Archived webinar: Innovative Textbook Procurement Models
This webinar highlights two student-centered models for textbook procurement. Read more…
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Archived Webinar: On-time Course Materials Adoption Reporting
Chemeketa, Umpqua, and Linn-Benton Community Colleges will share how they implemented workflows to dramatically increase on-time adoption reporting. Read more…
What is the cost of course materials for a four-year degree at each university in Oregon?
When we talk about the cost of textbooks at Oregon’s universities, how much money are we really talking about? This post presents a summary of baseline research findings. Read more…
Four years and falling: Impact of statewide funding for textbook affordability
Over the four years that Oregon has invested statewide funding in textbook affordability, our community colleges have succeeded in reducing the cost of course materials for transfer degrees. Read more…
The Future of Learning Materials
This post responds to a controversy that began when the Open Education Conference invited commercial publisher representatives to join a keynote panel on the future of learning materials. Read more…
Archived webinar: Not an Open Book: The Outsourcing of Oregon’s Community College Bookstores
Meggie Wright and Colleen Sanders share their experience with bookstore outsourcing negotiations at their colleges. Read more…
Affordable Textbooks and Independent College Stores
Just when use of OER seems to make us more free, are bookstores becoming more corporate? This post explores how the movement for affordable textbooks is having an impact on college store models in Oregon. Read more…
A Barnes & Noble Experience
Clackamas Community College recently transitioned its campus store to Barnes & Noble management. CCC librarians contributed significant recommendations related to OER, library resources, academic freedom, and the LMS. Read more…
Archived webinar: Two years and a big difference: Transfer degree course materials costs are down at Oregon’s community colleges
Over two years, estimated costs have fallen as textbook affordability initiatives in Oregon’s colleges have grown. This webinar will cover the research design, results, and lessons learned in collecting this unique data set. Read more…
Archived webinar: We’re In This Together: Better Library-Bookstore Relationships for Student Academic Success
Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian at Temple University, shares findings from his research on the relationship between academic libraries and college bookstores. Read more…