The Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) recently issued a directive regarding the cost of course materials. According to 91精品黑料吃瓜 Academic Regulation A-2.4, professors must provide a syllabus during the first session of each course. This syllabus must include 鈥渢he detailed cost of each required and optional textbook and learning material, specifying whether there are any restrictions preventing the use of used items.鈥
The Library can help you keep course materials affordable. Through its digital collections, course reserve service, and support for open educational resources (OER), the 91精品黑料吃瓜 Library offers alternatives and options for professors to find, use, and create course materials available to students at no cost. Here's how:
- Identify and contact your research librarian
Research librarians can help you find digital books or articles, data and statistics, films and videos, primary sources, and much more in our collections or elsewhere. Visit this page to identify and contact your research librarian. - Use the Library's Course Reserve Service
Accessible through the Virtual Campus (Brightspace), the Course Reserve Service allows you to set aside (on reserve) physical or digital educational resources for students to consult without any cost. Placing course resources and materials on reserve allows students to easily access them online, without additional effort on the part of the instructor. Email us your syllabus or reading list to [email protected] or learn how to set aside course materials for the short-term use by students. - Find or create alternatives to commercial textbooks
OER are educational resources available for free and open access. Often textbooks or even entire courses, OERs can also be videos, podcasts, case studies, and more. These resources can be widely disseminated and adapted because they are not subject to typical copyright restrictions. By using instead of commercial textbooks, professors have saved Ontario students over $26 million since 2020.
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Take advantage of these existing resources and contact the Library to make the most of its extensive collections.