@article{Cuillier_2021, title={Boosting Student Success and Reducing Inequalities with Free Access to Course Materials}, volume={6}, url={https://newlibs.org/index.php/jonl/article/view/1065}, DOI={10.33011/newlibs/10/1}, abstractNote={<p><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776">Research shows that COVID-19 has </span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776">exacerbated</span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776"> student challenges and inequalities. </span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776">One of the most impactful ways the University of Arizona Libraries foster student success and reduce inequities is through our course material initiatives: providing students with free day-one access to required materials.</span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776"> We are seeing greater demand for online resources, which can be challenging for academic libraries to provide. Our approach </span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776">leverages</span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776"> campus partnerships, advocacy and education, and a “do-it-yourself” model supplemented with one-on-one </span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776">assistance</span></span><span class="TextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW76254776"> as needed. These practices can be replicated at other libraries with limited resources.</span></span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of New Librarianship}, author={Cuillier, Cheryl}, year={2021}, month={Jun.}, pages={1–14} }