Open AccessTextbooks on open reserve: A pilot project
Author(s) -
Dolores Skowronek
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.78.11.607
Subject(s) - coursework , liberal arts education , curriculum , collection development , open educational resources , library science , resource (disambiguation) , medical education , sociology , political science , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , computer science , higher education , medicine , computer network , law
Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alverno College is a small Catholic liberal arts college for women that features a unique ability-based curriculum and a rigorous tradition of assessment of student learning. The library plays an important role by providing resources and services that support the unique curriculum. Until recently, the collection development policy specified that library resources not include textbooks. However, in an effort to address concerns associated with rising textbook costs, student retention, and students’ inability to purchase materials needed for their coursework, the library altered its policy and established an open reserve textbook collection.