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One of our favorite annual meetings is ISCAP. At this meeting there are numerous papers and discussions about IS pedagogy, where we learn a lot. In 2024, I started holding an interactive panel discussion entitled “New and Forthcoming Changes in IS Education: Let’s Talk!”

I held a similar panel last fall at the 2025 meeting. The discussion was supposed to focus on changes other than AI, which was being discussed in half the other sessions at the meeting. As could have been expected, we ended up talking and talking about AI. The consensus was NOT that we need an AI class, but that AI has come to suffuse the curriculum and needs to be discussed often and in the context of most classes.

Our list is evolving to meet that need.

On a personal note, Andy and I are now grandparents. Imogen Ellis Golub was born December 19, 2025. Our son Milo, daughter-in-law Julia, and she are all healthy.

Several textbooks have been revised to consider AI.
More revisions are underway

Here is a roundup of our textbooks that consider AI at length and a description of additional AI materials you can expect in the short term:

IS for Business, Edition 5.0, by Bélanger, Van Slyke, and Crossler.
Was fully updated to consider AI in every changer. An additional chapter covering AI exclusively is being developed and will be added to create an Edition 5.1 which will be ready for use Fall 2026.

Systems Analysis & Design, Edition 2.0, by Spurrier and Topi.
AI is considered throughout at every stage of the SA&D process. Successful uses of AI, failures, and expected near-term advances are presented.

Database Systems, Edition 3.0, by Nenad Jukić.
Has an article, “How does AI affect database design and use," that will be included with the textbook in time for Fall 2026

Python for Data & Analytics, Edition 2.0, by Daniel Groner.
This new edition is available now and includes AI resources.

Business Analytics, by Hugh Watson.
Has three chapters on AI.

IS for Managers, Edition 6.0, by Piccoli, Pigni, and Rodriguez.
This new edition will be available in time for Fall 2026 and will fully consider AI.

Two AI-focused textbooks are coming soon

AI for Business: Building Applications using Python, by Chung and Hojnicki.
This textbook examines building AI applications explicitly for business. A beta version is currently available for review and the final version will be available in time for Fall 2026 classes.

SCM with AI for Managers: Strategies and Best Practices, by Nada Sanders.
This cutting-edge textbook examines how the entire field of Supply Chain Management has been transformed using AI. Numerous practice cases and discussion questions give students direct experience using AI. A beta version is currently available for review.

Other new and revised textbooks coming this year

Cybersecurity for Accounting & Business
by Nancy A. Bagranoff and Scott R. Boss

The latest CPA test has a section on cybersecurity. This textbook covers what accountants need to know and could be very useful for other business professionals.

A beta version is currently available online for viewing. The final version will be available well in advance for use in classes Fall 2026.

Location Analytics
by Michael Erskine

This innovative textbook brings geographic techniques into the classroom and advances their use in industry. It uses Python along with available code and data libraries to make many types of mapmaking for business straightforward.

The release of this book is planned for this Fall.

Mobile App Development for iOS and Android,
Edition 4.0, by Jakob Iversen and Michael Eierman

Jakob Iverson and Michael Eierman have updated their mobile app development textbook to keep it current. The latest version will be available soon.

Business Data Communications & IT Infrastructures, Edition 4.0
by Manish Agrawal, Clinton Daniel, and now with Amy Connolly

This textbook has been comprehensively revised to bring it up to date. It will be available later this Spring in time for you to consider for use Fall 2026.

Big Data Technologies for Business
by Arben Asllani and now with Christopher Kreider

This textbook has been comprehensively revised to reflect latest practices regarding Big Data Technologies. Most centrally, the central focus is on use of Spark. This textbook will be available later this Spring in time for you to consider for use Fall 2026.

RedShelf is gone

This is a reminder that one of our primary distributors, RedShelf, was bought by VitalSource. VitalSource has promised to honor any extended access that you and your students purchased through RedShelf.

Our electronic complimentary review copies are now available through the VitalSource Instructors Portal. You can also self-sample eTextbooks from Prospect Press as well as other publishers directly at the VitalSource Educators’ Portal. It is delightfully convenient.

Paperback textbooks are now printed by Lightning Source and are distributed on Amazon. Your bookstore can order paperbacks from Ingram via iPage.