Digital Bookshelf

Supporting Law School and Student Success

Current State of Legal Education

Each semester countless students arrive on campus for their first day of class without coursebooks or other learning materials due to financial constraints brought on by the timing of financial aid disbursements. In this current state of legal education, students immediately fall behind in their readings and other assignments, putting their education and ability to be successful at risk. In many instances, this situation can lead to higher attrition rates and ultimately, lower employment rates.

The Solution: Digital Bookshelf

Digital Bookshelf is an institutionally adopted collection of online materials providing students, faculty, and administrators access to casebooks, coursebooks, and other required materials on Day One of class to level the playing field and ensure student success. With the support of your account representative, and the Digital Bookshelf team, you can select textbooks currently in use at your institution, preserving your faculty’s academic freedom, and choose to provide your students access to assessment and other learning tools. Adopting Digital Bookshelf ensures all students have access to their textbooks, provides additional assessment options, and promotes digital equity and inclusion on your campus.

"The Digital Bookshelf ensures that every person in every class has access to the exact same resources. It’s a more equitable solution."
— Associate Dean Nicole Mills, JFK School of Law at Northcentral University

Benefits to Student

Provides first-day-of-class access to course materials for all students.
A reduction in out-of-pocket costs and time spent shopping around for materials.
Access to Connected eBooks when available, complete with digital e-book with interactive study center
Access to classroom materials on all devices.
Low-cost print book option for students who prefer it

What students have to say about Digital Bookshelf

"This option gave us access to our books when needed by the first day of class compared to purchasing a physical book that would take days, if not weeks, to be delivered."

"I was benefited the opportunity to have full access to all that CasebookConnect offers. I was able to use the material right away at the start of classes vs. waiting to purchase due to lack of funds."

"I didn't have to spend a significant amount of money on books, and I didn’t have to wait long to access a textbook for class."

"It was less of a burden on me. I didn't have to go out and search for the required text nor ask around throughout the law school for used versions of the text."

"There was no confusion as to whether I was buying the right materials or not."

"Savings! The cost of law books is high. Having my school purchase my required course was a big benefit and a reason why I chose my school."

Benefits to Institution

Digital Bookshelf fully supports instructor academic freedom.
Ensures all students have all required material on the first day of class.
Students are more likely to succeed, which can improve retention rates and bar passage.
Schools can purchase and cover the cost through tuition, grants, or other methods, or schools can charge back to the student through content or technology fee models.

Featured Products in the Digital Bookshelf Program

Digital Bookshelf image — Connected eBooks (formerly Connected Casebooks)

Connected eBooks are enhanced digital textbooks that come with a suite of online content and learning tools designed to maximize student success. Connected eBooks feature a full **e-book** version of the text; **outlining and case briefing tools** to enhance student learning; and for select titles, a **Study Center** complete with practice questions from leading study aids like the *Examples & Explanations and Glannon Guides*.

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connected quizzing image — Connected Quizzing

**Connected Quizzing** is an easy-to-use formative **assessment tool** that enables you to measure your students’ progress and knowledge. It provides a performance breakdown by topic and individual student. Comprising high quality, pre-built quizzes for all major law school subjects, Connected Quizzing is the ideal solution for measuring student learning outcomes.

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Improved Student Learning Outcomes

In a recent survey of law students using Connected eBooks and Connected Quizzing:

88% said Connected eBooks helped them better understand the subject matter for their course

80% said Connected eBooks helped them feel more prepared for their exams

90% said Connected Quizzing helped them better understand the subject matter for their course

83% Connected Quizzing helped them feel more prepared for their exams