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Course Material Definitions and Comparison Table
UW-Superior instructors can utilize a range of different resources in their courses, choosing and combining the options most appropriate for the needs of their course design and students. This page compares a few of those resources based on their copyright status, cost to students, and cost to UW-Superior.
| Resource | Overview | Format | Copyrighted? | Cost to Students? | Cost to UW-Superior? | Where to Find Them | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusive Access | Inclusive Access is a program that shifts the cost of textbooks to tuition. Students may opt out. "Inclusive" in this context means the cost is included in tuition. | Digital | Yes | Yes | No | Only in a class's Canvas course | Courses that use Inclusive Access will be marked on the Class Schedule. Please contact the UW-Superior Bookstore for more information. |
| Traditional Textbooks | Traditional textbooks can range from used, $10 paperbacks to $300 online textbooks with access codes. | Digital, print | Yes | Yes | No | UW-Superior Bookstore, online stores |
Human Biology from McGraw-Hill, Principles of Supply Chain Management from Cengage |
| Library Materials | Library materials are paid for with library funds but have no additional cost to students. | Digital, print | Yes | No | Yes | Jim Dan Hill Library | Labor and Legality available in the Library's collection and on course reserve. |
| Open Access Research | Open access research is academic research that has been distributed online, is free of charge to view ("open access"), and sometimes has a Creative Commons (CC) license. | Digital | Yes, sometimes with permissions | No | No | Online | STEM Education, an open access journal with a CC license (CC BY) |
| Open Educational Resources (OER) | OER are learning materials that have been distributed online, are free of charge, and have CC licenses. | Digital, can choose to print | Yes, with permissions | No | No | Online repositories | Strategic Management, an open textbook with a CC license (CC BY-NC SA), Anatomy & Physiology, an open textbook with a CC license (CC BY) |
| Public Domain | Materials in the Public Domain are not protected by Copyright Law. | Digital, print | No | No | No | Online, Jim Dan Hill Library |
The Great Gatsby, whose Copyright expired in 2021 |
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This table has a CC BY 4.0 license, which allows others to share and adapt the material with attribution and was created by the Markwood Center for Learning, Innovation & Collaboration's (CLIC) Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.