted from any publisher in the faculty member’s preferred format for the course.
- Digital/electronic and physical course materials must be identified by their specific ISBNs. Unlimited digital subscriptions are not included in the program but can be adopted as “recommended.” Physical + digital bundles can be adopted through their unique ISBNs.
- The only requirement is that your course material selections are turned into the bookstore by the adoption deadline. For Fall 2024, this was April 1; for Spring 2025, the adoption deadline is October 1.
Your next steps:
- Submit your course material selections if you have not already done so.
- Check out this quick video on how to link course materials in your Canvas course. You can also access instructions here. Note: Instructions from Barnes & Noble reference First Day Complete, not NOVA All Access.
- Look out for future communications about NOVA All Access.
More details on the NOVA All Access program are available at www.nvcc.edu/novaallaccess. Thank you for your support in launching this exciting new program for our students!
If you have any questions, please contact Rob Johnson at ROJohnson@nvcc.edu.
Submitted by:
Rob Johnson, Director, Sustainability & Auxiliary Services, ROJohnson@nvcc.edu