Coordinators

• The new AL$ Coordinators listserv email address is als-coordinators@lists.calstate.edu
• Thank you for submitting your reports this past summer. Your collective efforts with your campus partners show a potential student savings of $45M. When we include the bookstore savings, the potential savings is over $77M. Thank you to all for your dedication and hard work towards affordable course materials!
• AL$ team requests: Spring 2023 Activities on your campuses

Learn more about the Campus Coordinator’s Role

Access the current and archived AL$ resources on the Google Drive This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Get to know yourAL$ Campus Coordinator This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Starting a new campus AL$ program?

• Review the campus AL$ request for proposal This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• Complete the AL$ RFP This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. and associated project plan
  • Project Planning Template This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
  • Guidelines for Planning and Deploying your AL$ ProgramThis link will open a Word document. -  (doc)
• Review the Getting Started Checklist This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. for more helpful tips and resources
• Bookmark the Shared AL$ Coordinators Google drive folder This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• Contact als@calstate.edu if you have any questions.

Looking to take your existing AL$ program to the next level?
Here are a few tips:

• Download the available suite of AL$ marketing materials This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. including:
  • Workshop ideas and sample agendas
  • AL$ brochure
  • MERLOT brochure
  • Website banners and logos
  • Auxiliary and Bookstore Resource guide
  • And more!
• Add a link inside your Learning Management System template that makes it easy for faculty to find AL$ resources
• Add a link to the Merlot database inside your Learning Management System template that makes it easy for students to find AL$ resources This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• Work with your bookstore manager and librarians to coordinate professional development, training, marketing, and outreach programs to improve the adoption of free and lower-cost digital course materials.
  • Promote, use, and link your AL$ website to the CSU Affordable Learning Solutions Website
  • Highlight and support Free DIGITAL Desk-Evaluation-Review Copies
  • Participate in a campus “AL$ day” organized with your bookstore and library. Contact AL$ for more information.
  • Add “How to Use eTextbooks” to your library’s Information Literacy program. Contact AL$ for more information.
  • Learn more about the Immediate Access / Inclusive Access (IA) Initiatives on your campus.
  • For more information on the flat-fee program sometimes known Equitable Access (EA). 

The 2023 AL$ Annual Meeting Follow Up

Event resources include:

• The AL$ RFP This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. funding application and 2023 AL$ Funding Application template This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
   
• The AL$ Annual Meeting slide deck This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
   
• 2023-23 AL$ Funding Application resources can be found in the AL$ Coordinators’ Shared Google drive This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.. (direct link to AL$ Funding App folder This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.) As a reminder, the deadline to submit your funding application is March 31st.
   
• The AL$ Coordinators’ Shared Google drive This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. is your one-stop shop for access to ALL the resources we share and provide. You are also welcome to add resources. You may also access it from the AL$ website coordinators’ page. 

Past Meetings

The 2020 AL$ Annual Meeting resources include:

• The AL$ RFP This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• The AL$ Annual Meeting workbook This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. and Agenda This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• The AL$ Annual Meeting slide deck This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
   

The 2019 AL$ Annual Meeting and the CCC/CSU OER Summit Follow Up event resources:

• The AL$ RFP This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• The AL$ Annual Meeting workbook This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. and Agenda This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• The AL$ Annual Meeting slide deck This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• The AL$ Annual Meeting Roundtable Notes This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• The AL$ Annual Meeting Elevator Pitches This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

The 2019 CSU and CA Community Colleges Joint Textbook Affordability Conference

• Presentations and Agenda This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

AL$ Coordinators’ requested resources:

• Campus survey examples This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
• AL$ Resources Folder This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.