Winning Friends and Influencing People: OER and Higher Education Affordability
Higher Education stakeholders, including students, parents, faculty, administrators, legislators, state higher education boards, trustees, alumni, and donors are all concerned about the high cost of...
View ArticleCollaborative Approach to the Creation of Open Textbooks: From Fundraising to...
Open access textbook publishing initiatives not only provide libraries the opportunity to recast their longstanding mission to facilitate research and remove barriers to information but they also...
View ArticleReducing Student Costs: A Report on Textbooks and Course Materials
"Reducing Student Costs: A Report on Textbooks and Course Materials" is a report to the Portland State University community. It was prepared by the Reduce Student Costs Task Force appointed by Bob...
View ArticleeBooks and More: Accessing Mobile and Digital Library Content
Albertsons Library now offers a wide variety of digital content. Thousands of library academic eBooks can now be used and downloaded by Boise State faculty, staff, and students. You can also stream...
View Article55,000 Ways to Say Yes: Customer-Driven Acquisitions and More!
The Boise State University Albertsons Library is committed to providing excellent user services, resources and experiences. The panel will discuss how this user service focus has evolved and what is...
View ArticleEBL (eBook Library) eBook Use at Albertsons Library July 1, 2011-January 31,...
Academic libraries are searching for ways to adapt to new information needs, provide digital information, and manage the migration to digital services. The use of eBooks is now an accepted practice in...
View ArticleFundraising for Affordability: Well, Somebody's Got to Pay for It. Panel...
This individual panel presentation by Marilyn Moody describes the work being undertaken by Portland State University to reduce student costs for textbooks and course materials. It describes the major...
View ArticleIt Takes a University: OER and the PSU Reduce Student Costs Initiative
OER have a major role to play in student affordability efforts. Portland State University’s Reducing Student Costs Initiative is a broad-based effort to reduce student textbook and course materials...
View ArticleSupport the Library, Support the University: Communicating the Value and...
What is the value and impact of the library on the university, and how do you communicate it to others? How do you frame the conversation about library value with both external and internal audiences?...
View ArticleCommunicating with Library Donors
How do you communicate effectively with donors and potential donors? What does that communication look like? Libraries often envision donor communications as including only direct fundraising requests....
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