Monday, May 13, 2024

The Prevalence of Textbook Affordability and OER Initiatives at ARL Libraries - Zara T. Wilkinson, The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 4, July 2024

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.