Availability Is Not the Same as Access
At most institutions, success in the course materials operation is defined by availability. If the correct title has been adopted, sourced, and made available for
Equitable Access Research
Reframing Access from Transaction to System Design
For decades, institutions have treated course materials as a peripheral component of the academic experience, necessary but operationally distinct from the core
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