Western students pushing for faculty to adopt free, open-access textbooks | Western University | News | westerngazette.ca

"For many students, the phrase "free textbooks" is music to the ears — and Western students are pushing for them.  The University Students' Council and the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance are campaigning for Ontario university faculty to adopt free, open-access textbooks into their curricula. The campaign started on the first day of classes at Western University in an effort to alleviate some of the financial burden students face. Danny Chang, third-year astrophysics student and Science Students' Council president, said the goal of this campaign is to raise awareness about the impact that open-access textbooks could have...."