Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.50
Liaison Jennifer Goree
Submission Date June 17, 2024

STARS v2.2

Clemson University
IN-41: Textbook Affordability

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.50 Jennifer Goree
Director of Healthy Campus
Chair, Sustainability Commission
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Does the institution host a peer-to-peer textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project?:
Yes

A brief description of the textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project:

The Cooper Library Textbook Lending Program is a partnership between the Clemson University Libraries and Clemson Undergraduate Student Government. The program begain in Fall 2019 and seeks to ease the burden of purchasing high-cost textbooks for Undergraduate students. Texts are selected for courses with high enrollment, high drop/fail rates, and large numbers of Pell Grant students.


Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
No

A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
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If yes to either of the above, provide:

Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:

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