Textbook affordability is very important to the library and Bates College. One way to address the issue of textbook cost is by adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) as course required texts. You can read about the work the campus has done with OER here: https://www.bates.edu/news/2019/10/24/faculty-and-students-find-low-cost-versatility-in-open-educational-resources/

To find out more about our Open Textbook Network membership, please visit: https://research.cehd.umn.edu/otn/