UMass Lowell is committed to student success and keeping college education affordable. Faculty can make an impact in this way by choosing no-cost (NOCOST) or low-cost (LOWCOST) options and Open ...

The First Day Program, hosted by the UAB Bookstore, allows students to receive their digital course materials directly in their Canvas course on the first day of class for a reduced cost. Students do ...

We’re taking the stress out of textbook shopping. Textbooks are expensive, and the process of identifying your required materials, shopping for the best prices, and ensuring you have them all by the ...

When asked about professors’ choices of course materials in a Student Voice survey, students are much more likely than not to say the content reflects diversity. Some 42 percent of the 3,004 two- and ...

Course materials that are easy to integrate into courses, affordable for students, and available as soon as the semester begins are critical to student and faculty success. Subject librarians at the ...

Many of the students in Rebekka L. Stone’s biology classes hope to become the first in their families to graduate from high school. Some are struggling to master basic English, much less the more ...

Over half of students say the cost of course materials has caused them to take fewer courses or not register for a specific course, according to the National Course Materials Survey 2023. The survey, ...

I live in L.A. where lots of people have dreams about making it big in movies and television. I see it all the time. My wife works in television and is constantly being approached. Even the Cantor at ...

Despite growing online markets for discounted books, the average cost of college textbooks has risen four times faster than the rate of inflation over the past 10 years. That has caused 65 percent of ...

This policy requires that faculty and departments submit information regarding course materials to the campus book store in a timely fashion. Submitting this information as early as possible and ...

Choosing course materials that are available digitally is key to increasing the likelihood that all students have access to them on the first day. Whenever possible, prioritize HTML-based materials ...