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New Models for Electronic Texts and Course Materials
Students and many stakeholders in higher education are concerned with the costs of textbooks. Empowering People, IU's Strategic Plan for IT, asserts that "IU should be at the forefront of enabling its faculty to creatively experiment with and adopt new models for providing educational resources to students." All indications point to rapid change in digital reader devices (e.g., iPad, Droids, Kindles, PC/Macs, laptops, etc.), digital textbooks, and print-on-demand.
Thus, in 2009, IU commenced studying and trying new models that could find ways to lower the cost of course materials and take advantage of new opportunities to enhance student engagement and learning. IU will continue to engage a range of pilot trials for any new models that show promise towards IU objectives.
Objectives of IU's eTexts Efforts:

Substantially drive down the cost of digital educational resources for students
Enable digitial access to high quality materials -- in both digital and hardcopy formats -- that are valued by faculty and students
Enable new tools for teaching and learning (e.g., social annotation, ease of access)
Shape the terms of eTexts models to favor the interests of IU students and authors

The Frequently Asked Questions link provides more details on IU's evolving pilot and trial studies.