Overview
Provides insights into closed adoptions that will support sales opportunity planning for the next sales season. Insights identify opportunities where an institution is CA enabled but a section has not participated in CA, where a print item was adopted and the institution is not CA enabled (that can be converted to digital), or where a school is set up for PI and the courseware adoption did not participate in PI.
Key Questions This Report Answers
Which of my institutions have adoptions that could convert from print to digital, from non-CA to CA participation, or from non-PI to PI courseware integration?
Where are the highest-value opportunities to grow CA (Courseware Access) or PI (Partner Integration) participation for the next sales season?
What VitalSource digital product might match an institution's current print or non-participating adoption?
How to Use This Report
Start with the filters — Narrow to a specific Institution, State/Province, or PI Institution Indicator to scope results. The Publisher filter will automatically show only companies you're associated with.
Interpret the results — Review the Available Opportunity field to see the most relevant opportunity type (PI, PI (CA), CA, CA (Digital), or PI (Digital)) for each institution/section, and check the Related VST Item fields for a possible digital match.
Take action — Use the opportunity and related-product information to inform your sales strategy conversations. Recommended pull times: late June (Winter/Spring planning), late September (final Spring planning), and late March (Summer/Fall planning) — see tip below.
💡 Tip: This report is limited to the current term and previous two terms. Multi-semester courses may appear term-over-term, and once a course converts to one of the listed opportunities it drops off the report for the current and all historical terms. This report does not provide opportunity insights for institutions participating in TA or FA. The Related VST Item information is intended only to surface that a digital product is available in the VitalSource ecosystem — it is not indicative of the correct product to offer, which remains a publisher decision based on your own sales strategy. |
Filters
Filter Name | Description | Required? | Default Value | Example Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Publisher | The content owner of the VST Product that matches the ISBN in use. Automatically limited to companies your account is associated with. | No | All associated publishers | "Example Publisher" |
Institution | Name of the institution (Manage company name) | No | All | "Example University" |
State or Province | State or province where the institution is located | No | All | "OH" |
PI Institution Indicator | Indicates if PI Integration is set up for courseware. Does not include future intended PI Integration. | No | All | Yes / No |
Fields & Metrics
Field Name | Description | Data Type | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Available Opportunity | The most relevant opportunity to pursue, based on the institution's program model: PI (set up for PI, courseware didn't use PI); PI (CA) (set up for PI and has a CA program, material not participating); CA (has CA program, material not participating — print or digital); CA (Digital) (print in use, digital format available); PI (Digital) (set up for PI, adopted print material has a corresponding courseware format available) | Text | "CA (Digital)" |
PI Institution Indicator | Indicates if PI Integration is set up for courseware. Does not include future intended PI Integration. | Text | "Yes" |
Term | Standardized term name, based on term start date | Text | "Fall 2026" |
Adopted Item | ISBN the institution has adopted | Text | "9780000000001" |
Item Name | Title information from the institution for the item they are using | Text | "Example Course Title" |
Edition | Edition information from the institution for the item they are using | Text | "5th" |
Term Start Date | Term start date for the course using the material | Date | "2026-08-25" |
Institution | Name of the institution (Manage company name) | Text | "Example University" |
Campus Name | Name of the campus at the institution (provided by the institution) | Text | "Main Campus" |
IPEDS ID | Institution's IPEDS number | Number | "123456" |
State or Province | State or province where the institution is located | Text | "OH" |
Instructor | Instructor name (provided by the institution) for the course | Text | "Jane Doe" |
Instructor Email | Email address of the instructor (if available) | Text | "jdoe@example.edu" |
Department Code | Department code (provided by the institution) | Text | "BIOL" |
Course Code | Course code (provided by the institution) | Text | "BIOL101" |
Section ID | Section code (provided by the institution) | Text | "001" |
Estimated Enrollment | Estimated enrollment for the section, where known (provided by the institution) | Number | "35" |
Title of Related Product at VST | Title of the related product in VitalSource inventory | Text | "Example Digital Title" |
Related Product at VST | Content kind of the related product in VitalSource inventory | Text | "eBook" |
Related Product Owner | Publisher company that owns the related product in VitalSource inventory | Text | "Example Publisher" |
Author(s) | Author name(s) of the related product in VitalSource inventory | Text | "Doe, J." |
Related VBID at VST | VBID of a related digital product in VitalSource inventory. May not be the only possible digital product to deliver; if null, the VBID is the same as the "Adopted Item" ISBN. | Text | "9780000000002" |
Related Product Format at VST | Format of the related product in VitalSource inventory | Text | "eBook" |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why did a course disappear from the report?
A: Once a course is converted to one of the opportunity types (e.g., moved to CA or PI participation), it will no longer appear on the report for the current term or any historical terms.
Q: Why do future-term numbers change between report pulls?
A: Future term data is still evolving and can change as terms are finalized. Treat future-term figures as directional and subject to change.
Q: Does this report cover TA or FA participation?
A: No — this report does not provide opportunity insights for institutions participating in TA or FA.