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Teaching & Research Support for Faculty

General Information

If you are considering adopting a casebook for use in a class and would like to review it before making a decision, most publishers will provide faculty with a complimentary copy. Most publishers require that you first create faculty account and provide basic information on the course for which the casebook is being considered. Publishers generally provide digital access to the casebook within 24-48 hours. Teaching resources and professor materials are also accessible digitally.  

We have provided instructions for registering a faculty account and requesting a review copy of a course book for individual legal publishers since each publisher has different requirements. 

Review books must be requested by the interested faculty member as the publishers verify that you are a professor or instructor before granting access to the online casebook and confirmation is sent via email.

Aspen Publishing

Aspen Publishing will provide complimentary digital copies of Aspen and Wolters Kluwer casebooks to faculty for review. To request a digital review copy:

  • Go to the Aspen Law School Faculty Resources site
  • If you do not have an existing account, create one here
  • Once logged in, browse or search for titles you are interested in reviewing
  • Select the Professor Review Copy button and complete the form

Aspen Publishing validates all professor accounts before completing the order. We recommend that you use your BC email address when registering your account. You will receive an email with instructions for digital access to the book within two business days.

Carolina Academic Press

Carolina Academic Press provides free review copies of casebooks to professors. You will receive the book in digital format unless you indicate you want a hardcopy in the order form. To request a complimentary copy:

  • Login or create an account with the publisher
  • Search or browse for titles related to your course
  • Click on titles to get additional information
  • To request a complimentary copy, click the Comp Copy button under the description of the book
  • Fill in the requested information and complete your order by clicking Request Book 

LexisNexis/Matthew Bender

You can request a complimentary review copy of a LexisNexis/Matthew Bender title through the Digital Library for Professor Review Copies. The site provides digital access to select American Bar Association titles and all Matthew Bender and Michie practice guides, handbooks, deskbooks and hornbooks. All requests are fulfilled in electronic format via access to the Digital Library for Professor Review Copies site. However, once you’ve selected a title for adoption, you can request a print copy.

To request a complimentary review copy:

For Assistance, contact Cherry Montes – cherry.montes@lexisnexis.com  or reviewcopy@lexisnexis.com

West Academic/Foundation Press

West Academic will provide professors considering adopting a book for a course with a complimentary review copy. Many titles are available for immediate review digitally. Print copies usually arrive within 5 to 7 days.

To request a review copy:

  • Login or create an account 
  • Browse or search for available West Academic and Foundation Press books
  • Click View Digital Copy under the book image which will open the digital version

 

 

 

To request a print copy of a book, email BC Law's account rep at: accountmanager@westacademic.com. Include in the email the title and ISBN number of the book, your name and the law school name, the courses your teach, and the address at which you want to receive the book.

VitalSource

VitalSource is an eReader platform that partners with publishers to provide access to electronic casebooks. The VitalSource Sampling Platform allows faculty to search for and request review copies of casebooks from legal publishers including Oxford University Press, Sage, Wiley, and Aspen/Wolters Kluwer. VitalSource will contact the publisher and verify your status as a professor and send you notification when you have access to the eBook.

To request a sample of an eBook:

  • Search or browse for casebooks
  • When you find a title you would like to review, click the Request Sample button
  • Sign in to or create a VitalSource account
  • Provide the requested information and complete your request.

You will be notified via email when you eBook is available in the VitalSource platform.