Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.87
Liaison Carrie Metzgar
Submission Date Nov. 5, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of California, San Diego
IN-41: Textbook Affordability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.50 Leorah Gavidor
Customer Service Department Assistant
UC San Diego Bookstore
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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 Bookstore has an ongoing textbook rental program. Students pay a reduced fee to rent the book and they return it at end of term. It goes back into circulation for future rental. 

The Bookstore also offers digital inclusive access (alternate textbook project): 

  • Reducing the cost of course materials 

  • Improving educational outcomes for students 

  • Increasing the sustainability of course materials 

  • Instructors choose to have a course as part of the UC San Diego Inclusive Access program 

  • Students will have free access to their materials in Canvas by or before the first day of class through the add/drop date 

  • During that time, students can decide whether they want to opt-out and purchase their materials another way or continue to use the materials in Canvas 

  • If a student does not opt-out, the charge will be placed on their student account around 3-4 weeks after classes begin 

 

Impact Statistics for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024: 

  • $2.2 million in students saving 

  • 28,251 students served 

  • 1,019 sections 


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:
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If yes to either of the above, provide:

Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:
https://www.ucsandiegobookstore.com/inclusive-access-program

Optional Fields

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Point of contact for credit information: 

Leorah Gavidor, Customer Service Department Assistant, UC San Diego Bookstore and Staff Sustainability Network Member


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