UCLA Library works with faculty to cut students’ cost for course materials | UCLA

"An initiative that started to take shape in 2011 when several UCLA undergrads asked campus librarians for help to reduce the cost of course readers has now evolved into a successful campuswide program that benefits not only students, but instructors, the UCLA Library and the general public. Beyond saving students money, the Affordable Course Materials Initiative, which became official last fall after a pilot phase, has helped librarians achieve a closer alignment between what’s in their collections and what students and instructors are using in the classroom ..."