Textbook Costs Background Materials
Here can be found background materials for FAU, the State of Florida, and the national discussion on the rising cost of textbooks
Links to Florida Specific Information:
Florida Department of Education Textbook Affordability Web Site: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/higher-ed/fl-college-system/academic-student-affairs/textbook-affordability.stml
2016 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey (Florida) https://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/file/3a65c507-2510-42d7-814c-ffdefd394b6c/1/2016%20Student%20Textbook%20Survey.pdf
Affordability in the Florida College System 2016 / Florida Department of Education https://www.floridacollegesystem.com/sites/www/Uploads/files/Downloads/Affordability_2016%20Final%20Report.pdf
FAU: Open Educational Resources Guide http://libguides.fau.edu/oer
USF Textbook Affordability Project http://tap.usf.edu/
Other Initiatives:
Make Textbooks Affordable : Student PIRGs Web Site http://www.studentpirgs.org/campaigns/sp/make-textbooks-affordableRhode Island Textbook Initiative: http://www.ri.gov/press/view/31532
Lehman College Initiative: http://bronx.news12.com/story/36360144/lehman-college-initiative-replaces-books-with-freely-accessible-resources