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Alternative Textbooks (Open Educational Resources)

This guide provides an overview of alternative textbooks (open educational resources) and offers assistance with finding, adopting, and creating them. © 2016-2021 University of Kentucky Libraries. Licensed with CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alternative Textbook Grant Program 2020

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

Molly Blasing

 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:

Jennifer Hootman
Coordinator of Digital Scholarship
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 Jennifer Hootman.