Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.47
Liaison Pamela Mischen
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

Binghamton University
IN-41: Textbook Affordability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.50 Pam Mischen
Pres Office
Pres Office
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Does the institution host a peer-to-peer textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project?:
No

A brief description of the textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project:
Faculty are encouraged to place copies of their text books on reserve for students.

Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
Yes

A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
Yes, for authorship and adoption, not peer review. Instructors can write proposals to the Center for Learning and Teaching for funding. Additionally, Binghamton University faculty can take advantage of the publishing support offered by Open SUNY textbooks.

If yes to either of the above, provide:

Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:

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