How to locate your e-book in Canvas


 

 
Access Your eBook in Canvas

 

 
Access Your eBook Outside of Canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Log into Canvas and access your Canvas course.

Make sure that POP up blocker setting is set to allow pop ups.

From left navigation bar click on the DayONE Materials:

Screenshot of the left hand menu in Canvas with DayONE Materials link outlined in red.

 

Click on: Load DayONE in a new window

:Screenshot of the "Load eTextbook and Course materials in a new window" button in Canvas with a yellow arrow pointing to it.

You may see more than one course’s DayONE materials, select the correct course materials from your library:

example of the students view of their library of DayONE materials with a yellow arrow pointing to the Read Now button and a yellow arrow pointing to the Launch Courseware button

 

 

 

 

 

Click Read Now to access your eTextbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have a choice here to continue without an account, sign into your existing Bookshelf account or create one.

Screenshot of VitalSource Bookshelf login screen, yellow arrows pointing to where to enter your email address and the blue continue button

 

**Having a Bookshelf account offers the benefit of being able to access your eText from other devices and outside of Canvas.

 

Enter in the email address you will use for your Bookshelf account, we suggest using your gtcc.edu email, and click continue (if you have a completed Bookshelf account, use that same email when logging in)

 

If you continue without an account, you will be asked to Agree to Terms then you can start using your eText.

 

 

Yellow arrows point out the button for "I am a student", and the box that needs to be clicked to agree to terms and a large blue button to click to create your account.

 

 

 

 

 

If your email is not tied to an existing Bookshelf account, you will be asked to complete your Bookshelf account by providing a password and agreeing to the terms of use. 

If your email is not tied to an existing Bookshelf account, you will be asked to complete your Bookshelf account by providing a password and agreeing to the terms of use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will receive a verification email, once you verify your account you can start reading your eBook!

Example of the email message you will receive to verify your email on your account

OPTING OUT

Please be advised it is NOT recommended that you Opt-Out, as these materials are required by your professor to complete the course and the fee charged is at a discounted price, but to do so:

From left navigation bar click on the DayONE Materials:

Screenshot of the left hand menu in Canvas with DayONE Materials link outlined in red.

Click on: Load DayONE in a new window

Screenshot of the "Load eTextbook and Course materials in a new window" button in Canvas with a yellow arrow pointing to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may see more than one course’s DayONE

materials, select the correct course materials from your library:

 

 

 

 

 

click the ‘Want to opt-out?’ button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select your reason why and click: Opt Out.

Example of the pop up that asks you to choose why you are opting out, with a yellow arrow pointing to the drop down menu and the opt out button to confirm your choice.

If you Opt Out: 

  • You will be responsible for purchasing these materials on your own. 

  • A refund of your book/courseware fee will be put back on your student account for you to receive your refund in 4-6 weeks. 

  • You will lose access to your eBook after the opt out deadline.

  • You can opt back in at any time before the opt out deadline; the option to opt in will not be available after the opt out deadline has passed.

If you OPTed OUT and the deadline has passed, when you try to access your eBook in Canvas you will see the option to Buy Now instead of the Read Now button.  This will give you the option to purchase the eBook. 

Screenshot of what you will see if you ahve opted out and the deadline has passed and you try to access the eBook, there is a large green "Buy Now" button at the bottom of the screen