Resources

Report: National
Fixing the Broken Textbook Market: Fourth Edition
Author: Dan Xie, Student Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2026 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey: Executive Summary
Author: Rondeau, S., Seaman, J., Seaman, J., O’Gara, G
Year: 2025 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey: Results & Findings
Author: Rondeau, S., Seaman, J., Seaman, J., O’Gara, G
Year: 2025 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey: Identifying Students Most Impacted by Costs
Author: Rondeau, S., Seaman, J., Seaman, J., O’Gara, G
Year: 2025 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey: Student Experience with Inclusive Access
Author: Rondeau, S., Seaman, J., Seaman, J., O’Gara, G
Year: 2025 - Format: PDF

Report: Bentley University
Student Textbook Survey 2024 - Executive Summary
Author: James Thibeault
Year: 2024 - Format: PDF

Report: Colorado
Transforming Education Practices through Open Educational Resources: 2024
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2024 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council 2024 Legislative Report
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2024 - Format: PDF

Report: National
Automatic Textbook Billing: Limited Choice, Uncertain Savings
Author: Elizabeth Ridlington, Frontier Group and Dan Xie, Student PIRGs
Year: 2024 - Format: PDF

Report: Michelson 20MM
Understanding the Student Experience of Automatic Textbook Billing: A Small-Scale Student Survey
Author: Cailyn Nagle
Year: 2024 - Format: PDF

Report: Colorado
Transforming Education Practices through Open Educational Resources: 2023
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
2023 CT OER Council Legislative Report: 2023
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Illinois
Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective
Author: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Pennsylvania
alpa coursematerials 2023
Author: Julia Seaman and Jeff Seaman
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Pennsylvania
course materials pa 2023
Author: Julia Seaman and Jeff Seaman
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
VCU and the Virginia Course Materials Survey
Author: Jessica Kirschner
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: National
OPEN TEXTBOOKS: The Billion Dollar Solution: Second Edition
Author: Dan Xie, The Student PIRGs
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU and the Virginia Course Materials Survey: Full Report
Author: Jessica Kirschner
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU and the Virginia Course Materials Survey: Executive Summary
Author: Jessica Kirschner
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia Commonwealth University
Select VCU Student Quotes
Author: Jessica Kirschner
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Report: Colorado
Transforming Education Practices through Open Educational Resources: 2022
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
2022 CT OER Council Legislative Report: 2022
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
Student Textbook and Instructional Materials Survey Results and Findings
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
Textbook Survey 2022 Executive Summary
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Oregon
2022 Student Survey Report
Author: Stefanie Buck, Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, and Naomi Aguiar
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Executive Summary Final
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Initial Results
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Results and Findings [Accessible]
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Results and Findings
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Report: Colorado
Transforming Education Practices through Open Educational Resources: 2021
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
2021 CT OER Council Legislative Report: 2021
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
2021 CT OER Council Legislative Report: 2020
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Oregon
2021 Course Materials Research Report - Universities
Author: Open Oregon Educational Resources
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: SUNY Oneonta
Student Textbook and Course Material Survey
Author: Jade Strauss and Britney Cordice-Little
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Tennessee
Coursematerialsfinal
Author: Kim Potts and Dana Brimm
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Tennessee
Coursematerialssnapshot
Author: Kim Potts and Dana Brimm
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Tennessee
Prices they pay Academic achievement and progress to graduation
Author: Elizabeth Spica, and J. Patrick Biddix
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: National
Fixing the Broken Textbook Market: Third Edition
Author: Cailyn Nagle and Kaitlyn Vitez, U.S. PIRG EDUCATION FUND
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Report: Old Dominion University
Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Textbook Costs and Implications for Academic Success
Author: Lucinda Rush Wittkower, Old Dominion University and Leo S Lo, Pennsylvania State University
Year: 2020 - Format: PDF

Report: William & Mary
Textbook Affordability Task Force Report
Author: Task Force on Textbook Affordability
Year: 2020 - Format: PDF

Report: William & Mary
William & Mary Textbook Survey Summary
Author: Marian Taliaferro, Asia Randolph, and Jessica Ramey
Year: 2020 - Format: PDF

Report: National
Fixing the Broken Textbook Market: Second Edition
Author: U.S. PIRG Education Fund and the Student PIRGs
Year: 2020 - Format: PDF

Report: National
Automatic Textbooks Billing: An offer students can’t refuse?
Author: U.S. PIRG Education Fund and the Student PIRGs
Year: 2020 - Format: PDF

Report: Colorado
Transforming Education Practices through Open Educational Resources: 2019
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2019 - Format: PDF

Report: Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
College Textbook Affordability: Landscape, Evidence, and Policy Directions
Author: Shanna Smith Jaggars and Marcos D. Rivera, The Ohio State University and Briana Akani, University Of Michigan
Year: 2019 - Format: PDF

Report: United States
Academic Faculty: Textbook & Course Materials Affordability Survey Report
Author: Library Journal
Year: 2019 - Format: PDF

Report: Tennessee
2019-Community-College-Student-Course-Materials-Survey-PERC-Report
Author: Elizabeth Spica
Year: 2019 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
2018 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey: Executive Summary
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
2018 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey - Executive Summary
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
2018 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Report
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
2018 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Report
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Report: National
OPEN 101: An Action Plan for Affordable Textbooks
Author: The Student PIRGs
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Report: Colorado
OER Council Report to the Joint Budget Committee: 2017
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2017 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
2017 Open Source Textbook Report
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2017 - Format: PDF

Report: Connecticut
2016 Open Source Textbook Report
Author: Connecticut Open Educational Resources Coordinating Council
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Report: University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Mano Student Textbook Survey
Author: Beth Tillinghast, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Year: 2017 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
2016 Student Textbook Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Report: Florida
2016 Student Textbook Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Report: National
ACCESS DENIED: The New Face of the Textbook Monopoly
Author: The Student PIRGs
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Report: National
COVERING THE COST: Why We Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Textbook Prices
Author: The Student PIRGs
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Report: National
OPEN TEXTBOOKS: The Billion Dollar Solution
Author: The Student PIRGs
Year: 2015 - Format: PDF

Report: National
AFFORDABLE TEXTBOOKS: A Policy Guide
Author: Ethan Senack, U.S. PIRG Education Fund & the Student PIRGs
Year: 2014 - Format: PDF

Report: National
FIXING THE BROKEN TEXTBOOK MARKET: How Students Respond to High Costs and Demand Alternatives
Author: Ethan Senack, The Student PIRGs
Year: 2014 - Format: PDF

Report: Washington
UPDATED COST ANALYSIS: The Open Course Library’s Affordable Textbooks for Washington’s Students
Author: Student PIRGs
Year: 2013 - Format: PDF

Report: Washington
COST ANALYSIS, OPEN COURSE LIBRARY: Affordable Textbooks for Washington’s Students
Author: Student PIRGs
Year: 2011 - Format: PDF

Report: National
A COVER TO COVER SOLUTION: How Open Textbooks are the Path to Textbook Affordability
Author: State Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2010 - Format: PDF

Report: National
COURSE CORRECTION: How Digital Textbooks Are Off Track and How to Set Them Straight
Author: State Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2008 - Format: PDF

Report: National
EXPOSING THE TEXTBOOK INDUSTRY: How Publishers’ Pricing Tactics Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks
Author: State Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2007 - Format: PDF

Report: National
REQUIRED READING: A Look at the Worst Publishing Tactics at Work
Author: State Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2006 - Format: PDF

Report: National
TEXTBOOKS FOR THE 21st CENTURY: A Guide to Free and Low Cost Textbooks
Author: State Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2006 - Format: PDF

Report: National
ACTION PLAN: A Guide to Establishing Textbook Rental Services
Author: California Student Public Interest Research Group
Year: 2005 - Format: PDF

Report: National
RIPOFF 101, 2nd EDITION: How The Publishing Industry’s Practices Needlessly Drive Up Textbook Costs
Author: State Public Interest Research Groups
Year: 2005 - Format: PDF

Report: National
LIMITED KNOWLEDGE: How The High Cost Of Academic Journals Limits Public Access To Research
Author: California Student Public Interest Research Group
Year: 2005 - Format: PDF

Report: National
RIPOFF 101: How the Current Practices of the Textbook Industry Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks
Author: California Student Public Interest Research Group
Year: 2004 - Format: PDF

Infographic: Florida
Infographic - 2022 Student Textbook Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Infographic: Florida
Student-Textbook-Survey-Infographic
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Infographic: SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Oneonta Textbook Survey SUNYLA poster
Author: Ed Beck, Jennifer Jensen, Jade Strauss, Britney Cordice-Little
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Infographic: Florida
Infographic - 2018 Student Textbook Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Infographic: United States
Today's Learner: Student Views 2018
Author: Cengage
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Infographic: Florida
Infographic - 2016 Student Textbook Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Presentation: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey: Key Findings PPT
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2025 - Format: PPTX

Presentation: Colorado
Open Educational Resources Grants 24/25
Author: Chealsye Bowley | CDHE Director of Open Education and Learning Innovation
Year: 2024 - Format: PDF

Presentation: Illinois
Key Findings and Student Reflections from the Illinois Course Materials Survey Student Perspective
Author: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Year: 2023 - Format: MP4

Presentation: Illinois
Key Findings And Student Reflections From The Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective
Author: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Presentation: Illinois
Agenda-05-12-22-Item-2F
Author: Kelly L. Denson, Laura Knox, Alli Gentile, and Jennifer Becker
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Presentation: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Initial Results
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PPTX

Presentation: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Initial Results Doctoral
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PPTX

Presentation: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Initial Results FourYear
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PPTX

Presentation: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Initial Results Private
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PPTX

Presentation: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey Initial Results TwoYear
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: PPTX

Presentation: Colorado
OER: Saving Students Money & Reinvigorating Curriculum
Author: The Colorado Department of Higher Education
Year: 2021 - Format: PDF

Questionnaire: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey: Instrument
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2025 - Format: DOCX

Questionnaire: Illinois
2023 Illinois Course Materials Survey: Student Perspective
Author: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Questionnaire: Pennsylvania
alpa fall2023 questionnaire
Author: Bay View Analytics
Year: 2023 - Format: DOCX

Questionnaire: Pennsylvania
alpa fall2023 questionnaire
Author: Bay View Analytics
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Questionnaire: Pennsylvania
alpa fall2023 questionnaire
Author: Bay View Analytics
Year: 2023 - Format: QSF

Questionnaire: Florida
2022 Student Textbook and- nstructional Materials Survey Questions
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Questionnaire: Florida
Florida Virtual Campus 2022 Textbook and Instructional Materials Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2022 - Format: DOCX

Questionnaire: Virginia
Virginia Course Materials Survey-nc-sa-22-09-09
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2022 - Format: DOCX

Questionnaire: William & Mary
William & Mary Student Textbook Survey
Author: Marian Taliaferro, Asia Randolph, and Jessica Ramey
Year: 2019 - Format: PDF

Questionnaire: Florida
Florida Virtual Campus 2018 Textbook and Instructional Materials Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2018 - Format: PDF

Questionnaire: Florida
Florida Virtual Campus 2016 Textbook and Instructional Materials Survey
Author: Florida Virtual Campus
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF

Other Resource: Virginia
2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey FAQ
Author: Virtual Library of Virginia
Year: 2025 - Format: HTML

Other Resource: Illinois
Illinois College Course Materials Affordability and Equitable Access Taskforce
Author: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Year: 2023 - Format: PDF

Other: Virginia Commonwealth University
VIVA-VCU Data for VCU Report
Author: Jessica Kirschner
Year: 2023 - Format: XLSX

Other Resource: Florida
02-23CEH-FLVCTextbkAffdSurvey-email
Author: Carrie E. Henderson, Division of Florida Colleges
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Other Resource: Florida
22FCSAffordReportTemp
Author: Division of Florida Colleges
Year: 2022 - Format: DOCX

Other Resource: Florida
Florida Administrative Code, Textbook and Course Material Affordability and Transparency
Author: Florida Administrative Code
Year: 2022 - Format: PDF

Other Resource: Florida
An Action Plan for Building a Statewide Infrastructure to Support OER in Florida’s Public Institutions of Higher Education
Author: Open Access Textbook and Educational Resources (OATER) Task Force
Year: 2016 - Format: PDF