Open Publishing Celebration: $3M in Textbook Cost Savings for Students

Tuesday, March 03, 2026
03:45 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Add to Calendar 2026-03-03 15:45:00 2026-03-03 17:00:00 Open Publishing Celebration: $3M in Textbook Cost Savings for Students Come learn how professors at our university are making textbooks free and research more accessible! This event is open to all students, faculty, and staff. You’ll hear from instructors who’ve created their own free course materials using the LibreTexts publishing platform and published research that’s available to everyone. Students will also share how these changes have helped them save money and succeed in class.Whether you're curious about free textbooks (OER) or open access publishing (including Article Processing Charge waivers), this is a great chance to get inspired and see how these efforts are making a big impact on campus. 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA Academic Affairs Learning and Development Research and Scholarship University Libraries Academic Affairs Learning and Development Research and Scholarship University Libraries America/Los_Angeles public

Come learn how professors at our university are making textbooks free and research more accessible! This event is open to all students, faculty, and staff. You’ll hear from instructors who’ve created their own free course materials using the LibreTexts publishing platform and published research that’s available to everyone. Students will also share how these changes have helped them save money and succeed in class.

Whether you're curious about free textbooks (OER) or open access publishing (including Article Processing Charge waivers), this is a great chance to get inspired and see how these efforts are making a big impact on campus.

picture from the $1 million saved event of faculty, staff, students, president, provost, with a celebratory cake
Location
William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center
3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA