Reducing Textbook Cost with Current Library E-book Holdings
Presentation Type
Presentation
Conference Track
Engagement/Impact
Description
The high cost of textbooks interferes with student success. Last fall, librarian Maura Valentino began a program to compare the list of required textbooks across the university to the library’s holdings of e-books with unlimited license. This allows each student in a given class to access the textbook for free, from anywhere, at any time. To date, this program has saved students $830,000 and that figure grows each quarter. This presentation will review the number of books found and purchased, the amount saved and the workflow that can be used to create a similar program at other institutions.
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will understand the immense amount of money that their own library can save their students.
- Participants will understand the workflow and time required to create a similar program at their university.
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Start Date
3-31-2017 2:15 PM
End Date
3-31-2017 3:00 PM
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19109
Reducing Textbook Cost with Current Library E-book Holdings
The high cost of textbooks interferes with student success. Last fall, librarian Maura Valentino began a program to compare the list of required textbooks across the university to the library’s holdings of e-books with unlimited license. This allows each student in a given class to access the textbook for free, from anywhere, at any time. To date, this program has saved students $830,000 and that figure grows each quarter. This presentation will review the number of books found and purchased, the amount saved and the workflow that can be used to create a similar program at other institutions.
Comments/Notes
Room: ML 160