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Pictured is the cover of the textbook Historical Geography of North America by Charles Travis. The image on the book cover features a map of North America covered with flags.
UTA Faculty Member Creates Open Textbook to Expand Student Access and Success

For more than a year, Dr. Charles Travis transformed decades of teaching, research and scholarly expertise into a resource designed to help…

Pictured is the cover of the textbook Public Service Ethics: A Guide for Students and Professionals by Hannah Lebovits. The cover features four people sitting around a table working on computers.
A Book Built for Students: How a UTA Libraries CARES Grant Helped Bring One Faculty Member’s Vision to Life

Sometimes the best ideas come from the classroom. For Dr. Hannah Lebovits, the idea for a textbook began after years of teaching public service…

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Course Reserves Policy: Affordability Spectrum and Student Success

Course reserve as a service that supports student success through providing access to course materials.

Dr. Hannah Lebovits
Eliminating Barriers to Knowledge

Eliminating barriers to knowledge motivated Dr. Hannah Lebovits to publish a textbook through the Open Educational Resources and Digital…

Dr. Tiffany Kindratt
Connecting Students to Knowledge

Making knowledge accessible was one of the goals that led Dr. Tiffany Kindratt to write her textbook, “Big Data for Epidemiology.”  Kindratt…

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Making Knowledge Accessible through OER

Writing a textbook was not just about providing students with a no-cost option for Dr. Dylan Parks; it was about making knowledge accessible. 

In January, TUA Libraries asked our students what they thought about the cost of textbooks
An Open Letter to UTA Students

If I could take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Michelle. I’m your Open Education Librarian, and I joined the team at UTA Libraries about six…