Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.16
Liaison Scott Doyle
Submission Date Oct. 25, 2022

STARS v2.2

Ithaca College
IN-41: Textbook Affordability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.50 Scott Doyle
Director
Energy Management and 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:

IC has an active student textbook exchange program "IC Textbook Exchange" to help reduce textbook costs and Faculty has worked with the IC Library to make many of course materials available through the library lending. Campus bookstore is also now using virtual textbook service.


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:

Unknown


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:

IC Textbook Share is a privately operated online group.


IC Textbook Share is a privately operated online group.

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