TY - JOUR
T1 - Textbook access and affordability through academic library services
T2 - A department develops strategies to meet the needs of students
AU - Eighmy-Brown, Melissa
AU - McCready, Kate
AU - Riha, Emily
PY - 2017/7/3
Y1 - 2017/7/3
N2 - In the spring of 2015, the University of Minnesota Libraries formed the Content Services department, which is comprised of Interlibrary Loan, Publishing Services, and the Copyright Permissions Service. These three service points, as well as additional Library units, work together with campus partners to save students money on their course materials through a variety of programs and pilot projects. By employing multiple avenues to help faculty and students put affordable content into their existing workflows for providing and accessing required readings, the University of Minnesota Libraries are ensuring that there are many options available that support coursework and ultimately student success.
AB - In the spring of 2015, the University of Minnesota Libraries formed the Content Services department, which is comprised of Interlibrary Loan, Publishing Services, and the Copyright Permissions Service. These three service points, as well as additional Library units, work together with campus partners to save students money on their course materials through a variety of programs and pilot projects. By employing multiple avenues to help faculty and students put affordable content into their existing workflows for providing and accessing required readings, the University of Minnesota Libraries are ensuring that there are many options available that support coursework and ultimately student success.
KW - Academic libraries
KW - affordability
KW - copyright permissions
KW - e-books
KW - library services
KW - publishing
KW - textbooks
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U2 - 10.1080/15367967.2017.1289817
DO - 10.1080/15367967.2017.1289817
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85013382527
VL - 14
SP - 93
EP - 113
JO - Journal of Access Services
JF - Journal of Access Services
SN - 1536-7967
IS - 3
ER -