EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Nov. 2 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:
Show up for classes and your textbooks are covered-the deal has always felt simple for generations of Cougars at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. But as course materials have progressed to be online and publishers have found new ways to charge for access, the provision takes more creativity and more collaboration than ever before.
Since 2021, SIUE has built a growing Open Educational Resources (OER)program alongside its decades-old textbook rental model, giving faculty the incentive and support to replace costly textbooks and digital access codes with free, high-quality alternatives. The effort, born out of a partnership b...