TY - JOUR
T1 - The Rutgers University Libraries Open and Affordable Textbook (OAT) Program
AU - Bridgeman, Matthew
N1 - Funding Information:
Rutgers University modeled their program on two textbook affordability initiatives: the Textbook Affordability Program at Temple University and the Open Education Initiative (OEI) at University of Massachusetts Amherst. There are similar programs at a number of schools across the country. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro offered a mini-grant program with ten $1,000 awards funded by the Office of the Provost and the library. The Rutgers OAT program is funded through the libraries’ annual budget. It is in line with the mission statement of the libraries to support and enrich the instructional, research, and public service missions of the University through the stewardship of scholarly information and the delivery of information services. The libraries are ideal for running the program due to its central positioning amongst all university programs and experience with acquiring and assessing resources.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The Rutgers University (RU) Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT) Program provides $1,000 incentive awards to faculty who commit to redesigning or developing a course to use open or affordable course materials. This can include replacing a traditional textbook with open educational resources (OER), library-licensed materials, course reserves, self-developed materials, or a combination of these. It is a university-wide initiative, but this paper will focus on the impact on students in the health science programs. In many cases Health Sciences faculty went beyond using open educational resources by developing their own and making them freely available to their students and others. As of 2020 it is estimated students in the health sciences have saved $285,218 through the use of open materials and sustainable course design.
AB - The Rutgers University (RU) Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT) Program provides $1,000 incentive awards to faculty who commit to redesigning or developing a course to use open or affordable course materials. This can include replacing a traditional textbook with open educational resources (OER), library-licensed materials, course reserves, self-developed materials, or a combination of these. It is a university-wide initiative, but this paper will focus on the impact on students in the health science programs. In many cases Health Sciences faculty went beyond using open educational resources by developing their own and making them freely available to their students and others. As of 2020 it is estimated students in the health sciences have saved $285,218 through the use of open materials and sustainable course design.
KW - Academic library
KW - medical education
KW - medical library
KW - medical school
KW - open education resources
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U2 - 10.1080/02763869.2021.1945864
DO - 10.1080/02763869.2021.1945864
M3 - Article
C2 - 34495799
AN - SCOPUS:85114649015
VL - 40
SP - 292
EP - 302
JO - Medical Reference Services Quarterly
JF - Medical Reference Services Quarterly
SN - 0276-3869
IS - 3
ER -