| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.78 |
| Liaison | Bushra Al Jaberi |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
University of Sharjah
IN-41: Textbook Affordability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 0.50 |
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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 University of Sharjah has 8 libraries and more than 375000 books. Students are allowed to borrow the books for up to 4 weeks.
Also, some textbooks are available on the official website.
https://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Libraries/Pages/default.aspx
Also, some textbooks are available on the official website.
https://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Libraries/Pages/default.aspx
Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
Yes
A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
UoS libraries department has enabled its user to access all the resources (E-Textbook and E-books) from off and on-campus 24/7 from
anywhere by visiting the library page or by accessing the following link
https://mytextbooks.ae/uos/
anywhere by visiting the library page or by accessing the following link
https://mytextbooks.ae/uos/
If yes to either of the above, provide:
Optional Fields
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.sharjah.ac.ae/en/Libraries/Pages/default.aspx
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