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Link to Your Cengage Textbook From Brightspace

Link to the eBook from your Brightspace® course for easy access for you and your students.

Important Do not use this procedure if your Brightspace course is integrated with Cengage courseware like MindTap, SAM, or WebAssign.

This procedure might not be available for your school. Alternatively, see Other/Manual.

  1. Open your Brightspace course.
  2. Click the Content tab.
  3. If you have not already done so, create a module in your course.
    1. Click Add a module and enter your module title.
  4. In your module, click Add Existing Activities > Cengage.

    The Cengage tool may be named differently for your school. Ask your LMS Admin if you are unsure.

    If you do not see the Cengage tool, try this instead.

    1. Click Related Tools > Course Builder.
    2. Drag New Cengage Learning from Add Content to your module.
  5. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Brightspace and Cengage accounts.

    If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, request one here.

  6. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select eBook Only.
  7. On the Select Title page, select the textbook to use in your class.
    • To search the available content, type a search term.
    • To filter the list by license type, click License Type and select Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.
    1. Depending on the book, click either Link Full eBook or Link Individual Chapters > Link Full eBook.
    2. Click Continue.
  8. Click Continue.