Inspection Copies
If you would like to evaluate one of our titles for possible prescription, please complete the application by clicking here and complete the online form.
Contact your Van Schaik Publishers academic content consultant should you have any queries or comments regarding textbooks that you would like to prescribe or are currently prescribing. We can assist you with
- Integrated, electronic solutions that work hand-in-hand with your learning management system
- Direct sales to your institution
- Developing custom publications from one or more Van Schaik titles for your specific course
- Feedback to the author panel
When evaluating a title, these are are some criteria to consider:
Please note: For courses with student numbers of fewer than 50, a maximum of 2 inspection copies may be provided per lecturer.
Prescribing a Van Schaik Publishers textbook
If you have reviewed one of our titles and would like to prescribe it for a course, please inform your institution or department’s booklist administrator and Van Schaik Publishers. If your department does not have a booklist administrator, please contact your campus bookstore:
It is advisable to contact your dedicated Van Schaik Publishers academic content consultant when choosing a prescribed textbook.
- Van Schaik Publishers will ensure that it is holding sufficient stock for your students when the semester starts. If there is insufficient stock, a reprint can take up to six weeks to be printed and delivered.
- If there are any issues with stock during a critical time for your students, your academic content consultant will assist in providing a solution.
- Your academic content consultant will also ensure that you have access to any resource material available for the title, and can also guide you through any specific requirements that you may have (custom publications, technology needs, desk copies, etc.).
- You can elect to be involved in reviewing new editions or providing feedback to Van Schaik Publishers, ensuring that future editions accommodate your specific requirements.
Resources
We strive to provide support material to time-stricken academics, and lecturer support material is available for many of our titles. This may include PowerPoint slides and question banks.
Where resources are available, details are indicated on the book’s Resources tab (in the Catalogue section of this website). The material available varies from book to book, and may also be developed further over time. If resources are not available, the Resources tab will not appear.
Please click here to request access to lecturer support material for a Van Schaik Publishers book that you prescribe.
We welcome any suggestions regarding new or additional resources. For any queries or feedback on available resources, please contact your academic content consultant.
Please note: Student requests for support material will not be entertained and any attempts by students to access lecturer support material will be reported to the student’s lecturer or to the Head of Department.
