Education
25 columns
65 rows
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Digital Textbook Supply Chain Log

This dataset provides a detailed log of digital textbook movement and adoption across educational institutions, capturing sourcing, licensing, distribution, and user access events. It enables comprehensive analysis of supply chain efficiency, licensing compliance, and the progress of digital transformation in educational materials, supporting data-driven decisions for edtech managers and administrators.

last updated 25 Dec 2025
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Analyze digital textbook adoption rates and identify bottlenecks in the supply chain

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 65 rows · all 25 columns

log_idstring	license_typestring	number_of_accessesinteger	editionstring	textbook_idstring	isbnstring	textbook_titlestring	publisherstring	institution_idstring	institution_namestring	campusstring	departmentstring	course_codestring	sourcing_methodstring	license_idstring	license_start_datedate	license_end_datedate	distribution_channelstring	distribution_datedate	number_of_licensesinteger	adoption_statusstring	adoption_datedate	compliance_statusstring	last_access_datedate	notesstring
LOG-0001	multi-user	110	3rd	TB-101	9781234567897	Introduction to Psychology	Pearson	INST-001	Eastside University	Central Campus	Psychology	PSY101	purchase	LIC-545A	2023-08-01	2024-07-31	LMS	2023-08-15	120	complete	2023-09-05	compliant	2024-05-14	High adoption rate in Psychology department.
LOG-0002	single-user	1	2022	TB-102	9789876543210	Calculus Made Simple	McGraw-Hill	INST-002	North Valley College	North Campus	Mathematics	MATH201	rental	LIC-654B	2023-01-10	2023-12-31	platform	2023-01-15	1	complete	2023-02-01	compliant	2023-11-21	Textbook used for advanced calculus course.
LOG-0003	open	52	blank	TB-103	9781122334455	Modern Biology	Cengage	INST-003	Greenfield Institute	blank	Biology	BIO102	open-access	blank	blank	blank	direct download	2024-01-09	blank	in-progress	blank	compliant	2024-03-27	Open access resource, widely used.
LOG-0004	institutional	340	7th	TB-104	9789988776655	Principles of Economics	Oxford	INST-004	Central City University	Downtown	Economics	ECON101	purchase	LIC-321C	2022-08-10	2025-08-09	LMS	2022-08-25	350	complete	2022-09-10	compliant	2024-04-19	Institution-wide license; high engagement.
LOG-0005	multi-user	41	2021	TB-105	9785566778899	Chemistry Fundamentals	Prentice Hall	INST-005	Lakeside Community College	blank	Chemistry	CHEM100	donation	LIC-789D	2023-05-20	2024-05-19	email	2023-05-22	50	in-progress	blank	compliant	2024-04-11	Donated by alumni association.
LOG-0006	single-user	1	2nd	TB-106	9785544332211	World History Essentials	Wiley	INST-002	North Valley College	South Campus	History	HIST110	rental	LIC-001E	2022-09-01	2023-06-30	platform	2022-09-10	1	not-adopted	blank	pending	2022-10-05	Rental period expired; no adoption.
LOG-0007	multi-user	75	2020	TB-107	9781231231239	Computer Science Principles	Springer	INST-006	Westfield Technical College	Main	Computer Science	CS101	purchase	LIC-654F	2023-02-05	2024-02-04	LMS	2023-02-10	80	complete	2023-03-01	compliant	2024-02-02	All CS majors required to access.
LOG-0008	institutional	190	4th	TB-108	9785566443322	Business Management Today	HarperCollins	INST-007	Urban Business School	blank	Business	BUS200	purchase	LIC-321G	2022-06-01	2025-05-31	platform	2022-06-15	220	complete	2022-07-01	compliant	2024-03-29	High usage in MBA courses.
LOG-0009	multi-user	58	5th	TB-109	9786543211230	Physics for Engineers	Pearson	INST-005	Lakeside Community College	West Campus	Engineering	ENGR150	purchase	LIC-111H	2022-08-15	2023-08-14	LMS	2022-08-22	60	complete	2022-09-01	compliant	2023-08-13	Popular among freshman engineering students.
LOG-0010	open	45	blank	TB-110	9780987654321	Introduction to Literature	Penguin	INST-004	Central City University	East Wing	Literature	LIT100	open-access	blank	blank	blank	direct download	2024-02-18	blank	in-progress	blank	compliant	2024-05-01	Open-access literature textbook.
LOG-0011	multi-user	50	2023	TB-111	9782223334445	Basic Statistics	Sage	INST-001	Eastside University	Central Campus	Statistics	STAT101	purchase	LIC-999I	2023-01-05	2024-01-04	platform	2023-01-15	55	complete	2023-01-25	compliant	2024-01-01	Used for undergraduate statistics.
LOG-0012	single-user	1	8th	TB-112	9788889990001	Engineering Mathematics	Pearson	INST-002	North Valley College	East	Engineering	ENGR201	rental	LIC-888J	2023-03-01	2023-08-31	email	2023-03-10	1	not-adopted	blank	pending	2023-07-15	Single-user rental for faculty review.
LOG-0013	multi-user	70	2022	TB-113	9787778889998	Marketing Concepts	HarperCollins	INST-007	Urban Business School	Downtown	Marketing	MKTG150	purchase	LIC-777K	2022-09-01	2023-08-31	platform	2022-09-10	75	complete	2022-09-20	compliant	2023-08-28	Used in introductory marketing courses.
LOG-0014	open	33	blank	TB-114	9781112223334	Digital Art and Design	Cengage	INST-003	Greenfield Institute	Art Campus	Art & Design	ART120	open-access	blank	blank	blank	direct download	2023-11-10	blank	planned	blank	compliant	2023-12-05	Planned adoption in next semester.
LOG-0015	other	29	2023	TB-115	9784445556667	Environmental Science	Oxford	INST-008	Mountain State College	blank	Environmental Studies	ENV150	donation	LIC-444L	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	email	2023-04-10	30	complete	2023-04-15	compliant	2024-02-22	Donated by environmental foundation.
LOG-0016	institutional	155	6th	TB-116	9783334445556	Human Anatomy	McGraw-Hill	INST-009	River Valley Medical School	Medical Sciences	Medicine	MED110	purchase	LIC-333M	2021-09-10	2024-09-09	LMS	2021-09-15	160	complete	2021-10-01	compliant	2024-04-23	Required for first-year med students.
LOG-0017	multi-user	59	2nd	TB-117	9787778881110	Introduction to Sociology	Pearson	INST-001	Eastside University	Central Campus	Sociology	SOC101	purchase	LIC-777N	2022-01-09	2023-01-08	platform	2022-01-15	60	complete	2022-01-30	compliant	2023-01-07	Sociology core curriculum.
LOG-0018	single-user	1	5th	TB-118	9785556667778	Principles of Accounting	McGraw-Hill	INST-007	Urban Business School	Downtown	Accounting	ACCT101	rental	LIC-555O	2023-02-01	2023-07-31	platform	2023-02-10	1	not-adopted	blank	pending	2023-06-20	Rental for faculty review only.
LOG-0019	multi-user	70	2022	TB-119	9786667778889	Political Science Essentials	Oxford	INST-004	Central City University	Political Science	Political Science	POL101	purchase	LIC-666P	2022-09-05	2023-09-04	LMS	2022-09-10	70	complete	2022-09-25	compliant	2023-09-03	Full adoption by department.
LOG-0020	open	25	blank	TB-120	9781113335557	Fundamentals of Philosophy	Penguin	INST-004	Central City University	West Wing	Philosophy	PHIL110	open-access	blank	blank	blank	direct download	2024-03-04	blank	planned	blank	compliant	2024-04-15	Planned for next academic year.

What the 65 rows show

from the 65-row sample

Institutional (license type) stands out: mean number_of_accesses is 88.5, against 33.6 for the rest.

34median number_of_accesses
2compliance statuses
4sourcing methods
4distribution channels
4adoption statuses
12publishers

Mean number_of_accesses by license_type65 rows

number_of_accesses65 rows, in bands of 50

Median 34, from 1 to 340.

edition59 rows with a value · 6 left blank

4th8
5th6
3rd5
2nd5
10th5
20224
8th4
7th3
20213
20233

25 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 18
integer 2
date 5

Columns

25 columns in three groups

blueprint · 25 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 18 columns
`log_id`	string	Unique identifier for each supply chain log entryunique	LOG-0001
`textbook_id`	string	Unique identifier for the textbook	TB-101
`isbn`	string	International Standard Book Number for the textbook	9781234567897
`textbook_title`	string	Title of the textbook	Calculus Made Simple
`edition`	string	Edition of the textbook (e.g., '3rd', '2022')optional	3rd
`publisher`	string	Name of the publisher12 publishers	Pearson
`institution_id`	string	Unique identifier for the educational institution	INST-001
`institution_name`	string	Name of the educational institution	Eastside University
`campus`	string	Campus or branch of the institution (if applicable)optional	Central Campus
`department`	string	Department or faculty using the textbookoptional	Psychology
`course_code`	string	Course code associated with the textbookoptional	PSY101
`sourcing_method`	string	How the textbook was sourced (e.g., 'purchase', 'rental', 'open-access')purchase · rental · open-access · donation · other	purchase
`license_type`	string	Type of license (e.g., 'single-user', 'multi-user', 'institutional', 'open')single-user · multi-user · institutional · open · other	multi-user
`license_id`	string	Unique identifier for the license agreementoptional	LIC-545A
`distribution_channel`	string	Channel used for distributing the digital textbook (e.g., 'LMS', 'email', 'direct download')LMS · email · direct download · platform · other	LMS
`adoption_status`	string	Status of digital adoption (e.g., 'planned', 'in-progress', 'complete', 'not-adopted')planned · in-progress · complete · not-adopted	complete
`compliance_status`	string	Indicates if the licensing is compliant (e.g., 'compliant', 'non-compliant', 'pending')compliant · non-compliant · pending	compliant
`notes`	string	Additional notes or comments regarding this log entryoptional	Renewal likely
Numbers 2 columns
`number_of_licenses`	integer	Number of licenses or seats purchased or assigned1 or more · optional	120
`number_of_accesses`	integer	Number of unique users who accessed the textbook0 or more · optional	110
Dates and times 5 columns
`license_start_date`	date	Start date of the license periodoptional	2023-08-01
`license_end_date`	date	End date of the license periodoptional	2024-07-31
`distribution_date`	date	Date when the textbook was distributed	2023-08-15
`adoption_date`	date	Date when digital adoption was completedoptional	2023-09-05
`last_access_date`	date	Most recent date the textbook was accessedoptional	2024-05-14

Use it for

An education dashboard
Number_of_accesses by license_type and a breakdown of edition. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
Why do the 12 institutional rows have a mean number_of_accesses of 88.5?
A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
Logs65
LOG-0001110multi-us…
LOG-00021single-u…
LOG-000352open
A software demo
Believable logs with textbook_id, isbn and textbook_title to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

This dataset65 rows25 columns

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Rules it was built with

Each row represents a unique textbook transaction (license or distribution event).
Include source (publisher), delivery channel (platform), educational level, and digital access date.
Flag transactions for delayed delivery or license compliance issues.
Capture the transition status: physical to digital, digital only, or hybrid.
Track user adoption rates against projected targets.

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