Digital Products

Paperback

• Can be used in open book exams
• The most flexible option for a variety of study habits (add post-its, tabs, photocopy sections to study)
• Ability to annotate, highlight and mark-up text
• Easy to use indexes help you navigate the content
• Includes helpful bibliographies for further study needs
• Can be used to build a professional library
• No need for students to buy electronic equipment or devices
• Helps students focus because they won’t be distracted by technology

eBook (Perpetual Licence)

• Accessible online & offline; anytime, anywhere
• Ability to highlight, annotate and bookmark pages
• Perpetual offline access
• Students can subscribe to your notes for additional insight into the course material
• Students can share notes with their friends to assist with group work and assessments
• Content can be found quickly with easy navigation and an integrated search function
• Students can take all of their textbooks with them wherever they go
• Ability to download and start studying in minutes.

eBook (6-Month Licence)

• The same benefits of a perpetual eBook at the more economical price
• Perfect for texts that are only needed for one semester
• A budget option for recommended reading
• Rentals are ‘self-returning’; students don’t need to do anything after the 6 month period.

Go to vitalsource.com/en-au and follow the steps to create an account. When prompted, select the following option - ‘I am an instructor or educator who finds, evaluates or adopts course materials.’

Your account will then go through a verification process, after which, if successful, you will be able to access VitalSource Sampling. Please note: you need to use a university email to sign up for this type of account.

If you already have an account, but have not identified as an instructor, please let your Learning Resource Consultant know. Your Learning Resource Consultant will send you a recommendation; doing so will prompt the change and will verify you as an instructor, allowing you to use VitalSource Sampling.

More information about account creation and set-up can be found through VitalSource Creating an Instructor Account.

To update your details, click on the account icon and select ‘User Info’. This will take you to a new page.

Once the new page is open, you will be able to update your details, including your email, name, password, and security question. You can also see your transactions through this feature, as well as the devices your account is enabled on.

For your first sample, you will need to request a copy. Once you have been verified as an instructor, simply search for the Oxford VitalSource eBook that you want and click on ‘Request copy’.

When you request your first sample, you will be prompted to fill out your course details.  An email will then be sent to your Learning Resource Consultant to verify that you are a lecturer.

Once your Learning Resource Consultant verifies that you are a lecturer, you will be sent a notification email and will be able to access the Oxford VitalSource eBook. This can take 2-3 working days. You only need to be verified once and then you will have access to any eBooks available on the platform for sampling.

Please note: the Oxford VitalSource eBook will appear as pending until your request has been approved.

Sometimes, your Learning Resource Consultant will recommend a title that you may be interested in. This means an Oxford VitalSource eBook will appear in ‘Publisher Recommendations’ for you to either accept or decline. You will also receive an email from your Learning Resource Consultant to let you know that a text has been recommended. 

After your Learning Resource Consultant has sent you a recommendation, you should receive an email indicating that a text has been recommended for you. If you're expecting such an email but can't find it, please check your junk or spam folders. If the email is in there, please add the email address to your contacts to prevent these emails from getting caught in your spam filter in future.

If you still cannot find your email, please contact VitalSource Support or call +61 8 7111 3343 for further assistance.

Once you have sampled an Oxford VitalSource eBook, or accepted a recommendation, it will appear in ‘My Library’ for you to access at any time. Just click on the title you want to read and it will open in VitalSource Bookshelf. 

Please visit VitalSource Support for information about accessing VitalSource on all supported devices. 

No, eBook Samples will only be viewable online through your Bookshelf account. 

A broad selection of Oxford VitalSource eBooks have been made available for sampling. Please contact your Learning Resource Consultant if you are looking for a particular title. Alternatively, you can search for Oxford VitalSource eBooks through the VitalSource website.

You will be able to access your VitalSource Sampling eBook for a period of 12 months, after which, a new recommendation will need to be sent, or, a new request will need to be made through self sampling.