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Instructions for adopting course materials can be downloaded as a Word Document, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-graduate-advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/550\/2024\/11\/2-How-to-Submit-Course-Material-Adoptions-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Submit Course Material Adoptions<\/a>. The deadlines coincide with early registration, so students can make informed choices about their courses. In a course with multiple sections, the course supervisor will inform Teaching Assistants of their responsibilities for selecting materials and submitting course adoptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Additional resources for course materials include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/media\/reserve-services\/\">51ÁÔÆæ course reserves<\/a>: Instructors may place course materials (including textbooks and media) on reserve for students in the course to check out for a limited duration; this is a great resource for students who may be unable to purchase course materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Library <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.uwm.edu\/c.php?g=56499&amp;p=5496970\">eBooks<\/a> (online full texts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Library InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/print-copy\/\">51ÁÔÆæ print and copy services<\/a>: For printing course reading packs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cetl\/programs\/open-textbooks-and-oer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Access Textbooks<\/a>: 51ÁÔÆæ librarians can help facilitate selection and adoption of an open educational resource<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"parent":334,"menu_order":11,"template":"","class_list":["post-361","handbook","type-handbook","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Textbooks and Instructional Materials - Graduate Assistant Handbook<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduate-assistants\/handbook\/teaching-assistants\/textbooks-and-instructional-materials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Textbooks and Instructional Materials\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each term, instructors are responsible for selecting course materials and submitting their course adoptions to eFollett, 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s online bookstore. 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