Benefits

The benefits of eTexts

In 2010, IU launched the eTexts initiative as a pilot program with four objectives:

Drive down costs of digital materials for students
Give faculty access to high-quality materials of choice
Develop new tools for teaching and learning
Shape the terms of eTexts models

Through the IU eText program, participating faculty have enabled IU students to access their required eTexts before the first day of class with a cumulative savings of more than $77.5 million off of retail prices since summer 2011.

Brad Wheeler, former IU vice president for IT and CIO, discussed the university’s strategy to address these costs in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Fixing the high price of textbooks.

IU eTexts allow students and faculty members to access digital course materials anytime, anywhere, and at a lower cost.

Student benefits

Access content via mobile devices
Collaborate with study groups
Highlight, tag, and annotate text
Print pages and chapters directly from Unizin Engage
Access to all eTexts while enrolled at IU
Sustainable and environmentally-friendly

Faculty benefits

Use real-time analytics to develop new teaching methods
Share notes with students
Incorporate multimedia materials into courses
Integrate links and annotations into study materials
Sustainable and environmentally-friendly