Congratulations on choosing to use an OER Textbook! You now have material that is free for students to use and gives you academic freedom. This page will walk you through what to do after you have decided to create or adopt an OER textbook.

ZTC designation in the COC Schedule

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If you plan to implement an openly licensed textbook into your course to make it ZTC, your orientation letter, the COC Bookstore, and the COC schedule of classes needs to inform students that there is no textbook cost. A 'Zero Textbook Cost' (ZTC) designation in the College of the Canyons' Schedule of Classes will let your students know that the class uses a no-cost digital textbook.

Printed OER Textbook for Students

The COC Bookstore will send an email reminder each semester requesting textbook information. Reply back to the Bookstore's email with the OER textbook information e.g. "I'm using OpenStax Physics ISBN-13: 978-193816800." If your book is in PDF format, "I'm using an OER book (include title)" and attach the PDF to your reply back to the Bookstore.

The Bookstore will order copies of the OER book through a vendor (if possible) or will order copies to be printed through Reprographics.
The Bookstore will inform the Library about current OER usage to allow reserve copies to be ordered.

Notify Students

Provide students with a link to the textbook, whether it is hosted online as an e-book, module, or PDF. Let students know how to access their OER textbook. You can do this via your course Orientation Letter, in your class Syllabus, and in Canvas.

Student Options for Accessing the OER Textbook

Students may access their OER textbook via:

Digital copy emailed to students by the instructor.
Digital copy hosted in Canvas or linked in the instructor's Orientation Letter or on the OER Textbook site.
Purchase a printed copy through Bookstore.
Print up to 80 B&W, 50 color copies for free each week at ASG Student Center. Printing can be requested in person or online.

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