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Readings

Some linked readings are available to Loyola University New Orleans community members only.

Azebedo, Alisha. "Pay Nothing? Easier Said than done." Chronicle of Higher Education 59.21 (January 27, 2013): A18-9. [Loyola only]
Baker, Judy, et al. "Open Textbook Proof-of-Concept Via Connexions." International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 10.5 (2009) (PDF)
Baker, Judy; Hood, Jacky. "7 things you should know about open textbook publishing." 8 March 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
Baker, Judy. "It Takes a Consortium to Support Open Textbooks." EDUCAUSE Review 44.1 (2009): 30-3.
Bell, Steven. "Textbook Turmoil: The Library's Role in the Textbook Revolution." Library Issues 31.1 (2010): 1-4. [Loyola only]
Bliss, T. J., et al. "The Cost and Quality of Open Textbooks: Perceptions of Community College Faculty and Students." First Monday 18.1 (2013): 7-.
Campbell, Alex. "New Digital Tools Let Professors Tailor their Own Textbooks for Under $20." Chronicle of Higher Education 58.8 (2011): A11-2. [Loyola only]
Carrns, Ann. "Putting a dent in colelge costs with open-source textbooks." New York Times 25 Feb. 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
Caswell, Tom. "Case Study 2: the Open Course Library of the Washington State Colleges." Game Changers : Education and Information Technologies. EDUCAUSE, 2012.
Center for American Progress. Open Educational Resources: Tools to Help 21st Century Students Achieve their Postsecondary Education Goals and Keep America Competitive. Center for American Progress, 2012.
DiMaria, Frank. "New Textbook Publishing Model for the Internet Age." Education Digest 77.5 (2012): 50-4. [Loyola only]
EDUCAUSE. "7 Things You should Know about[TM]... Open Textbook Publishing." EDUCAUSE, 2011.
Eppelin, Anita, and Richarda Böttcher. "Development of a Publishing Framework for Living Open Access Textbooks." Information Services & Use 31.3/5 (2011): 243-8. [Loyola only]
Feldstein, Andrew, et al. "Open Textbooks and Increased Student Access and Outcomes." European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning.2 (2012)
"Fighting for Your Students: The Online War on Textbook Inflation." Distance Education Report 12.14 (2008): 4-7.
Goldberg, Eleanor J., Michael LaMagna. "Open educational resources in higher education." College and Research Libraries News 73.6 (2012): 334-337. [Includes open courses, MOOCs, etc.]
Grinberg, Emanuella. "How some colleges are offering free textbooks." CNN 18 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
Grush, Mary. "The Future of Content is an Open Book." Campus Technology 24.3 (2010): 36-9.
Harley, Diane, et al. Affordable and Open Textbooks: An Exploratory Study of Faculty Attitudes. Research & Occasional Paper Series. CSHE.9.09. Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2009.
Hilton III, John L., and David A. Wiley. "A Sustainable Future for Open Textbooks? the Flat World Knowledge Story." First Monday 15.8 (2010).
Hilton,John, I.,II, and Carol Laman. "One College's use of an Open Psychology Textbook." Open Learning 27.3 (2012): 265-72.
Hilton, John, III, David A. Wiley, and Neil Lutz. "Examining the Reuse of Open Textbooks." International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 13.2 (2012): 45-58. (PDF)
Illowsky, Barbara. "Open Educational Resources: A Faculty Author's Perspective." MathAMATYC Educator 3.3 (2012): 23-5.
"Is the End Near for Textbooks?" BizEd 11.3 (2012): 72-3. [Loyola only]
Kenney, Brian. "As Goes California." School Library Journal 55.9 (2009): 9-. [Loyola only]
Lener, Edward, and Cy Dillon. "Building a Better Model: Eric Frank on Flat World Knowledge." Virginia Libraries 56.1 (2010): 5-9. (PDF)
Levy, Peter. "Curriki and the Open Educational Resources Movement Please Pass the Curriculum!" MultiMedia & Internet@Schools 16.3 (2009): 8-12. [Loyola only]
Lindshield, Brian L., and Koushik Adhikari. "The Kansas State University Human Nutrition (HN 400) Flexbook." EDUCAUSE Quarterly 34.4 (2011)
Lorenzetti, Jennifer Patterson. "The State of Open Textbooks: How Soon Will they make a Difference for Your Students?" Distance Education Report 16.6 (2012): 5-8.
---. "What You Need to Know about Open Textbooks." Distance Education Report 15.19 (2011): 1-8.
Matkin, Gary W., and University of California, Berkeley, Center for Studies in Higher Education. Open Learning: What do Open Textbooks Tell Us about the Revolution in Education? Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.1.09. Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2009.
Morris-Babb, Meredith, and Susie Henderson. "An Experiment in Open-Access Textbook Publishing: Changing the World One Textbook at a Time." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 43.2 (2012): 148-55. [Loyola only]
Moxley, Joe. "Open textbook publishing." Academe 99:5 (Sept.-Oct 2013).
Munson, Margaret. "Sustaining Composition: Studying Content-Based, Ecological, and Economical Sustainability of Open-Source Textbooks through "Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing"." Composition Forum 27 (2013)
Nguyen, Nicole A. "Not all Textbooks are Created Equal: Copyright, Fair use, and Open Access in the Open College Textbook Act of 2010." Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law 21.1 (2010): 105-30. [Loyola only]
Okamoto, Karen. "Making Higher Education More Affordable, One Course Reading at a Time: Academic Libraries as Key Advocates for Open Access Textbooks and Educational Resources." Public Services Quarterly 9:4 (2013): 267-283.
Ovadia, Steven. "Open-Access Electronic Textbooks: An Overview." Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 30.1 (2011): 52-6.
Peek, Robin. "Textbooks in Turmoil." Information Today 29.5 (2012): 26-.
Petrides, Lisa, et al. "Open Textbook Adoption and use: Implications for Teachers and Learners." Open Learning 26.1 (2011): 39-49.
Polanka, Sue. "Off the Shelf: Exploring Open Access E-Textbooks." Booklist 106.16 (2010): 69. [Loyola only]
Shelstad, Jeff. "How Flat World Knowledge is Transforming College Textbook Publishing." Publishing Research Quarterly 27.3 (2011): 254-8. [Loyola only]
Skelton, George. "CAPITOL JOURNAL; make Textbooks Affordable; Slashing the Price of their Books is the Least we can do for California's Beleaguered College Students. and the State would Ultimately Benefit." Los Angeles Times Dec 12, 2011 : A.2.
Tara Siegel Bernard. "How to Save on Textbooks." New York Times Aug 27, 2011 2011: B.4.
"U of M Creates Open Academics Textbook Catalog." Advanced Technology Libraries 41.5 (2012): 5-6.
Wiley, David. "Openness as Catalyst for an Educational Reformation." EDUCAUSE Review 45.4 (2010): 14-16,.

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