| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.59 |
| Liaison | Susan Dorward |
| Submission Date | Aug. 4, 2022 |
Raritan Valley Community College
IN-41: Textbook Affordability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.50 |
Susan
Dorward Sustainability and Energy Coordinator Facilities and Grounds |
Does the institution host a peer-to-peer textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project?:
A brief description of the textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project:
Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
Faculty grants are offered at tiered levels for the peer review, adoption, adaptation, and creation of open access textbooks. Grants range from $250 to $1,500 per faculty member. Special grants for higher amounts may be awarded for writing an openly licensed textbook for a course for which no suitable OER exist.
Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information provided by Megan Dempsey.
Information provided by Megan Dempsey.
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