{"id":8036,"date":"2026-04-03T13:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/?p=8036"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:36:04","slug":"guide-to-textbook-and-course-content-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/guide-to-textbook-and-course-content-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Textbook and Course Content Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This guide provides a process for selecting textbooks that prioritizes student access and cost. Keeping in mind that the goals for textbook and course materials selection are&nbsp;<strong>quality, alignment with learning outcomes, and ongoing access<\/strong>, here are some considerations for using Open Textbooks, Open Educational Resources (OER) and Library digital content. The online course&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/programs\/open-textbooks-and-oer\/#tab-s5ni-open-textbooks-and-oer-training-for-instructors\">Open Textbooks and&nbsp;OER Training for Instructors<\/a>&nbsp;provides a more thorough explanation of finding, evaluating, and adopting open and affordable course content.&nbsp;Open textbooks may not be available for all courses. Traditional textbooks can be adopted in a variety of formats. Each format has unique benefits, but also presents challenges and a range of costs for students.&nbsp;The information below provides benefits and challenges for different options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All course material adoptions should be submitted to the PantherShop (operated by Follett Higher Education) so that students know what the course texts will be for their courses. The bookstore collects textbook adoption data for Open Textbooks\/OER, Library materials, and traditional textbooks. If the total cost of your course materials is less than $25, ask your departmental course scheduler to assign the no\/low-cost attribute to your course section in the Schedule of Classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note the textbook submission dates for 2025-2026 are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Summer 2026&nbsp;textbook&nbsp;submissions are due 03\/23\/2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fall 2026 textbook&nbsp;submissions are due 04\/06\/2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Open Textbooks<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-open-textbooks-nbsp\">Open Textbooks&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits\">Benefits:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open textbooks are written by subject matter experts, peer reviewed, professionally edited, and digitally distributed as web content.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open textbooks are developed and licensed for instructors to freely distribute, revise, and retain versions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content is free for students and available on the first day of class, optimizing student success.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp\">Challenges:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students may incur costs for printing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Open Educational Resources (OER)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-open-educational-resources-oer-nbsp-nbsp\">Open Educational Resources (OER)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp\">Benefits:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OER are high-quality, effective teaching and learning materials that provide no cost or low-cost access for students. Examples of OER content include readings, articles, images, video, audio, simulations. Course design examples include curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, and assessments.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content is free for students to use, and open for instructors to distribute, revise, and retain versions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-0\">Challenges:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students may incur costs for printing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Library E-books and Digital Content<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-library-e-books-and-digital-content-nbsp\">Library E-books and Digital Content&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-nbsp\">Benefits:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Books, articles, films and streaming audio that are licensed by the library for student learning and research can be leveraged as course materials.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-1\">Challenges:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Licensed content is subject to Copyright.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students may incur some costs for printing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Traditional Textbooks<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-traditional-textbooks-nbsp\">Traditional Textbooks&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-0\">Benefits&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Textbooks written by subject matter experts, edited, published, and distributed in print by a for-profit publisher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students own their textbook and can sell back their copy at the end of the semester.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the Library to put a copy of the text on 2-hour Course Reserve.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-2\">Challenges&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uses traditional Copyright and a for-profit sales model.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prices reflect a high rate of inflation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due to high cost and unmet financial need, students often forgo purchasing required textbooks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60% of students delay purchasing textbooks until their financial aid is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Traditional Textbooks, E-books and Rentals<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-traditional-textbooks-e-books-and-rentals-nbsp\">Traditional Textbooks, E-books and Rentals&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-1\">Benefits:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some traditional textbooks can be rented in e-book format for a defined term.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typically, it is lower cost than purchasing a textbook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-3\">Challenges:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students do not own a copy of the text long-term and will not be able to sell back the text.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>E-books cannot be placed on Course Reserve in the library.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Traditional Textbooks, Course Cartridges and Supplementary \u201cCodes\u201d<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-traditional-textbooks-course-cartridges-and-supplementary-codes-nbsp\">Traditional Textbooks, Course Cartridges and Supplementary \u201cCodes\u201d&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-2\">Benefits:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To lessen instructor workload, commercial publishers produce supplementary materials, such as quiz questions, and presentation slides, as additional required purchases for students.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Textbooks manufacture homework and practice exercises provide students with practice opportunities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students have digital access to these materials through the publisher website or Canvas.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-4\">Challenges:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cost of a \u201chomework code\u201d is above and beyond the cost of the main textbook.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If learning materials are behind a paywall, students who cannot afford the textbook are at a disadvantage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When graded assignments require a purchased homework code, students who cannot afford the code will not be able to complete graded assignments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Custom Course Texts Through Publisher<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-custom-course-texts-through-publisher-nbsp\">Custom Course Texts Through Publisher&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-nbsp-0\">Benefits:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty can work with a publisher to create customized print or online textbooks that align with specific course objectives and feature selected chapters, potentially drawn from more than one textbook in a publisher\u2019s catalog.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-nbsp\">Challenges:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student access to online texts is limited to one semester, 18 months, or other fixed duration, which prevents students from accessing materials in upper-level courses.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Print copies of custom textbooks are not eligible for buy back.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bundled content may already be available to students online through open licenses or library licenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Past Editions<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-past-editions-nbsp\">Past Editions&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-3\">Benefits:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adopting or recommending an older edition of the selected textbook to reduce costs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-nbsp-0\">Challenges:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Past editions are no longer in publication and available in limited quantity, making it difficult for the bookstore to source them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pricing in the online marketplace can increase with demand, undermining the goal of affordability.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students may not be able to resell or get buyback credit for past editions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Inclusive Access\/Day One<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inclusive-access-day-one-nbsp\">Inclusive Access\/Day One&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-nbsp-nbsp-1\">Benefits:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inclusive Access is a program in which publishers\u2019 contract with universities to deliver online textbook access to all students enrolled in a course.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-nbsp-5\">Challenges:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cost of the textbook is added to the tuition bill.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students who cannot afford the textbook may have limited options for access.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-campus-contacts\">Campus Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advancing-learning\/open-ed-training\/\">Open Textbooks and OER Training for Instructors<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.library.uwm.edu\/oers\">UWM<\/a>&nbsp;Libraries Guide to Open Educational Resources&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/media\/\">UWM Libraries Media and Reserve Services<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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