Author: Jeff Carroll

OAT Program Update
Rutgers University Libraries is pleased to announce the latest OAT Authoring Awards recipients:
- Vanessa LoBue (Newark)
- Ines Rauschenbach (New Brunswick)
- Sherry Cirignano (New Brunswick)
Awards are $3,500 each and will be funded, respectively, by RUL–Newark, and RUL-New Brunswick.

As of July 2022, Rutgers University Libraries have issued 183 Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT) Awards to Rutgers faculty, saving students approximately $6.25 million. Additionally, in 2021 and 2022 the Libraries provided Authoring Awards for the creation and development of a completely new Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook. For more information, please visit libraries.rutgers.edu/teaching-support/open-and-affordable-textbooks-program.
July 31, 2022
Collections Budget Statement for Fiscal Year 2021

The public-facing document on the FY21 collections budget has now been posted to our website.

You can view it here or by navigating to About > Mission, Vision, & Strategic Plan from the homepage.

August 31, 2020
OAT Program Launches January 27
The next cycle of the Open and Affordable Textbook Program will launch on January 27 and run through March 30, 2020. We’re excited to get started, but could use your help in spreading the word.

How can you get involved?
- Send an email. If you liaise with a department, send an email about the program to its listserv. We’ve prepared a template that you can download here.
- Share our promotional material with your faculty. PDFs of our brochures are available for download here. You can also request hard copy versions from your local OAT team representative or the Communications Department.
- Spread the word on social media. Follow @RULibraries on Twitter or @RutgersLibraries on Facebook and share our posts with any colleagues in your network.
Thank you in advance for your help! We look forward to making this the best year yet. If you have any questions or suggestions about the OAT Program, please let me or your local team member know.
January 7, 2020