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CSUCI Open CI program saves students almost $1.8 million in textbook costs over one semesterThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Channel Islands News Center

Ever since the “OpenCI” initiative was launched at CSU Channel IslandsThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (CSUCI) in the 2016/2017 academic year, the savings for students on textbooks has risen steadily. But the most recent report on this initiative shows the most dramatic student savings to date.

2022-01-19

California State University San Marcos: Promoting Student Affordability ExLibrisThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Library Journal

The University Library leverages the Leganto course resource list solution to save students millions of dollars annually and empower instructors to create and maintain lists of course materials in a timely manner.

2022-01-18

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Reports and Presentations

CSU Board of Trustees September 2021 Meeting
Board Chair Kimbell delivered a speech about affordability for all our students in the CSU and highlighted the AL$ efforts on CSU campuses. This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

National Association of College Stores Study Shows Continued Decline in Annual Student Spending on Course Materials: National Association of College Stores’ (NACS) twice-yearly survey of college students in the U.S.This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
National Association of College Stores: Academic Content Licensing White Paper 2014
Make Textbooks More Affordable: Student PIRGs Report: Fixing the Broken Textbook MarketThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
CSU Affordable Learning Solutions Initiatives: CSU Board of Trustees UpdateThis link will open a PDF file.
AB 798 and the Open Educational Resources Adoption Incentive Program: Letter to CSU PresidentsThis link will open a PDF file.