Faculty Adoption Behavior as a System Driver
Course materials systems begin with a single input: the faculty adoption. Every downstream outcome depends on what
Equitable Access
Monopoly? Not So Fast!
On Monday, April 21, 2025, VitalSource announced they had acquired competitor RedShelf. This follows their March 2023 acquisition of virtual bookstore
52% of Top 1,000 Institutions Are Using Course Materials Access Programs
Half of the Top 1,000 Institutions, by Headcount, are Using Course Materials Access Programs
Open Letter to the Department of Education
Below is an open letter that was sent to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, regarding the proposed language changes to Cash
Addressing Retention Theory Through Equitable Access
If you have any familiarity with higher education, you have some idea of luminary theorists Vincent Tinto and Alexander Astin. Tinto’s groundbreaking research
From Divided to United: Creating A Campus Partnership for Student Success
For this guest blog, I have asked Kate Holvoet, MLIS and Ben Compton from San Diego State
What If We Started Over?
Rashad Nelms, Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and Innovation at Indiana University Bloomington recently posted a
Equitable Access Growth Predictions
The one constant in course materials over the last ten years: change. This is a refreshing thought given the stagnation
Course Materials Interventions: Supporting Intellectual Egalitarianism
If you have ever seen/heard me present, one of the most important parts of my presentation is my favorite
Print vs. Digital
The growth of Inclusive and Equitable Access has played an important role in driving down course materials costs and increasing access to course materials.