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THIS TUTORIAL WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW TO GET INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE
ALREADY ON AN ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNT, AS WELL AS HOW TO LINK EXISTING INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
WITH AN ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNT.
WE ENCOURAGE SPONSORS TO GET INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. THESE ALLOW STUDENTS TO DOWNLOAD
BOOKS INDEPENDENTLY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TOOLS SUCH AS BOOKSHARE WEB READER AND SHARED
READING LISTS. PLUS, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS ARE FREE FOR ALL QUALIFIED STUDENTS!
NOTE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITY WHO ARE ALREADY INCLUDED ON AN ORGANIZATIONAL
ACCOUNT DO NOT NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROOF OF DISABILITY TO GET INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS.
HOWEVER, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS FOR STUDENTS UNDER 18 YEARS OLD DO REQUIRE PARENT OR GUARDIAN
PERMISSION.
TO BEGIN, GO TO WWW.BOOKSHARE.ORG AND LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT. SELECT �MY ORGANIZATION�
FROM YOUR TASK BAR. THEN SELECT THE �MEMBERS� LINK.
TO INITIATE AN INDIVDUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR A STUDENT WHEN YOU FIRST ADD HIM OR HER TO YOUR
ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNT, SELECT THE �ADD A MEMBER� BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR ROSTER.
COMPLETE THE REQUESTED STUDENT INFORMATION. SELECT THE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DIALOG
BOX THAT SAYS �SAVE AND ADD INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP.� UNDER �OPTION 1: REQUEST A NEW INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERSHIP,� YOU CAN EITHER SEND AN EMAIL TO THE MEMBER OR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH
A LINK FOR COMPLETING AN ONLINE FORM, OR DOWNLOAD AND PRINT PREFILLED FORMS AND PROVIDE THEM
TO THE MEMBER OR PARENT OR GUARDIAN. FOR FASTER PROCESSING, SELECT THE EMAIL OPTION. EITHER
WAY, THE MEMBER OR PARENT OR GUARDIAN WILL THEN COMPLETE THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP SIGNUP
PROCESS AND RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM BOOKSHARE.
TO INITIATE AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR A STUDENT WHO IS ALREADY ON YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL
ACCOUNT, JUST SELECT THE LAST NAME OF THE STUDENT FROM YOUR MEMBER ROSTER. AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE DIALOG BOX, YOU�LL SEE THE BUTTON THAT SAYS �SAVE AND ADD INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP.�
FROM THERE, YOU WILL COMPLETE THE SAME PROCESS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT
CURRENTLY HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP. NOTE THAT YOU CAN INITIATE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
FOR SEVERAL MEMBERS ALL AT ONCE. SIMPLY CHECK THE BOXES NEXT TO THEIR NAMES, SELECT THE
�ADD INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP� BUTTON BELOW YOUR ROSTER, AND FOLLOW THE STEPS MENTIONED
PREVIOUSLY.
FOR A STUDENT WHO ALREADY HAS AN INDIVDUAL MEMBERSHIP THAT IS SEPARATE FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL
ACCOUNT, YOU CAN REQUEST TO FORMALLY LINK ACCOUNTS SO THAT STUDENT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF FEATURES SUCH AS SHARED READING LISTS. BEGIN BY ADDING THE STUDENT TO YOUR ROSTER
IF HE OR SHE IS NOT ALREADY THERE. AFTER SELECTING THE �SAVE AND ADD INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP�
BUTTON IN THE STUDENT INFORMATION DIALOG BOX, USE �OPTION 2: ADD EXISTING INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
TO ORGANIZATION� AND PROVIDE THE EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEMBER�S INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERSHIP. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO CONNECT THESE
TWO ACCOUNTS. THEN SELECT �SUBMIT REQUEST.� THIS WILL SEND A REQUEST TO THE BOOKSHARE
MEMBERSHIP TEAM TO CONNECT THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP TO YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNT.
YOU WILL RECEIVE CONFIRMATION OF THIS CHANGE FROM BOOKSHARE.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER BOOKSHARE TOPICS, VISIT THE BOOKSHARE WEBSITE, THE BOOKSHARE
CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE, AND BOOKSHARE ON FACEBOOK.