{"id":1287,"date":"2022-06-16T20:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/?page_id=1287"},"modified":"2025-04-24T09:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:12:21","slug":"textbookpurchasing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/textbookpurchasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Textbook Purchasing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">As a general <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">rule<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">the University of Tennessee Libraries does not purchase assigned textbooks for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">addition to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">UT Libraries <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">collection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">aterials <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">are added <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">to the collection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">on a case-by-case basis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">, only <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">if materials support research<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\"> and learning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\"> in general<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188576052 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW188576052 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Reasons textbooks are not purchased:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">One copy is generally not sufficient for an entire class, and buying multiple copies is prohibitively expensive.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Textbooks are generally expensive and constantly updated, and repetitive purchasing of largely duplicative content is not a good use of our resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Most publishers do not sell e-textbooks to libraries, and we do not have the physical space to house a growing collection of print textbooks that are likely to be quickly superseded.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Possible exceptions:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">An instructor may place a personal copy of a textbook on reserve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faculty may request that the Libraries purchase a single copy of a textbook and place it on reserve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faculty who have authored a textbook may request that the Libraries purchase and place a copy on reserve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Subject librarians may determine that a textbook&#8217;s content will provide prolonged support to the university\u2019s teaching or research interests without continually replacing the text with updated versions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Textbook alternatives:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">UT Libraries tries to provide digital content that is free from digital rights management* restrictions. Librarians work with instructors to explore and identify viable e-textbook alternatives, including:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">E-books, journal articles, streaming media, and other digital materials that are already in the Libraries\u2019 collections.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.utk.edu\/opened\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Open educational resources<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (OER)\u2014i.e., materials that are in the public domain or that are published under an open license that allows free use and sharing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scanned chapters and articles from print materials (subject to copyright limitations).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To compare options, see the Libraries\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.utk.edu\/facultychoice\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Faculty Choice website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">*Digital rights management are restrictions publishers place on content to protect copyright and prevent sharing. These restrictions limit the number of simultaneous users allowed to access the content as well as the number of pages a user may copy, save, download, or print.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Contact your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/askusnow\/subject-librarians\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">subject librarian<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for assistance with sourcing your course materials. Or submit a request through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/suggest-a-purchase\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Suggest a Purchase<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> form.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a general rule, the University of Tennessee Libraries does not purchase assigned textbooks for addition to the UT Libraries collections. Materials are added to the collection, on a case-by-case basis, only if materials support research and learning in general.&nbsp; Reasons textbooks are not purchased: One copy is generally not sufficient for an entire class, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/textbookpurchasing\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":297,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Textbook Purchasing Guidelines - Collection Strategy - Libraries: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/textbookpurchasing\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/\",\"name\":\"Collection Strategy\",\"description\":\"Libraries: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/textbookpurchasing\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/textbookpurchasing\/\",\"name\":\"Textbook Purchasing Guidelines - Collection Strategy - Libraries: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-17T00:01:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-24T13:12:21+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/textbookpurchasing\/\"]}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1287"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1745,"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1287\/revisions\/1745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}