Thanks to the Senate Library Committee's evaluation of the submitted proposals, the University of Kentucky Libraries has concluded this year's Alternative Textbook Grant Program. The 10 grant recipients are as follows:
Grant Recipients (Sorted by Last Name) |
Department and College |
Grant Category |
Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences | Creation | |
Christopher Bradley |
J. David Rosenberg College of Law |
Creation |
Andrew Byrd and Brenna Byrd | Department of Linguistics and Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences | Creation |
Emily Croteau | Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences | Adoption |
Stephen Davis | Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences | Adoption |
Fatima Espinoza Vasquez | School of Information Science, College of Communication and Information | Adoption |
Brian Frye | J. David Rosenberg College of Law | Creation |
Anita Lee-Post | Department of Marketing and Supply Chain, Gatton College of Business and Economics | Creation |
Stephen Voss | Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences | Creation |
Brandi White |
Department of Clinical Leadership and Management, College of Health Sciences |
Creation |
This video fills you in on what grant recipients and students think about the Alternative Textbook Grant Program. If you have questions about alternative textbooks or the Grant Program, feel free to contact:
Adrian Ho
Director of Digital Scholarship
University of Kentucky Libraries
Mary Beth Thomson
Senior Associate Dean
University of Kentucky Libraries
Inquiries about the availability of alternative textbooks in particular subject areas can be sent to the academic liaisons of the concerned subject areas or to Adrian Ho.
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The University of Kentucky Libraries invites faculty to apply for a grant in support of replacing traditional commercial textbooks with affordable learning materials. A total of 10 grants will be awarded to successful applicants who propose to use open textbooks, free course content, and/or UK Libraries’ licensed information resources as alternative textbooks for their courses. Faculty can find such resources by:
Ready to apply? Click here to access the proposal form. Applications are accepted from February 25, 2020 through March 31, 2020.
Program Objectives:
The goals of the Alternative Textbook Grant Program are:
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that prices of college textbooks soared 88% from January 2006 to July 2016. According to the Student PIRGs, “sixty-five percent of students have skipped buying a textbook at some point because of cost, and each year, $3 billion of federal student aid goes to pay for textbooks.”
As a result, federal and state governments as well as higher education institutions across the nation have promoted the use of open educational resources (OER) to enhance students’ access to required learning materials and make higher education more affordable. An analysis of research published between 2015 and 2018 notes that “students achieve the same or better learning outcomes when using OER while saving significant amounts of money” and that “the majority of faculty and students who have used OER had a positive experience and would do so again.”
To support student success, UK Libraries is committed to working with faculty to identify and provide access to affordable replacements for traditional textbooks. In addition to financial support, UK Libraries’ academic liaisons are available for consultation on identifying open textbooks, free course content, and UK Libraries’ licensed information resources. Assistance with the selection of an online platform for content delivery will be available to grant recipients who are going to create new open course content.
Eligibility:
Grant Categories:
Please note that no more than 10 grants in total will be awarded regardless of the fund amount allocated to each grant.
Deadline:
Proposal Application Process:
Alternative Textbook Grant Program proposals should be submitted using this proposal form. Applicants will be asked to provide:
Review Procedure and Criteria:
The University Senate Library Committee will review all proposals based on these criteria:
Outcomes of the Program will be shared with the UK community through various media outlets.
Post-Award Requirements:
For the assessment of the Program, grant recipients have to provide the following information using an online form created by UK Libraries:
To assist UK Libraries with a better understanding of students’ perceptions of alternative textbooks, grant recipients will agree to forward a UK Libraries online evaluation form to students enrolled in the courses taught with the grant-funded alternative textbooks from August 2020 through December 2021.
** For Grant Category 2 recipients, they will agree to make their new open course content freely available online with a Creative Commons license of their choice via UK’s institutional repository (UKnowledge). UK Libraries will provide assistance with the use of Creative Commons licenses and the deposit of the open course content in UKnowledge.
Questions about the Alternative Textbook Grant Program should be directed to:
Adrian Ho
Director of Digital Scholarship
University of Kentucky Libraries
Mary Beth Thomson
Senior Associate Dean
University of Kentucky Libraries