Reducing Textbook Cost with Current Library E-book Holdings
- Conference Year
- Online Northwest 2017
- Session
- 4
- Type
- Breakout Session
- Presenters
- Maura Valentino, Oregon State University
- Abstract
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.