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Finding Zero-Cost Textbooks And Course Materials, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist
Finding Zero-Cost Textbooks And Course Materials, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist
All Musselman Library Staff Works
Research shows that students who don’t have access to assigned course materials are more likely to struggle academically. We know that high book costs mean that many students never obtain their textbooks, while others have limited access due to using shared copies. Local data reveal that negative impacts of high book costs are more pronounced for Gettysburg College first-generation students, international students, and Pell Grant recipients.
Eliminating or reducing the cost of course materials can help to counteract these negative effects and inequities. This session will provide a brief overview of how to find two types of zero-cost materials: Open …
Musselman Library Deib Strategic Plan 2024–2027, Musselman Library
Musselman Library Deib Strategic Plan 2024–2027, Musselman Library
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Musselman Library approved its second Inclusion Action Plan in December 2020, for implementation in 2021–2024. To stay abreast of changing needs, the DEIB Committee has collaborated on an updated Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Strategic plan, which addresses what we see as the most pressing issues now and in the upcoming years.
The decision to create a new plan is based on changes at Gettysburg College, including a new Chief Diversity Officer and new institutional priorities and programs, as well as decreases in budget, staffing, enrollment, and tuition revenues.
Our focus will be on three strategic areas, as determined by …
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2024, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2024, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library News
- Behind-the-Scenes at the Library of Congress
- Honor Commission Survey
- One Million Views
- Blues Masterclass
- Long Night Against Procrastination
Library Exhibits: Rare and Quiet: The Past Lives of Books (Sunni DeNicola)
Crafternoon Break
Browsing Room Makeover
Plant Propagation Program
Then and Now: The Eclipse
Improving Climate
Catherine Quinn Perry 1975 – 2024
GettDigital: Art and Geography Intersect
Getting to Know...
Memorial Day Reflection
Flashback: A Mark Twain Connection
Donor Profile: Meet the Collector
Library Bookshelf: How Do You Travel? (Beth Carmichael)
New Volume of Stewart Herman's Letters Published
Focus on Philanthropy: Hidden History
Unexpected …
Final Report: 2020-2023 Inclusion Action Plan Musselman Library, Musselman Library
Final Report: 2020-2023 Inclusion Action Plan Musselman Library, Musselman Library
All Musselman Library Staff Works
This report documents Musselman Library's accomplishments and progress made on the 2020 Inclusion Action Plan (IAP).
Strategies For Reading Scholarly Articles, Hannah Krauss
Strategies For Reading Scholarly Articles, Hannah Krauss
All Musselman Library Staff Works
This handout reviews suggested strategies for reading scholarly articles in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, recommending reading out of order based upon the discipline. The second page contains tips for taking notes on articles for research and classes.
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2023, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2023, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean: Because of You
Library News
- Greeting First Years
- Trivia Night
- Patio Makeover
- Free Textbook Access
- New Research Room
Library Exhibits: Many a Misdemeanor
Special Collections Interns Reveal "How I Spent My Summer Vacation"
Research Reflections: Europe Found
- Finding the Way
- Lecture: November 10
In Memoriam: Gary Hawbaker (1944–2023)
Musical Notes
- Crank It Up!
- Marching Orders
- Tune in to Spotify
Library Bookshelf: Wild in the Library
A House with Many Stories
- Passing the Torch: Marianne Larkin
Preserving Ancient Stories
Oral History: Making a Life
- A Funny Thing Happened on His Way to the Majestic...
Flashback: Sink or Swim? …
Investing In Textbook Affordability Pays Off For Students, Janelle Wertzberger
Investing In Textbook Affordability Pays Off For Students, Janelle Wertzberger
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Investing in textbook affordability can have a huge payoff for students—just ask Assistant Professors Alice Brawley Newlin and Marta Maras in the Management department. Their open, customized textbook for Statistical Methods (MGT 235) is completely free. It has been used by over 400 students and saved them an estimated $150,000! The story of how this remarkable outcome was achieved has its origins in Musselman Library. [excerpt]
2022 Gettysburg College Student Textbook And Course Materials Survey Executive Summary, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist
2022 Gettysburg College Student Textbook And Course Materials Survey Executive Summary, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist
All Musselman Library Staff Works
In Fall 2022, Musselman Library conducted its second course materials survey, this time in collaboration with 10 other liberal arts colleges from around the country. The results from this new survey illuminate how students are affected by textbook and course material costs, how they cope with these costs, and how effects and behaviors have changed since our 2019 survey.
This report summarizes the background of the project, key findings, and recommendations.
2022 Gettysburg College Textbook Survey Full Report, Mary R. Elmquist, Janelle Wertzberger
2022 Gettysburg College Textbook Survey Full Report, Mary R. Elmquist, Janelle Wertzberger
All Musselman Library Staff Works
In Fall 2022, Musselman Library conducted its second course materials survey, this time in collaboration with 10 other liberal arts colleges from around the country. This report compiles the results from Gettysburg College participants' responses. Comparisons are also made to the results from Gettysburg's 2019 survey and the larger group of colleges.
Spend, Stress, And Struggle: Gettysburg College Student Textbook And Course Materials Survey 2022, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist
Spend, Stress, And Struggle: Gettysburg College Student Textbook And Course Materials Survey 2022, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist
All Musselman Library Staff Works
In Fall 2022, Musselman Library conducted its second course materials survey—this time, in collaboration with 10 other liberal arts colleges from around the country. The results from this new survey illuminate how students are affected by textbook and course material costs, how they cope with these costs, and how effects and behaviors have changed since our 2019 survey. We also examine how our students fit into a larger landscape of textbook affordability at similar institutions.
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2023, Musselman Library
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2023, Musselman Library
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library News
- 80,000 Objects
- Europe Bound
- PBK Turns 100
- Library Takes the Lead on First-Year Symposium
- Documenting Edward McPherson
- New Adams County Historical Society Opens
Exhibits
- A Collector's Eye
- A Closer Look
- Reading Mary Margaret Stewart
Freedom to Read (Victoria Ramsey '23)
60th Anniversary of Choir's European Adventure (Sunni DeNicola)
Intern Explore Vietnam Collection and Connection (Hillary Le'26)
Dyer Wakens Fond Memories (Sydney Dyer '25)
Holley Interns Reminisce
Students Mentor Peers
From the Archives: Diamonds and Water
Library Bookshelf: Mystery in Musselman (Beth Carmichael)
Jim Lott Photographic Collection Comes to Musselman Library
Conservation Corner: Hidden …
The Faculty Notebook, Spring 2023, Provost's Office
The Faculty Notebook, Spring 2023, Provost's Office
Faculty Notebook
The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.
Checking In Without Burning Out: Designing Sustainable Assessment Plans For An Undergraduate Peer-To-Peer Research Mentor Program, Kevin Moore, Hannah Krauss
Checking In Without Burning Out: Designing Sustainable Assessment Plans For An Undergraduate Peer-To-Peer Research Mentor Program, Kevin Moore, Hannah Krauss
All Musselman Library Staff Works
Learn how librarians developed a programmatic assessment schedule for their undergraduate, peer-to-peer research consultant service with an emphasis on practicality and sustainability. This poster and its supplementary materials present the finished plan, which addresses 13 programmatic learning outcomes over the course of six semesters, offering one model for how to approach a large-scale assessment project systematically and intentionally without burning out library staff.
Bridging Communities Of Practice: Cross-Institutional Collaboration For Undergraduate Digital Scholars, R.C. Miessler, Clinton K. Baugess, Kevin Moore, Courtney Paddick, Carrie Pirmann
Bridging Communities Of Practice: Cross-Institutional Collaboration For Undergraduate Digital Scholars, R.C. Miessler, Clinton K. Baugess, Kevin Moore, Courtney Paddick, Carrie Pirmann
All Musselman Library Staff Works
At Bucknell University and Gettysburg College, an increasing focus on supporting creative undergraduate research as intensive, high-impact experiences has resulted in both institutions implementing library-led digital scholarship fellowships for their students. Gettysburg’s Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship began in 2016, and Bucknell’s Digital Scholarship Summer Research Fellowship in 2017.1 While academic libraries have emerged as leaders on college campuses for digital humanities (DH) services, the programs at Gettysburg and Bucknell are distinctive in their structured curricula, a focus on independent student research, and the development of a local community of practice. Each program situates undergraduate research in the field of digital …
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2022, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2022, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library News
- Orientation Social
- Tours and More
- Research 101
- Coming Out
- Music in the Library
Book Club Reads Braiding Sweetgrass
New Internships:
- Conservation and Exhibition
- American History Research
Japan Club Explores Special Collections
LC Frenzy
Library Exhibits (through June 2023):
- Cosmic Creations Looking Up: Lithographs of Paul Van Hoeydonck
- Light and Shadow: American Women Behind the Lens 1850-2020
Focus on Philanthropy: Kennedy Family Endowment
GettDigital: Whitney Family Civil War Letters
Library Bookshelf: Acquisitions Funds at Work (Beth Carmichael)
Library Acquires Artwork
Gift of Art (Shannon Egan)
Team Building: Robots, Catapults and Family Feud
Internship Makeover …
Homer Rosenberger: Learning Beyond The Classroom, Theodore J. Szpakowski
Homer Rosenberger: Learning Beyond The Classroom, Theodore J. Szpakowski
Student Publications
Homer Rosenberger, a Pennsylvania historian, cared deeply about sharing information. He collected books and articles on the history of PA, as well as meeting minutes for the many societies he participated in. All of this material is now stored in boxes available at Musselman Library in Gettysburg, PA. This paper is a combination of research and reflection on the experience of working with the Rosenberger collection, specifically a box that deals primarily with correspondence learning and public history.
Unlocking Rosenberger's Research, Victoria N. Ramsay
Unlocking Rosenberger's Research, Victoria N. Ramsay
Student Publications
Homer Rosenberger's unprocessed collection lies in Musselman Library's Special Collections--a multitude of boxes filled with Pennsylvania research and memorabilia. By examining the first box in the collection, it becomes clear that Rosenberger was more than just an avid researcher, but also a man with his own history and reasons for collecting these documents in the first place.
Open Textbooks: Access, Affordability, Inclusion, And Academic Success, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist
Open Textbooks: Access, Affordability, Inclusion, And Academic Success, Janelle Wertzberger, Mary Elmquist
All Musselman Library Staff Works
Are you curious about how a textbook choice can influence students’ sense of belonging and their academic success?
Open textbooks are full, real textbooks used by many professors here at Gettysburg and across the U.S. They are completely free to access online and also free of most copyright restrictions, meaning it’s legal to copy, share, edit, mix, keep and use those materials. Adopting an open textbook ensures that all students have immediate access to a zero-cost book and provides faculty 100% control over their learning materials. Attend this workshop to learn more about how an open textbook may align with …
The Faculty Notebook, September 2022, Provost's Office
The Faculty Notebook, September 2022, Provost's Office
Faculty Notebook
The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.
Letters For Change: A Scalable Approach For Student Oer Advocacy, Janelle Wertzberger, Theodore J. Szpakowski
Letters For Change: A Scalable Approach For Student Oer Advocacy, Janelle Wertzberger, Theodore J. Szpakowski
All Musselman Library Staff Works
Learn about a library-led activity designed to empower undergraduate students to advocate for OER at the course level. The exercise helps students research alternative materials and invites them to write a letter to a professor suggesting replacement of commercial course materials with zero-cost or affordable materials.
The Gettysburg College Library offers a one-semester career exploration in which undergraduate interns learn about all facets of academic library work. A key goal for the Scholarly Communications department’s contribution is for students to understand the current landscape of textbook publishing, including OER, affordable alternatives, and publisher-led initiatives, in order to effectively advocate for …
Drafting An Assessment Plan For Your Instruction Program: Sustainably Assessing Information Literacy In An Undergraduate Stem Course, Kevin Moore, Clinton K. Baugess
Drafting An Assessment Plan For Your Instruction Program: Sustainably Assessing Information Literacy In An Undergraduate Stem Course, Kevin Moore, Clinton K. Baugess
All Musselman Library Staff Works
Assessing student learning across a library instruction program can be infeasible without being strategic, intentional, and realistic. Librarians at a small college will share how they developed a sustainable, 3-year assessment plan for the ACRL Framework and targeted a 100-level biology course-one of the two high-enrollment STEM courses that receive library instruction on their campus each year. The presenters will share their assessment plan, flipped instruction model, workflow-management strategies, and lessons learned for collaborating with STEM faculty to assess information literacy.
The Faculty Notebook, April 2022, Provost's Office
The Faculty Notebook, April 2022, Provost's Office
Faculty Notebook
The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2022, Musselman Library
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2022, Musselman Library
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library News
- Cupola Celebrates 10 Years
- Take a Break
- New Summer Program
- Summer Reading (Devin McKinney)
- Caffeine Boost
Educating Women: Progress and Pushback
Martin Luther: The Face of Reformation
Food in the Stacks (Beth Carmichael)
The Imaginary Dinner Party (McKinley E. Melton; Joanne Myers; Len Goldberg; Stephanie Sellers; Chris Fee; Stefanie Sobelle; Caroline Ferraris-Besso)
What's Cookin' in Special Collections
Hardtack
Democracy's Shield: Voices of World War II
Play Me a Tune: Piano Man Donates Treasured Instrument
History of the Player Piano (Betsy Bein)
Recent Additions
Back Cover: Batter up!
Open Educational Resources Activity, Janelle Wertzberger
Open Educational Resources Activity, Janelle Wertzberger
All Musselman Library Staff Works
This activity is designed to help undergraduate library interns learn about the range of Open Educational Resources (OER) that are available to support college courses. It also helps them find and develop an advocate’s voice.
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2021, Musselman Library
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2021, Musselman Library
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
From the Dean (Robin Wagner)
Library Letter Box
By the Numbers
Library News
- A Moveable Feast: The Art of Robert Patierno
- Selections from The Columbus Suite
- Reclaiming the Story: Reflections on Carl Beam (Keira Koch ‘19)
- Librarians Guide Bio Blitz Week
- “Lattes” Program Branches Out
- Fund in Memory of Mary Margaret Stewart (1931–2021)
- Check It Out: Exploring Careers in Libraries
Is This Plagiarism?
New Faces
- Librarian Responds to Changing Student Needs
- The First-Year Experience is Key
- Night Owl Finds Satisfying Role as Mentor
Bringing Hidden Collections into the Spotlight (Beth Carmichael)
GettDigital: The Virtual Reading Room
African-Americans at Gettysburg College: …
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2021 - Special Supplement, Musselman Library
Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2021 - Special Supplement, Musselman Library
Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter
What’s Special about Special Collections? (Robin Wagner)
Rare Books: Cooper Fund Supports First Editions (Carolyn Sautter)
Manuscripts and Letters: Letter-Writing Seminar Draws from Many Eras (Magdalena Sánchez)
Almanacs: Colonial America Comes Alive with Poor Richard’s (Timothy Shannon)
Maps: Geography Sparks Discussion
Asian Art: Students Get Hands-on Curatorial Experience
Photographs: Photographs Transport Students to Another Time (Shannon Egan)
Posters: Wartime Attitudes Revealed through Propaganda Posters (Jill Titus)
Artifacts: Monsters Break the Ice
- Policing the Boundaries of the Possible (Mercedes Valmisa Oviedo)
Bookmaking: Old Technology Blends with Digital Humanities
Conservation: Pennsylvania College Class of 1854 Gets a Facelift (Mary Wootton)
The Faculty Notebook, September 2021, Provost's Office
The Faculty Notebook, September 2021, Provost's Office
Faculty Notebook
The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.
Scholarly Communications Report On Activities 2020-21, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist
Scholarly Communications Report On Activities 2020-21, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist
All Musselman Library Staff Works
2020-21 annual report for Scholarly Communications work at Musselman Library, including Gettysburg College's institutional repository, The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College. Covers June 2020 – May 2021.
Textbook Remix: An Introduction To Libretexts For Oer Editing, Mary Elmquist, Alice M. Brawley Newlin
Textbook Remix: An Introduction To Libretexts For Oer Editing, Mary Elmquist, Alice M. Brawley Newlin
All Musselman Library Staff Works
So, you’ve found an open textbook that you really like, but it’s not quite right for your class? LibreTexts might be the answer! Join us for this informal webinar to learn a little more about this online platform designed for customizing and distributing open textbooks. From Gettysburg College, Scholarly Communications Librarian Mary Elmquist will provide an introduction to the platform, its structure and features, and Dr. Alice Brawley Newlin, Assistant Professor of Management, will speak on her ongoing experiences using LibreTexts to edit and implement an open textbook for a Statistical Methods course.
This session should provide insight for both …
Student Textbook Surveys: An Important Component Of A Library Oer Initiative, Janelle Wertzberger, Amanda Langdon, Andrea Hartranft, Mary Elmquist
Student Textbook Surveys: An Important Component Of A Library Oer Initiative, Janelle Wertzberger, Amanda Langdon, Andrea Hartranft, Mary Elmquist
All Musselman Library Staff Works
A student textbook survey is a potentially powerful tool in the OER advocate’s toolkit. This moderated panel features librarians working within smaller settings and includes representatives from a small, private, liberal arts college, a small public Hispanic-serving institution, and a community college. Panelists will discuss survey goals, research design considerations, approaches to data analysis, and strategies for sharing results. Participants will gain concrete ideas about whether and how a student textbook survey could advance their local OER initiatives, as well as practical tips for how to move ahead with such a project.