From: JJE Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:33:57 -0400

I think inclusive access will outstrip OER, just as Gold OA has outstripped
Green OA. A reasonable business model is a good thing to have on your side.

I received an offline (hence anonymous to this list) comment from someone
who has been surveying the field. This individual believes that about 10
percent (roughly 400) U.S. institutions now have inclusive access programs
in place. It would be great to be able to verify the number. Other open
questions: how many of these programs are run out of the library, and (the
big one) what is the rate of faculty adoption?

Joe Esposito


On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 2:20 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:56:15 +0000
>
> At my institution, we have a group called the Course Material Services
> Team, which includes staff from the bookstore, the registrar’s office,
> campus printing and mail services, the library, and a couple of other
> areas. I serve on the team, as does our Copyright & Scholarly Communication
> Librarian. We’ve been working for a couple of years now on strategies to
> reduce textbook costs for students, and we’ve found that inclusive access
> is – for better or worse – a much easier sell to faculty than OERs. During
> the school year that just ended we had 21 courses with inclusive access
> arrangements – that’s not very many courses, but we calculate the total
> savings to students at roughly $400,000.
>
>
> ---
>
> Rick Anderson
> Assoc. Dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication
> Marriott Library, University of Utah
> Desk: (801) 587-9989
> Cell: (801) 721-1687
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>
>
>
> From: JJE Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 16:08:00 -0400
>
> I had three separate conversations about "inclusive access" for textbooks
> this week, and am now wondering if there is a rising tide. For background
> on inclusive access, I refer you to my blog post of last year:
>
> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/03/27/reduce-cost-
> college-textbooks/
>
> Also look at Dominic Broadhurst's paper on this topic:
>
> https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/publications
> /the-direct-library-supply-of-individual-textbooks-to-
> students--examining-the-value-proposition(3372d989-40e6-4f1d
> -840a-511977822b16).html
>
> Is anybody keeping track of how many institutions are working on inclusive
> access programs and whether the library is involved?
>
> Joe Esposito
>