- 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
Coordinator Information
What’s New for Coordinators
Starting a new campus AL$ program? Looking to take your existing program to the next level?
Planning Your AL$ Initiative
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
- 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).
Resources
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.