adding a course cartridge to blackboard

Adding a Course Cartridge

Click Control Panel

ClickImport Course Cartridge

Click Course Cartridge Catalog

ClickCartridge Catalog

Search for the textbook

Search by Discipline, Title, Author, Publisher, or ISBN to locate the correct textbook.

Results appear at the bottom of the screen. Click on a blue link for more

information.

Contact Information

A new window will appear with

information about the cartridge,

including how to obtain a key to upload the cartridge in Blackboard

Using the contact information provided through

the textbook link, obtain the cartridge key.

Type the key into the text box.

Click Submit

A confirmation message will appear and the

cartridge contents will be present in the

course.

ClickISBN Converter

ISBN

Some ISBNs may need to be converted using an online converter. If an ISBN is searched a message may appear asking for an ISBN conversion.

Click the link to access an easy to use online ISBN converter

Converter message

Type ISBN into the correct box (10 or 13 digits) and

click submit for the conversion

After clicking the link to convert the ISBN number a new web page will open.

Select one of the ISBN numbers and copy it (either right mouse button click it or use ctrl-c to copy the number)

Copy one of the ISBN numbers

With the updated ISBN number, go back to the “Search Cartridge Catalog” web page.

Paste the ISBN number and click

Search

Instructors can download a course cartridge zip

file directly from the publishers website .

Once the file is downloaded, instructors can click

on the “Control Panel” inside Blackboard and then

click “Import Package” to upload the course

cartridge.

For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at hawkinsl@cua.edu