With higher ed costs rising, libraries offer free textbooks - JAKE STEINBERG, Minnesota Daily

Only 25 percent of faculty are aware that more affordable materials are readily available. With higher education costs rising, two University of Minnesota organizations hope the University Senate will recognize the libraries as an increasingly important partner in reducing student costs. The Senate Library Committee and the Minnesota Student Association are drafting separate calls for increased resources for the libraries’ affordable content programs. “What my committee is trying to do is make sure, while we’re preserving the superior quality of our institution, that we’re making materials as affordable as possible,” said MSA Academic Affairs Director Jacques Frank-Loron. http://www.mndaily.com/article/2019/01/n-with-higher-ed-costs-rising-libraries-offer-free-textbooks