Getting Started With MackinVIA

Step 1

Set Up User Backpacks

Backpack™ accounts help users store and manage digital resources. Users can:

Check out and save eBooks and audiobooks
Take notes, highlight text and add bookmarks to their personal Notebooks
Export Notebook content to Google Drive or OneDrive
Download eBooks & audiobooks for offline access with the free MackinVIA app

Users can create their own Backpacks through self-registration, or you can create Backpacks for them within your MackinVIA Administrator account, either individually or through an import of user data. Alternatively, we can work with you to automate Backpack creation through a free integration with your user management system or library catalog.

Student Overview

Administrator Overview

Step 2

Add Your Existing Digital Content to Our Open Platform

A unique feature of MackinVIA is that you are able to Bring Your Own License. Add your existing digital content using the Add New Resource tool in your MackinVIA Administrator account, or request a migration from Mackin’s Digital Services team. With the initial purchase of digital resources from Mackin, your first migration is complimentary. Please see our Migration Policy for more information.

View Migration Policy

Step 3

Get to Know Your MackinVIA

Here are some links to help you learn the in’s and out’s of MackinVIA.

Workshop: Unlocking the Power of MackinVIA in the Classroom

About MackinVIA

About the Reader

Student Help Guide

Student Tutorials

Administrator Help Guide

Administrator Tutorials

Request a live demo from one our MackinVIA experts!

Request a Live DemoRequest a Live Demo

Step 4

Promote MackinVIA to Students and Staff

We’ve put together these packages to help spread the word about MackinVIA to your fellow educators, students, and their parents! Each themed package includes: