| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.03 |
| Liaison | Laurel Pikcunas |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2023 |
University of Hawaii Honolulu Community College
IN-41: Textbook Affordability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| -- | 0.00 / 0.50 |
John
DeLay Associate Professor Geography and Environment |
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:
UH regularly provides funding (up to $5k) to develop OER materials:
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:
Additional Notes:
The attached document can be used as a resource for students seeking reduced-cost textbooks.
Sometimes professors leave textbooks as a shared library in a common space but it is not a system-wide program.
A number of classes are now 'zero cost' in that they utilize Open Education Resources rather than purchased textbooks.
The IDAP program is another mechanism for students to access reduce-cost textbooks. https://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/manoa/site_IDAP.asp?
Additional Notes:
The attached document can be used as a resource for students seeking reduced-cost textbooks.
Sometimes professors leave textbooks as a shared library in a common space but it is not a system-wide program.
A number of classes are now 'zero cost' in that they utilize Open Education Resources rather than purchased textbooks.
The IDAP program is another mechanism for students to access reduce-cost textbooks. https://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/manoa/site_IDAP.asp?
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