[ALCTS-acqnet] Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials, ISBN 978-157440-467-8

Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of the Academic Library
Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational
Materials, ISBN 978-157440-467-8

This seminal study presents data from 50 colleges and universities about their
academic library policies in providing open access textbooks and other open
access educational materials and in cultivating their use.  The study gives
detailed data and commentary on current and planned efforts in areas such as
textbooks, journals, periodicals other than journals, MOOCs, course packs,
interactive tutorials and other areas of intellectual property.  The study
also gives highly precise information on the compilation and presentation of
links to educational resources on YouTube and Google Scholar, among other
sources, and overall college and university and specific academic library
efforts to develop open access educational materials.  It looks at efforts to
provide support services and stipends to faculty, and to publicize the
availability of open access educational materials to faculty.

The survey respondents also report on the exact number of courses currently
using open access textbooks and their plans and expectations for the future.
In addition, the participants name colleges and universities that they view as
open access role models, and give advice to their peers on how to approach the
provision of open access educational materials, from textbooks to journals and
other forms of intellectual property.
In addition, the study presents data on the role of academic libraries in
providing commercial textbooks and the impact of open access on these efforts.
Data in the report is broken out by size, type and tuition level of the
college or university and by other useful criteria.

Just a few of this 95-page study’s main findings are that:

•	32.65% of the universities and colleges sampled produce or contribute
to the production of open access textbooks.
•	Nearly 41% of those sampled compiled links to educational materials
available on YouTube, Vimeo or other video sites.  75% of community colleges
sampled did so as did 44.44% of librarians from public colleges vs. only
36.36% of those from private ones.
•	Colleges in the sample with from 2,501 to 6,000 students fte have been
able to get a mean of 7.75 open access textbooks adopted for use, or about 1
for every 581 students.
•	Most growth in use of open access interactive tutorials was among
research universities, a quarter of which said that growth in use of open
access interactive tutorials had been significant.
•	Community colleges and research universities were the most
enthusiastic adopters of open access educational materials.

A PDF edition of the report is currently available for $104.00 and a print
version for the same price will be published on September 4, 2017 and can be
ordered now.  In addition, a site license is available for $164.00. To place
an order or for a table of contents, excerpt, the questionnaire and list of
the participants view our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.  Or call us at
212-736-2316 or fax your order to 212-412-9097.