This How-to-Booklist Guide will give you a detailed view of the Booklist process. For an overall view of this process, check out our Booklist Workflow overview.
The Booklist feature enables you to review and make any required changes to existing booklists for your school. Booklists can include digital and physical textbooks, digital subscriptions and stationery resources.
Contents:
Accessing the Booklist
Permissions
Accessing the Booklist
The Booklist menu is located in the bar menu of your school Book Box. This feature is enabled for school staff who are involved in booklist review and approval, as advised to the BoB team.
Alternatively, a Booklist can be shared with any teaching staff via the Share button within each Booklist.
Click 'Share' - a pop-up window will appear
Click 'Copy Link' - to share via an email or other forms of communication
Permissions
There are two levels of permissions within the Booklist feature: Owner & Reviewer(s).
Owner(s) - This role is typically with the person coordinating the Booklists within the school. An Owner can -
create new sections for different subjects
delete books
close flags
invite staff and faculty members to review booklists (i.e a HOD inviting a teacher)
approve booklists
do everything a Reviewer can do
Note: It is possible to have more than one Owner.
Reviewers - This can be any faculty leaders or staff members invited to participate in the process. A Reviewer can:
Add books
Add notes
Enter enrolment numbers
Create flags
Check & Review
Note: Any person who views a Booklist will automatically be noted as a Reviewer.
Editing the Booklist
Each Booklist is locked so that only one person can update it at a time; this prevents others from overwriting changes you are currently making.
Click 'Edit Booklist' to get started
Click 'Check Out' to lock the Booklist to you
Note: If the Booklist is already locked to someone else, a pop-up will appear as so -
It is possible to 'Force Unlock' - be careful here! You may force someone out who is currently making changes.
Tip: Click 'Save & Continue' along the way to save the changes made.
Once you have made all the required changes, click 'Release Booklist' to unlock the Booklist from your access, and it will then be available for the next person to takeover and make their changes.
Populating the Booklist
1. Creating New Subject Sections
If you need to add a new subject section:
Click 'Create Subject' - this will create a new section at the bottom of the list
Click 'Edit Subject Name' - enter the new subject name
Click the green tick to confirm
To add a new subject section in between existing subjects:
Click the ellipsis on the top-left of an existing section - a pop-up window will appear
Click 'Insert a new subject above' - this will create a new section in between existing subjects
Click 'Edit Subject Name' - enter the new subject name
Click the green tick to confirm
2. Adding Books
To add a book:
Click 'Add Book' - a pop-up window will appear (access to the BoB Catalogue)
In the pop-up window, search for the required title
Tip: In search tab enter: ISBN, Book Title or Keyword. Use the filter to narrow down by Publisher.
Note: 'Distribution' in the filter field specifies the format of the textbook: 'Digital & Print' - textbook with the interactive; 'Digital Only' - digital resource via Book Box & interactive, etc.
Can't find the title you are after?
Reach out to our Customer Success Team through the In-App Support function and we will be happy to help out.
3. Removing Books
To remove a Subject section or a textbook no longer required, click the rubbish bin icon to remove.
Tip: Click 'Undo' if an error is made and needs to be reversed
4. Entering Enrolment Numbers
BoB requires an estimate of enrolment numbers by subject. To do this:
Click 'Estimate Needed'
Enter estimate of students taking up the subject
5. Elective Subjects
This is applicable only to Parent Purchase School model.
All selected textbooks will automatically be checked as an Elective (as shown below).
This will ensure that the title is an optional purchase for the parent in the BoB Shop. If the title or subject is not mandatory for ALL students, it should be checked as 'Elective'.
Any title that has not been checked as an ‘Elective’ will automatically be added to the shopping cart.
6. Adding Notes
Notes can be created specifically for parents. These notes will appear on the price list and in the BoB Shop. To do this:
Click 'Add Notes' - a Notes box will appear at the bottom of the subject box
Enter the note information
Click the green tick icon to accept the note
Tip: Click, hold & drag the double lines to place the note above the textbooks intended for (this is our recommendation, makes for a tidy look)
7. Flags
7a. Adding a flag
Booklist Owners and Reviewers can now add a flag to leave a message for the BoB team; the flag will show as orange. Owners and Reviewers can flag a book they wish to remove or change, & the booklist update with be actioned by the BoB team. To do this:
Click on the Flag Book icon next to the text that needs to be raised
Add in your comment, e.g. text is no longer required
Click the “Add Flag” button
7b. Acknowledge/accepting Flags created by BoB
A flag raised by the BoB team, will show as red. In this instance, we will require a response by a Booklist Owner or Reviewer, with any booklists updates required actioned by the BoB team.
To close a flag, you do this:
Note: Reviewers can only create/comment on a flag and an Owner can confirm/acknowledge flags.
Click on the ‘’Close flag’’ button (tick box).
8. Menu Bar
The menu Bar for each subject in the booklist will appear at the top of the booklist. Clicking on the anchor will take you directly to that specific subject within the booklist without the need to scroll.
The menu bar can also show flags. This allows you to see which subjects may require attention.
9. Re-ordering Subject Sections, Textbooks, Notes
Subject Sections, Textbooks, Notes can be re-ordered to suit your preference. To do this:
Click, hold & drag the double lines to place accordingly
10. Check & Review - For Reviewers
Reviewers are typically Heads of Faculty, their access to the Booklist can be as simple as checking and reviewing, with no need to "Check Out" the booklist for editing.
If a Reviewer does not require any changes to their subject section:
Click the tick box next to the relevant subject
The box will turn green and their avatar will appear - this is an indication to the Owner that no changes are required from the Reviewer for this section
11. Review Summary
To review all approvals and flags click the "Review Summary" button
Under "Approvals" you will see all subjects along with the name of the Reviewer who has marked the subject as approved.
If a subject has been flagged, you can select the flag button on that subject and it will take you directly to the flags section below
Under "Flags" you will find a list of all existing flags to be actioned.
Change status - Owner(s) Only
There are 4 phases to the Booklist Process.
Editing by both the School & the BoB team
Review with BoB team
Final Check with the School
Approved by the School
Note: A booklist status can be changed regardless of whether all subject sections have been approved.
Phase 1: Editing by both the School & the BoB team
Once all edits and changes have been made, you will need to send this to our BoB team for review. To do this:
Click 'Change Status' - opens dropdown menu
Click 'Send for Review' - BoB team will take over and do a check of selected items
Phase 2: Review with BoB team
Once the BoB team have reviewed the selected items in your Booklist. Our team will send it back to you for a Final Check.
Note: The Booklist will appear as so, and no further changes can be made. If there are changes, you will need to raise with the BoB team
Phase 3: Final Check with the School
Any final changes required to the Booklist, should be done in this phase. You will need to notify the BoB team to make changes and the Booklist will show in Preview mode only.
Phase 4: Approved by the School
If no further changes are required, you will need to approve the Booklist. To do this:
Click 'Change Status'
Click 'Approve'
Once the booklist is approved, it will go live to parents and students in our BoB Shop Site. This is only applicable for a Parent Purchase School model.
For a School Purchase School model, a pricing proposal will then be sent to our by our BoB team, followed by an invoice.
Previewing the Booklist (for Parent Purchase Schools)
To view the Booklist from a parent/caregiver perspective -
Click 'Preview' - drop down menu will appear
Click 'Preview Parent Purchase' - a new window tab will open
Feel free to check out the How-to-Purchase-Books Guide, to get the step-by-step guide on the process.
Have any further questions?
Simply reach out to our friendly customer support officers through the in-app support function or at [email protected]