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To Infinity And Beyond: Reducing Textbook Costs Through Librarian/Faculty Collaborations, Sandy Avila, Christina Wray Apr 2018

To Infinity And Beyond: Reducing Textbook Costs Through Librarian/Faculty Collaborations, Sandy Avila, Christina Wray

Sandy Avila

Librarians and Faculty have a shared goal to reduce textbook costs by finding alternative ways to provide the same quality content, but at a price students can handle. One way to accomplish this is by utilizing electronic and open resources. This session will provide guidelines for librarians supporting faculty during this transition. Participants will learn how to collaborate with faculty to identify resource needs, evaluate when to utilize open textbook options, techniques to help reticent faculty make a smooth transition, and tips on how to support student access throughout the course.

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Participants will be able to identify key planning elements …

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To Infinity And Beyond: Reducing Textbook Costs Through Librarian/Faculty Collaborations, Sandy Avila, Christina Wray Apr 2018

To Infinity And Beyond: Reducing Textbook Costs Through Librarian/Faculty Collaborations, Sandy Avila, Christina Wray

Christina C. Wray

Librarians and Faculty have a shared goal to reduce textbook costs by finding alternative ways to provide the same quality content, but at a price students can handle. One way to accomplish this is by utilizing electronic and open resources. This session will provide guidelines for librarians supporting faculty during this transition. Participants will learn how to collaborate with faculty to identify resource needs, evaluate when to utilize open textbook options, techniques to help reticent faculty make a smooth transition, and tips on how to support student access throughout the course.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to identify key planning elements …

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Quality Assurance In Subject Librarian Services And Library Management, Emmanuel Kunle Ogunlana, Oyintola Isiak Amusa Oct 2008

Quality Assurance In Subject Librarian Services And Library Management, Emmanuel Kunle Ogunlana, Oyintola Isiak Amusa

EMMANUEL KUNLE OGUNLANA

The quality of subject librarian services is crucial to academic library survival; as such subject librarian that desire continued relevance within academic institutions must ensure that their activities and services are in tandem with the philosophy and objectives of the curricular of their respective institutions.

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