Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.94
Liaison Scott Morgan
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Evergreen State College, The
IN-41: Textbook Affordability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.50 Emma Wright
Graduate Sustainability Fellow
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution host a peer-to-peer textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project?:
Yes

A brief description of the textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project:

The Evergreen Library purchases copies of all course-required texts to make available for free print check-out, and/or electronic access, through their Course Materials page (linked below).


Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
No

A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:

Incentives are being considered for future implementation, but are not currently in use.


Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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