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Our new textbook ordering process ensures that students have the information they need about course materials before the semester starts—and collects data we need to report to the state for each section. Faculty will complete the online form for each course they teach.
The first section of the form asks you to provide your name email address, the CRN(s) of your sections, the course title, the semester(s) for which you're ordering, and the estimated enrollment.
This question refers to instructional/teaching material your section requires, and includes textbooks, novels, software, homework platforms and more. It allows us to collect the XB-12 data we have to report to the state, as well as whether your course should be marked Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) or Low Textbook Cost (LTC) in the online schedule.
Option 1, "This section has no associated course material," is rare. Almost all academic courses do have some form of instructional material, whether that's a publisher textbook, OER, other materials purchased by the student or the college. Select this option only if your course truly uses none of these. These sections would be marked ZTC in the online schedule.
Option 2, "Yes, but none of the cost is passed on to students" applies when a section uses commercial materials (textbooks, online homework platforms, classroom book sets, etc.) that have been paid for by the college and students have access to them at no cost. These sections would be marked ZTC in the online schedule.
Option 3, "Yes, and the materials cost less than $50 new, to buy," applies when students can buy the required instructional materials, at the IVC Bookstore or directly from the publisher, new, for less than $50. These sections would be marked LTC in the online schedule.
Options 4 and 5, "...only no-cost, OER material," and "...no-cost digital course material that does not meet OER guidelines," refer to instructional material that is available online for free. The former is usually preferable: openly-licensed and shared on a reputable platform like LibreTexts or OpenStax. The latter may refer to an instructor-authored textbook that is shared only with students rather than being openly licensed. Since we are obligated to respect copyright, bootlegs of publisher/copyrighted material would not be appropriate. These sections would be marked LTC in the online schedule.
Option 6, "a mix of no-cost OER and cost-bearing resources, but no costs are passed to the student," would apply if, for example, an instructor uses a free OER but requires a printed version of the lab manual—which the college pays for with lottery funds. It would also apply if the primary textbook is an OER, but students also read a novel that they receive through a classroom book set. These sections would be marked ZTC in the online schedule.
Option 7, "neither ZTC nor LTC," refers to courses that require instructional materials that cost more than $50 to purchase, new, from the Bookstore or publisher—even if these include OER materials or other materials paid for by the college. These sections would not be marked ZTC or LTC in the online schedule.
Enter any required or recommended ancillary materials. If none are required, enter "None" or "N/A." Textbook information will be collected in a later question.
For up to four required or recommended books or OERs, enter the following information:
Select "Next" to enter additional resources or to complete the form.
If you have additional thoughts or questions for the Bookstore, enter them here, then click "Submit." Repeat these steps for each additional course (not section) you are teaching.