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Hello everyone,
Yes, if you do have questions about textbooks you would normally put on Reserve as print titles, just check with your subject librarian, who can determine whether there is an ebook edition for the library to buy, or discover possible alternate resources. Here is our current list of Liaison Librarians.
Best wishes,
...Nina
_______________ From: Behraad Bahreyni <bba19@sfu.ca>
Sent: June 3, 2020 4:06 PM To: Nancy Forde; academic-discussion@sfu.ca Subject: RE: Textbooks for courses In some cases, SFU can have a deal with the publishers to make their books available through SFU library. I am doing this for a couple of courses. I would assume that publishers might not do this for their more lucrative textbooks, but it might be worth checking with our librarians. Cheers
From: Nancy Forde <nforde@sfu.ca>
Hi all,
Recent comments from others at SFU have got me thinking about textbook requirements for fall courses. Normally I put my course text on reserve at the library (along with recommended but not required texts), so that students who may not wish to / are not able to afford the text book can still access the material. There is quite a cheap alternative text for the course I’m scheduled to teach this fall ($10 for the ebook rather than $120 for the ebook text I’m currently using), which is financially very appealing, but pedagogically it doesn’t match the needs of the course and our students’ background as well. In reaching a decision, I am trying to weigh all aspects of access and learning. I’d be very interested in hearing others’ thoughts on this, and what you are planning to do about texts for the fall.
Thanks, Nancy
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