Library Consortia are Poised to Support Affordable Learning in Higher Education |
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| Authors: | Gwen Evans |
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| Institution: | 1. OhioLINK Executive Director, OhioLINK, Columbus, OH, USA.E-mail:gwen@ohiolink.edu |
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| Abstract: | AbstractAs the cost of college attendance rises, affordable learning as a concept now encompasses attempts to address sharp increases in the cost of college textbooks for students. Through their expertise and negotiating power, library consortia have a unique opportunity to address textbook affordability in higher education—and OhioLINK is a leading example. It moved into negotiations with the “Big Five” global academic textbook publishers on behalf of its members in late 2017, and by July 2018 it had secured wholesale price agreements with all five: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson, Macmillan Learning and Cengage. In the interest of assisting the library community at large (and college students everywhere), here’s what we’ve learned thus far. |
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| Keywords: | affordable learning affordable textbooks academic libraries low cost textbooks open educational resources (OER) |
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