UofL Bookstore

The official UofL Bookstore takes pride in offering superior services to the students, faculty and staff of the University of Louisville.  With two locations, one on the Belknap Campus and the other on the Health Science Campus, the Bookstore is a convenient place to get all textbooks, trade books, and school supplies.  Don't forget to stop in and pick up your UofL spirit wear and novelties as well!

Belknap Campus 
Student Activities Center               
Louisville, KY 40292 
(502) 852-6679 
books@louisville.edu 		HSC Campus 
"K" Building - 1st Floor                 
Louisville, KY 40202 
(502) 852-5284 
books@louisville.edu

For Students:

Students may purchase course materials in person at the campus bookstores or via the UofL Bookstore website.

For Faculty/Staff - Course Material Orders:

All textbook and course materials orders must be submitted to the official campus bookstore to ensure compliance with the federal government Higher Education Opportunity Act.  This action allows students to see textbook and course material information as they register for classes and helps them receive more money at buy back.  Adoptions must include all course materials including books, Access Codes, web-based homework codes, custom course packs, and any other materials that students have to pay for to be in your class.


Deadline to submit Fall course materials:  April 15th

Deadline to submit Spring course materials:  October 15th

Deadline to submit Summer course materials:  March 15th


To submit adoptions on Follett Discover: 

  1. Using your Chrome browser, log-in to Blackboard.  If you are not on the "Institution Page,"  use the menu bar at left to get there.
  2. Scroll down and find the link for "Follett Discover" in the bottom center part of the page.
  3. If you have pop-up windows blocked, you will see an error message when the program tries to load.  A button will appear to open Follett Discover.  When you click on the button, Follett Discover will load in a new tab or window.
  4. In the new window, you will see all the courses associated with your Blackboard.*  Courses for different semesters and different subjects within a semester are on different pages.  Use the drop-down menus at the top of the screen to see or change your view, then click "Update."  
  5. Each class has its own box, and you will only be able to adopt for sections you are teaching. To adopt different material for different sections of the same course, click the "Manage by Section" link toward the top of the box. 
    • Click "I have no materials to adopt for this course" ONLY if you are not going to require any paid materials.  If you decide to use material, let us know.  Students may not leave room in their budget if we do not have materials listed on our site.
    • To search for your adopted books by ISBN, use the box that says "13-digit ISBN" underneath the course information.  Only enter numbers, no dashes or letters.
    • If your ISBN is not found, click "request materials" and enter pertinent information on the next screen. 
  6. Once adopted, materials are listed inside the box.  They will be "Pending" until processed at the store.
  7. To remove or modify materials, click on the item, and use the menu on the right to change or remove the item.


* You can search by keyword, author, title, etc., in the search bar in the top right corner. 

    • Put quotation marks " " around an author name or title to use it as a single search term.
    • If using courseware, include the name of the courseware (i.e.: Connect, MindTap, MyLab, etc.) and the title with the title in quotations.
        • If you cannot find an ISBN that matches what the publisher provided, choose an option with the correct edition number.
        • If you are using courseware and only adopt the book, your students will buy the wrong thing.  They may not budget enough money for materials for your class and getting access and doing homework may be delayed.
    • Click "View Details" for more information about the item and to add it to an adoption.  Use the menus on the right side of the screen to adopt for a course.  You can also:
        • Choose "Add to My Library" to save it for later use.
        • Choose "Manage Adoption for Multiple Courses" to adopt the same material for multiple course numbers.
    • If you receive a "No search results" message, use the "request materials" link to send information about your materials through Follett Discover.

 

* If you do not see a class listed, check to see if it is listed in your Blackboard.  Recent changes in the department must be made in Blackboard before adoptions can be submitted.

Any representative of a department can enter adoptions through a Follett Concierge account; please contact  for more information or to set up an account.  If you have a Concierge account, go to https://louisville.follettdiscover.com to log in.  Most of the directions for Follett Discover apply, but if anything is different or you have questions, reach out to Sara Harvey at 502-852-8301 or . 

Late and inaccurate adoptions can have a significant negative impact on student success.  Thank you for your cooperation and partnership with timely, accurate adoptions.