West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-51 - Bookstores And Textbooks › Section 133-51-6 - Required Provisions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. In
				adopting the policies required by this rule each governing board shall:
6.1.a. Adopt guidelines for faculty in the
				selection of textbooks and supplementary course materials that ensure
				appropriate, high quality course materials are selected but give students
				timely access to the most affordable materials. Institutions are encouraged to
				consider:
6.1.a.1. Requiring faculty to
				consider more than one textbook publisher and compare prices for textbooks and
				course materials;
6.1.a.2.
				Requiring that all new textbook selections submitted to the appropriate dean or
				chair for approval be accompanied by a simple form for the faculty member to
				state whether or not the written information required from the publisher
				pursuant to Section 4.1.a. of this rule, if requested, was provided;
6.1.a.3. Discouraging selection of textbooks
				in which less than 50 percent of the content will be used in the course unless
				the same textbook will be utilized by the student in other courses;
6.1.a.4. Encouraging selection of textbooks
				that have low cost alternative editions available;
6.1.a.5. Encouraging selection of textbooks
				it is believed will not be revised by the publisher in the near
				future;
6.1.a.6. Utilizing
				consortiums which make available open source textbooks or course materials to
				faculty and students free or at low cost;
6.1.a.7. Directing an examination of the
				feasibility of operating a textbook rental program;
6.1.a.8. Providing that the institution shall
				conduct training for all faculty, at the time of hire and periodically
				thereafter, on textbook selection and strategies that guarantee high quality
				course materials at the most affordable cost;
6.1.a.9. Providing that at least one
				administrator at the institution shall be designated as a liaison with textbook
				publishers, to be responsible for dissemination of relevant information to the
				faculty on textbook strategies and education and training opportunities
				regarding textbook selection, and to enforce the policies the governing board
				adopts;
6.1.a.10. Providing that
				the institution, to the maximum extent practicable, consider placing a copy of
				required textbooks on reserve in the institutional or departmental
				library;
6.1.a.11. Addressing the
				issue of providing financial aid to students prior to the start of classes that
				will allow them to purchase course materials;
6.1.a.12. Addressing the institution's
				commitment to utilizing various 21st Century technology innovations for the
				provision of textbooks and course materials, such as electronic textbooks,
				on-line textbooks, print-on-demand services, open source materials, and
				institution produced textbooks; and
6.1.a.13. Periodically updating their rules
				to address emerging technologies or new strategies which address textbook
				affordability.