As you can see on the left of this screenshot, there is a symbol that represents all that is special and beautiful. This is a shot from the program that controls a very large database of textbooks. This program can be used to place textbooks into the database inventory, buy books back from students, and even tell you the prices of items in the database. Not only will it tell you the prices, but specifically, the new and used prices. The program can be used to find what book was used for what class by which professor in which section during what semester. It will tell you every time a particular book was received and or shipped out. It will tell you the expected enrollment of every section of every class of every department of every school in the database. These are only a few features of this incredible program.
This specific screenshot is of the Item/Course Inquiry screen. On this screen, you can key in the ISBN number to search for a specific item. If you do not have the number, you can search for the item by the author's last name and the title by pressing the tab key. After you have entered this information, you will see a great deal of information.
First, the 13-digit ISBN/Identifier is shown on the left. These identifiers have recently been changed from ten digits to thirteen because of the increasing size of related item databases. Underneath, you can see the Store ID, Campus ID, and Term. These three items are rarely used. More importantly, to the right, you can see the Author, Title, Publisher, Edition, and Edition Status. The Edition Status will tell you if a new edition is soon to be published or if the item is currently an old edition. Most classes will use the most current edition. So, while buying books from students, this is important information to utilize when determining the buyback price you can offer. The inventory of the item can be seen underneath. This box will tell you the quantity available on hand of new and used items. To the right, you can see the quantities on order and then the prices of the new and used items.
The next group of information is very useful. You will find the semester (term type) and quite obviously, the year. Next, you can see the Course Code. This will tell you the department that uses the book, the class number, and then the section. The next field is the instructors last name followed by the date the item was last adopted, the expected enrollment, and whether the item/book is required or optional.
Here is an example of the information obtained from this specific screenshot:
The item is called "Making It Crazy" (paperback) by Estroff, published by University of California Press. There are three used books on hand and the used price is twenty dollars. The item was most recently used in Sociology class R485 and R585 both taught by Gronfein. You may want to order up to twenty-five of these items since the enrollment is twenty for one class and five for the other.
Obviously, this is a very exciting program. It is very fun to use, especially if you use it eight hours a day for a month straight. (or even longer) Just imagine looking at the Item/Course Inquiry screen for hours on end. It sends you into a euphoria that I won't even try to explain or understand. It's breathtaking.
As you can see on the left of this screenshot, there is a symbol that represents all that is special and beautiful. This is a shot from the program that controls a very large database of textbooks. This program can be used to place textbooks into the database inventory, buy books back from students, and even tell you the prices of items in the database. Not only will it tell you the prices, but specifically, the new and used prices. The program can be used to find what book was used for what class by which professor in which section during what semester. It will tell you every time a particular book was received and or shipped out. It will tell you the expected enrollment of every section of every class of every department of every school in the database. These are only a few features of this incredible program.