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Management of Library Course Reserves and the Textbook Affordability Crisis
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Students at U.S. colleges and universities are concerned about the high cost of textbooks. Expansion of library course reserves has been suggested as one solution to this problem. The authors surveyed libraries at public universities to explore the status and management of physical course reserves and the role they play vis-à-vis textbook affordability. Both size and circulation of physical course reserve collections are declining. Despite a large growth in the use of electronic reserves, physical reserves play a significant role in providing textbooks for recommended reading lists. Physical course reserves represent a safety valve for students looking for ways to pay for college in an environment of ever-increasing textbook costs.
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“As discussed above, textbook prices rise faster than inflation, and these costs for purchasing course reserves impact library budgets with similar consequences as those for student budgets (Pollitz et al., 2009).”
From Equitable student success via library support for textbooks (2020) · cites this paper as Pollitz et al., 2009
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- Authors
- Pollitz, J. H., Christie, A., & Middleton, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (US)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Access Services
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-10-02
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 459-484
- ISSN
- 1536-7967 (ISSN-L)
- 1536-7975
- OpenAlex
- W2067055024
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Access Services (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Minnesota Office of Higher Education
- Oregon State University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
- Keywords
- course reserves, textbook affordability, electronic reserves, library collection management, public universities, recommended reading lists, college costs
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