The prevalence of textbook affordability and OER initiatives at ARL libraries

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Summary:

 

Textbook affordability programs and the promotion of OER are well-established priorities for many academic libraries, but few studies have examined the prevalence of such programs either in general or across institution types. This paper presents the results of a study designed to gather information about textbook affordability initiatives at university libraries that are members Association of Research Libraries. It uses information from the publicly available websites of ARL libraries in the United States to determine how many of those institutions maintain textbook affordability programs, with those figures further broken down by status (public/private) and membership in the Open Education Network. In addition, the findings reveal some notable characteristics of textbook affordability programs, including an overall lack of visibility on institutional websites, a marked variety in financial incentives, and evidence of programs that have been discontinued.

Link:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133324000454

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Tags:

oa.new oa.textbooks oa.oer oa.arl oa.libraries oa.students oa.costs oa.incentives oa.affordability oa.prices oa.economics_of

Date tagged:

05/06/2024, 15:56

Date published:

05/06/2024, 11:56