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Faculty Adoption Behavior as a System Driver
Framing the Problem Course materials systems begin with a single input: the faculty adoption. Every downstream outcome depends on what
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Availability Is Not the Same as Access
Framing the Problem At most institutions, success in the course materials operation is defined by availability. If the correct title
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Course Materials as Institutional Infrastructure: Reframing Access from Transaction to System Design
Framing the Problem For decades, institutions have treated course materials as a peripheral component of the academic experience, necessary but
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Monopoly? Not So Fast!
On Monday, April 21, 2025, VitalSource announced they had acquired competitor RedShelf. This follows their March 2023 acquisition of virtual
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52% of Top 1,000 Institutions Are Using Course Materials Access Programs
Half of the Top 1,000 Institutions, by Headcount, are Using Course Materials Access Programs A question I have been asked
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Open Letter to the Department of Education
Hello Everyone, Below is an open letter that was sent to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of
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Addressing Retention Theory Through Equitable Access
Addressing Retention Theory Through Equitable Access If you have any familiarity with higher education, you have some idea of luminary
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From Divided to United: Creating A Campus Partnership for Student Success
For this guest blog, I have asked Kate Holvoet, MLIS and Ben Compton from San Diego State University to share
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What If We Started Over?
What If We Started Over? Rashad Nelms, Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and Innovation at Indiana
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Equitable Access Growth Predictions
Equitable Access Growth Predictions The one constant in course materials over the last ten years: change. This is a refreshing
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