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Textbook Affordability Is A Social Justice Issue: How Open Textbooks Are Paving The Way To Equality In Higher Education, Sarah Appedu
Textbook Affordability Is A Social Justice Issue: How Open Textbooks Are Paving The Way To Equality In Higher Education, Sarah Appedu
All Musselman Library Staff Works
Textbook affordability is becoming a bigger and bigger problem for students. Access to textbooks is essential for students to be able to meet their learning needs and have equal opportunity to excel as their peers. Open Textbooks are one response to this issue, but while most library outreach is focused on faculty members, students are an underutilized voice in the open education conversation. This presentation aims to educate students on what open textbooks are, what their limitations are, and how all students can participate in advocating for more affordable course materials.
The Jackie Robinson Of Library Science: Twenty Years Later, Teresa Y. Neely
The Jackie Robinson Of Library Science: Twenty Years Later, Teresa Y. Neely
University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications
This chapter is the 20 year follow-up to Neely’s 1996 chapter of the same name (Neely, 1996). She is still the only Black librarian in her current position and has been the only one at each of the three institutions where she’s worked. She writes about geographical isolation, personal loss, and the physical, spiritual, and emotional toll working and living in white spaces has taken.
Chapter 03 - Find & Evaluate Information Sources At Western Libraries, Peter A. Smith, Rebecca M. Marrall
Chapter 03 - Find & Evaluate Information Sources At Western Libraries, Peter A. Smith, Rebecca M. Marrall
The Research Process: Strategies for Undergraduate Students
Learn to identify and evaluate information sources that can support your research.