Kortext resource page for the University of Surrey

You can log-in to your Kortext account through the Sign-In page!

If your university is providing your eTextbooks, your login details will be sent to your university email address (this may be one of your first emails) or access will have been provided through your VLE.

Forgotten your password? Go to app.kortext.com/login, enter your email address (usually your university email address) and click on Forgot password?

Then you will need to enter your email address again and a password reset link will be sent to this email with further instructions.

All first-time users on the Kortext platform are required to accept the T&Cs.

You will not need to register for an account if you have been provisioned with a desk copy as the Kortext team will have already setup a personal account for you.

Kortext will directly provision you with a desk copy of the title/s you have adopted on your module/course.

Simply follow the link in the email you will receive from Kortext to access your personal Kortext account and bookshelf where your book will be available for use.

Your desk copies that have been provisioned to you by Kortext have been set up in perpetuity. Inspection copies are provisioned for 30-days.

Please contact support@kortext.com and provide as much information as possible. Please include screen shot of any error messages to allow your issue to be resolved as quickly as possible.

Please email library@surrey.ac.uk or the Kortext online support email supoprt@kortext.com

Prior to the start of each new semester, the Faculty Librarian team will reach out to programme and module leaders via email to request nominations for the scheme.

The deadlines for submitting title recommendations are typically around July 1st for Semester 1 and December 1st for Semester 2.

To recommend a title, programme and module leaders should tag the relevant book in their module's reading list.

A video tutorial is available to guide you through the tagging process.

Please note, due to budget constraints, only one book may be tagged per module, or up to six books can be selected per programme.

We hope to make most books recommended for the scheme available 2 weeks before teaching starts for a particular semester.

As a programme or module leader you will be provided with a personal copy and be sent an email with the link to activate the book.

Please be aware that not all publishers will make their texts available via this scheme, so we will be in touch with you before teaching starts if your requested title is not available digitally via this scheme to discuss alternatives.

As a programme or module leader you will be provided with a personal copy and be sent an email with the link to activate the book.

Please be aware that not all publishers will make their texts available via this scheme, so we will be in touch with you before teaching starts if your requested title is not available digitally via this scheme to discuss alternatives.

Unfortunately, not all items can be made available digitally via the Digital Textbook scheme. This is often due to publisher or other right holder restrictions. Items published before 2012 can be harder to make available due to having to gain third party permission for images, charts etc.

The Library team will be in contact with you if we are unable to make your title recommendation available via the scheme. In that instance you may want to consider an alternative title or request a digitisation of a specific chapter.

Please speak to your Faculty Librarian to help you at library@surrey.ac.uk

Yes. Simply log on to the Kortext bookstore – icon found on the top right of your Kortext platform and search the store.

Alternatively contact Kortext on support@kortext.com to request availability and an inspection copy if required.

The titles available on the Kortext Digital textbook platform should work alongside the rest of the materials on your reading list. Together they will provide the access students need to get the most out of their learning and to be able to interact with a diverse range of resources.

The Library has access to a huge range of quality academic subject information resources including primary resources, books, articles, AV materials, conference proceedings, specialist online databases and much more.

There is lots of help and support on creating and developing reading lists and how to access teaching materials from your Faculty Librarian team. Please contact library@surrey.ac.uk for support.

Kortext allows you to print pages from your eTextbook via the web reader. The amount is restricted by the publisher's copyright.

The option to print is available on the left-hand panel in the reader, and can be accessed by clicking on the Print icon. Here you can also see how many pages you have left from your copyright allowance.

If you are an academic, you can contact your publisher sales representative who will provide access to the accompanying resources for your text. If the publisher of your text does not have a field based representative, Kortext can contact the publisher on your behalf to request the resources.

Resources for students are often available on an accompanying website and they will be able to access free resources. If there are paid resources for your students, speak to your publisher sales representative to discuss access.

If you require access to the Analytics Dashboard, please contact the Library at library@surrey.ac.uk or support@kortext.com, and this will be enabled for you.

Your analytics access is available on the left-hand side of your Kortext account. Click the Analytics icon to access real-time data on your cohort of students.

Students can access their eTextbooks via the Kortext web app which is compatible with most major browsers.

Students can also access their eTexbooks via tablets and mobile devices using Kortext native apps for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac.

Please email support@kortext.com providing your name, university email address, title name, ISBN and the module you teach with your request.

Please ensure the subject line is INSPECTION COPY REQUEST

There are two main ways you can find the digital textbook for your module.

Firstly, via the link in your module reading list

To get going, follow these 3 simple steps

• Go to your module via SurreyLearn, click on the Course Materials Tab and then the link for Reading list.
• If your module leader has recommended a Digital Textbook the title will be linked at the top of the reading list.
• Click the link to access the platform. Access using your university credentials (username and password).

Secondly via the Kortext app

To get going, follow these 3 simple steps.

• Enter your username (your university email): xxxxx
• Enter your temporary password only valid on your first access (please change the password after your first access): xxxx
• Read and accept the T’s and C’s on your first access

There is a video to help you

Your digital Textbooks can be accessed on up to 5 devices at a time and is supported on Windows, IOS, MAC, and Apple.

You can download the books on your Kortext bookshelf so that they can be read offline in the Kortext apps, now including the Mac app! If you are accessing with a Windows, Android, iOS or Mac device, once you have downloaded the app, the books on your bookshelf will be available for download.

Any study activity carried out whilst reading offline will sync across your devices when you next have a Wi-Fi connection.

You can download the Kortext app either from your device’s app store or from the Kortext Help Centre page here.

Please email library@surrey.ac.uk and we will help you.

Yes, the digital textbooks are free and available for you to use for 12 months.

You can use help function from inside the platform and search our support articles these can provide useful insights into features of the Kortext platform.

If you can’t find the answer you can contact support@kortext.com and report the problem, you are experiencing with the platform.

Yes, all the digital Textbooks supplied by Kortext are provisioned to you on a 1:1 basis therefore allowing all students who have been provisioned a title to access and use the title simultaneously when and where they want.

You will have access to your titles that have been provisioned to you for 12-months from the date you first accessed the title.

No not all your books or learning materials are available just through the Kortext platform. We encourage you to use your module reading list and  SurreySearch the library search tool to explore all our print and online collections.

The Kortext platform provides the following features to assist with accessibility:

• Read aloud
• Text size adjustment
• Page size adjustment
• Translate
• Font options including open dyslexic – EPUB format only
• Background colour change – EPUB format only

Yes. The read aloud feature allows you to highlight a selection of text and to have this read aloud to you. You are able to chose from a female or male voice and can adjust the speed to ensure personal preference is achieved.

Background colour can be changed on titles that have been provisioned in EPUB format only.

You can log-in to your Kortext account through the Sign-In page!

If your university is providing your eTextbooks, your login details will be sent to your university email address (this may be one of your first emails) or access will have been provided through your VLE.

Forgotten your password? Go to app.kortext.com/login, enter your email address (usually your university email address) and click on Forgot password?. Then you will need to enter your email address again and a password reset link will be sent to this email with further instructions.

Kortext allows you to print pages from your eTextbook via the web reader. The amount is restricted by the publisher's copyright.

The option to print is available on the left-hand panel in the reader, and can be accessed by clicking on the Print icon. Here you can also see how many pages you have left from your copyright allowance.

Please email library@surrey.ac.uk or the Kortext online support email support@kortext.com