%0 Report %A Maron, Nancy L. %D 2014 %I Ithaka S+R %K open textbooks %K OER models %K OER library initiatives %K Flat World Knowledge %K connexions %P 1-12 %T Opening the textbook: New opportunities for libraries and publishers? %U http://www.sr.ithaka.org/sites/default/files/files/SR_BriefingPaper_Textbook_20140306.pdf %X What solutions might we find within our community to solve the problem of rising textbook prices? In our latest issue brief, Nancy Maron, Ithaka S+R’s Program Director for Sustainability and Scholarly Communications, looks at recent trends in textbook publishing and suggests that collaborations between university presses and academic libraries might yield a new breed of textbook more aligned to the needs of faculty and students. %8 03/2014 %* does not apply %> https://www.oerknowledgecloud.org/archive/SR_BriefingPaper_Textbook_20140306.pdf