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Libraries as Catalysts for M ore Affordable Education 2019 BCLA Conference

Libraries as Catalysts for M ore Affordable Education 2019 BCLA Conference. Roen Janyk, MLIS Okanagan College. The Cost of Textbooks. Since 2006: 73% increase ( Senack & Donoghue, 2016 ). Since 2003: 4x the rate of inflation (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016).

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Libraries as Catalysts for M ore Affordable Education 2019 BCLA Conference

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  1. Libraries as Catalysts for More Affordable Education2019 BCLA Conference Roen Janyk, MLIS Okanagan College

  2. The Cost of Textbooks Since 2006: 73% increase (Senack & Donoghue, 2016) Since 2003: 4x the rate of inflation(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016) 2002 – 2012: 82% increase (Senack & Donoghue, 2016) Since 1978: 945% increase (Koenig & Wilhelm, 2017) Photo credit café credit

  3. 54% do not purchase required textbooks Due to cost… Photo credit 401(K) 2013 (cc) 26% have avoided registering for a course (Jhangiani & Jhangiani, 2017) 27% have taken fewer courses

  4. Students would choose an institution based on cost of textbooks (Gallant, 2015) 82% felt they would do better in a course if the texts were freely available (Senack, 2014) 94% accept the risk of < grades (Senack, 2014) 30% earned lower grades due to text cost (Jhaniani & Jhianiani, 2017)

  5. Textbooks account for 20% of tuition (Government of Canada, 2014) Some students disproportionately affected (Diaz, 2017)Photo credit Lena LeRay (cc) Students regret purchasing particular textbooks (Koenig & Wilhelm, 2017)

  6. Are textbook reserves part of the problem? Maybe…

  7. Collection Development PoliciesPhoto credit GregTheBusker

  8. Mid-1950’sPhoto creditfoundin_a_attic

  9. Needed to provide roadmap, but the path we choose on that roadmap can change

  10. The Balancing Act

  11. Collection Policies “Libraries do not supply textbooks”

  12. Textbooks are not our responsibility, but the success of our users is…

  13. Expensive Why? Textbooks are not ‘scholarly’ Space Concerns Staff time Rapid Obsolescence Photo credit Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service

  14. Electronic format can alleviate some of these concerns

  15. “Perhaps we should pay attention to our libraries’ information needs rather than to some label that has been affixed to a resource” (Sayles, 1994).

  16. Photo credit Hay Kranen / PD The Long Tail

  17. Circulation & Usage Print titles E-Book titles Regenerative development & design (2016) – 363 dl Soil mechanics fundamentals (2015) – 185 dl Intro to int’l political economy (2019) – 8359 chapt/sect dl Get fit, stay fit (2016) – 2165 chapt/sect dl 31,166 chapt/sect dl for 1 term; 1091 title downloads for 1 term • Electric motors and drives (1993) – 200 circs, last 2016 • Life of Margaret Laurence (1997) – 175 circs, last 2014 • Introduction to managerial accounting (2014) – 135 circs, last 2019 • Alien heart : the life and work of Margaret Laurence (2003) – 128 circs, last 2016

  18. Why Now?

  19. Better course outcomes for students who engage with their texts(Junco & Clem, 2015) Higher retention rates (DeBerard, Spielmans, & Julka, 2004) Photo credit Witches Falls Cotages

  20. The Project

  21. E-Book Criteria Photo credit INPIVIC (cc)

  22. Acquiring titlesPhoto creditmikecohen1872 (cc)

  23. Buying & Processing

  24. Marketing

  25. Cost savings: $110,177

  26. Hurdles

  27. How to make enemies

  28. Photo credit Food for Thought Books The Bookstore

  29. The English Department

  30. …but also a lot more friends

  31. What we have learned

  32. It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission

  33. Common Questions

  34. Check for duplicates

  35. Rush Orders

  36. Notify faculty and instructors first

  37. Check all access links

  38. Edit metadata

  39. Include instructions

  40. Know your bookstore’s return policy

  41. Get Help

  42. Fund codes

  43. Check turnaway reports

  44. What we have come away with

  45. References Austin Booth, H., & O'Brien, K. (2011). Demand-driven cooperative collection development: Three case studies from the USA.Interlending & Document Supply, 39(3), 148-155. http://dx.doi.org /10.1108/02641611111164636 DeBerard, M. S., Spielmans, G. I., & Julka, D. L. (2004). Predictors of academic achievement and retention among college freshmen: A longitudinal study. College Student Journal, 38. Retrieved from http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/prin/csj Diaz, C. (2017). Textbooks in Academic Libraries : Selection, Circulation, and Assessment. Chicago: ALA Editions. Duy, J., Huhn, K., & Kapa, D. (2017) A student-funded textbook reserve program. In C. Diaz (ed.), Textbooks in Academic Libraries : Selection, Circulation, and Assessment (pp. 49 – 63). Retrieved from EBSCO eBook Collection. Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. (2014).Budget for student life: How much will your post­ secondary education cost? Retrieved from Government of Canada website: https://www.fcac­acfc.gc.ca/Eng/forConsumers/lifeEvents/payingPostSecEd/Pages/Budgetfo­Unbudget.aspx#books Gallint, J. (2015). Librarians transforming textbooks: The past, present, and future of the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative. Georgia Library Quarterly, 52(2), p. 12 – 17. Government of Canada. (2018). Book importation regulations. Retrieved from Justice Laws website: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-99-324/FullText.html

  46. References Higher Education Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 110–315, 122 Stat. 3107 (August 14, 2008), https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW­110pub1315/pdf/PLAW­110pub1315.pdf Johnson, P. (2004). Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management. Chicago: ALA Editions of the American Library Association. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=110046&site=eds-live&scope=site Junco, R., & Clem, C. (2015). Predicting course outcomes with digital textbook usage data. The Internet and Higher Education, 2754-2763. doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2015.06.001 Jhangiani, R.S., & Jhangiani, S. (2017). Investigating the perceptions, use ad impact of open textbooks: A survey of post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Koenig, R. & Wilhelm, C. (2017). A case study of SUNY Canton’s textbook program. In C. Diaz (ed.), Textbooks in Academic Libraries : Selection, Circulation, and Assessment (pp. 49 – 63). Retrieved from EBSCO eBook Collection. Sayles, J. (1994). The Textbooks­ in ­College­ Libraries Mystery. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J106v01n01_10 Senack, E. (2014). Fixing the broken textbook market: How students respond to higher textbook costs and demand alternatives. Retrieved from Student Public Interest Research Group website: https://studentpirgs.org/2014/01/27/fixing-broken-textbook-market/ Senack, E., & Donoghue, R. (2016). Covering the cost: Why we can no longer afford to ignore high textbook process. Retrieved from Student Public Interest Research Group website: https://studentpirgs.org/2016/02/03/covering-cost/ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2016, September 12). Consumer price index - all urban consumers: College textbooks. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/data/

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