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Board 96: Exploring the Impact of Textbook Costs on Undergraduate Engineering Majors

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Page Count

17

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43004

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https://peer.asee.org/43004

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Jentry E. Campbell Dartmouth College

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Jentry Campbell is a Librarian for Research & Learning for STEM at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. She works primarily as a liaison to Thayer School of Engineering. She obtained her MLIS from the University of British Columbia.

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Stephen Krueger Dartmouth College

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Abstract

In the fall of 2022, the Dartmouth Library and the Thayer School of Engineering launched an exploratory survey to determine the amount spent on textbooks by declared engineering majors in all classes and the impacts of these costs on student experiences. The goals of this investigation were to determine the average costs incurred by engineering majors, the academic and financial impacts of the costs on students, and how students were paying for their textbooks. This knowledge will help identify where the library can provide additional support for course texts and OER. This survey served as a pilot for a university-wide survey looking at the costs associated with textbooks in various disciplines, launched in April 2023. The goal of presenting this exploration is to encourage similar explorations at other small, private colleges.

Campbell, J. E., & Krueger, S. (2023, June), Board 96: Exploring the Impact of Textbook Costs on Undergraduate Engineering Majors Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43004

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