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Red Dragon Bookstore
How do I submit my textbook requistions?
What information do you need on my requistion form?
How do I create and order a custom course pack?
How are textbook order quantaties determined?
What if there are course changes?
What is the bookstore doing to control textbook costs?
What is Faculty Center and how will it help me?
Does the Red Dragon Bookstore offer faculty and staff any discount?

ID Card
How do I get a SUNY Oneonta ID card?

Dragon Dollars Account
How do I add money to my Dragon Dollars Account?
Where can I use my Dragon Dollars?

College Camp
I would like to use the College Camp lodge for a class, is there a fee?

Catering
I need to have an event catered on campus. Who do I contact?

Red Dragon Bookstore
How do I submit my textbook requisitions?
You have several options.

Pre-printed requistion forms are delivered to your department every semester. Edit and complete as appropriate, sign and process through your department secretary.

Complete the online requistion form found on the Red Dragon Bookstore website.

Use Faculty Center to research available textbooks, prepare and submit an electronic "notebook" with your choices. (Contact Tracy Dolan to receive a user log in and password.

What information do you need on my requistion form?

Your name, campus phone number, course number, course title, and semester

ISBN number- every edition of a book is assigned an unique ISBN number. The ISBN number is generally found on the copyright page or on the back cover. Check to make sure that you are not submitting the "instructor's copy" ISBN number as there will be a separate number for the student's edition.

Author's full name

Title

Edition

Publisher

Desired number of copies

If you have any questions regarding price, edition, availability or other testbook questions, please contact Linda Lutz at (607) 436-3329. Faculty Center may also be able to answer your questions.

How do I create and order a custom course pack?
If you have developed your course pack with a publisher's rep, they will furnish you with an ISBN number. Simply give us the ISBN number when requisitioning your books and the pack will be ordered. If your custom course pack requires copying materials, please contact our textbook coordinator, Linda Lutz at (607) 436-3329.

How are textbook order quantities determined?

Historical data for each textbook

The number of books you have requested

The number of available and taken seats in a class

What if there are course changes?
The Red Dragon Bookstore realizes that class and instructor circumstances change. Please let us know as soon as possible when course changes occur so that we can plan accordingly. Contact Linda Lutz via email or at (607) 436-3329.

What is the bookstore doing to control textbook costs?
Rising textbook prices are a concern for the Red Dragon Bookstore and we work diligently to try to contain textbook costs. This year for the first time ever, we are offering eBooks. We also pride ourselves in offering more used textbooks for sale than any other college in NYS. If you are interested in learning more about containing bookstore costs, please contact Leslie Craigmyle for a copy of our brochure. Leslie is also available to present to departmental meetings on containing textbook costs.

What is Faculty Center and how will it help me?
The Faculty Center Network is a one-stop resource on college textbooks. It is intended to serve faculty by providing robust information on textbooks to help faculty make informed adoption decisions. Over 300,000 textbooks and 5,000 publishers are catalogued with ratings, reviews, information on which schools are using the book and more. The site can assist you in making the best choice of textbook for your class. You may create a folder within Faculty Center which can be easily sent to the Red Dragon Bookstore with your textbook choices.

Does the Red Dragon Bookstore offer faculty and staff any discount?
Yes, all faculty and staff are entitled to a 15% discount off all non-textbook or non-electronic merchandise. Please let the cashier know that you are a faculty or staff member.

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How do I get a SUNY Oneonta ID card?
After you have been to Human Resources, come to the ID/Dining Card office on the first floor of the Hunt College Union.You may obtain an ID card Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please bring a photo id and your A00 number.

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How do I add money to my Dragon Dollars Account?
Dragon Dollars may be added to your account in one of the following ways:

Calling the ID/Dining Office at (607) 436-3367

Visiting the ID/Dining Office in the Hunt College Union

Online at http://EZadd.oneonta.edu

Where can I use my Dragon Dollars?
Dragon Dollars may be used on campus at the Red Dragon Bookstore, purchases at the Marketplace and any dining venue, copies at the Milne Library, for parking fees or fines, vending machines, CUAC tickets, ORC trips and purchases at the Shipping Room. An ever changing list of off-campus merchants who accept Dragon Dollars may be found on the web.

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I would like to use the College Camp lodge for a class, is there a fee?
No, College Camp is free for academic/college use. There are fees associated with personal use. You may visit the College Camp website for more information or call (607) 436-3157 to make a reservation.

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I need to have an event catered on campus. Who do I contact?
Sodexo has exclusive rights for catering on campus. Catering information may be found on the web or call Katherine Struble at (607) 436-3502 for more information.

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