Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.35
Liaison Cody Friend
Submission Date May 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska at Omaha
IN-41: Textbook Affordability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Cody Friend
ORCA Researcher
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 Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library keeps specific textbooks on reserve for students to check out as needed for designated periods of time. Faculty also provides copies of certain course texts, which students are also allotted a designated period of time to check out.

6001 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68182
402.554.3206

Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
Yes

A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
"Open Nebraska," is a program under the University of Nebraska System. UNO operates within this system, allowing faculty to attain Open Educational Resources (OER) and Inclusive First Day Access eBook programs.
The UNO Department of Sociology & Anthropology launched the first Open Nebraska full degree program in the Fall of 2021.

If yes to either of the above, provide:

Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:
https://www.unomaha.edu/innovative-and-learning-centric-initiatives/current-projects-initiatives/open-nebraska-at-uno.php

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