Librarians and instructional designers formed an informal partnership to promote low-cost textbook solutions in the absence of formal initiatives at a public, four-year institution. Learn how we negotiated institutional barriers such as bookstore contract prohibitions and protected revenue streams. Our case examples describe solutions and workflows undertaken to transform course materials, in addition to activities being pursued to make textbook affordability an institutional priority
Seven out of ten students say that they have not purchased a required text because of its price tag....
This presentation investigates library support for textbook affordability initiatives and Open Educa...
This presentation highlighted updates on textbook affordability efforts at the University of Central...
Book chapter featured in the book, Affordable course materials: Electronic textbooks and open educa...
Many institutions focus textbook affordability efforts through open educational resources, but that ...
This was a presentation for the 2022 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference. Presentation abstr...
Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of North Alabama are both in their second year of L...
This article argues that colleges and universities can act to reduce the costs of textbooks for thei...
Open educational resources (OER) provide a high-quality and low-cost alternative to traditional text...
This paper reports the results of a pilot project conducted Spring 2021 in which Milner Library lice...
Penny Beile and Sandy Avila presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 20...
Textbook affordability is a critical issue in higher education. Academic librarians have responded b...
This presentation was part of UCF\u27s Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning\u27s 2021 Summer Confe...
Faculty have been identified as critical players in the implementation of textbook affordability eff...
This presentation was part of a webinar titled How Academic Librarians Are Working with Faculty to S...
Seven out of ten students say that they have not purchased a required text because of its price tag....
This presentation investigates library support for textbook affordability initiatives and Open Educa...
This presentation highlighted updates on textbook affordability efforts at the University of Central...
Book chapter featured in the book, Affordable course materials: Electronic textbooks and open educa...
Many institutions focus textbook affordability efforts through open educational resources, but that ...
This was a presentation for the 2022 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference. Presentation abstr...
Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of North Alabama are both in their second year of L...
This article argues that colleges and universities can act to reduce the costs of textbooks for thei...
Open educational resources (OER) provide a high-quality and low-cost alternative to traditional text...
This paper reports the results of a pilot project conducted Spring 2021 in which Milner Library lice...
Penny Beile and Sandy Avila presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 20...
Textbook affordability is a critical issue in higher education. Academic librarians have responded b...
This presentation was part of UCF\u27s Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning\u27s 2021 Summer Confe...
Faculty have been identified as critical players in the implementation of textbook affordability eff...
This presentation was part of a webinar titled How Academic Librarians Are Working with Faculty to S...
Seven out of ten students say that they have not purchased a required text because of its price tag....
This presentation investigates library support for textbook affordability initiatives and Open Educa...
This presentation highlighted updates on textbook affordability efforts at the University of Central...