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Calculating average savings per student, Course Reserves

  • 1.  Calculating average savings per student, Course Reserves

    Posted May 20, 2025 02:33 PM
    We are trying to create a data point for our annual Impact Report related to the value of our Course Reserves program. We want to calculate an average savings per student (recognizing that not all course materials are available in Course Reserves and not all students will take advantage of Course Reserves). Has anyone done this before and can you talk us through how you calculated the average? We are fine using a standard like $100 per title (which is our replacement fee).
     
    A lot of schools seem to just promote a total student savings, eg.
     
    "In fiscal year 2024, 328 courses used course reserves, saving students $10,263 in required course materials" (https://www.inside.iastate.edu/article/2024/09/26/materialcost) 
     
    "...the total calculated savings for students during the 2023 fiscal year was approximately $165,000" (https://www.ohio.edu/library/about/news-events/all-news/library-resources-save-students-course-materials-costs) 
     
    BTW, we use Ares as our Course Reserves platform.
     
    Thanks,
    Rebecca
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    Rebecca Metzger
    Interim Deputy University Librarian
    Associate University Librarian for Learning & Engagement
    Library
    Office: (805) 893-2674 
    Email: rmetzger@ucsb.edu


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    Rebecca Metzger
    Associate University Librarian for Research, Learning & Engagement
    UCSB Library
    805-893-2674 | rmetzger@ucsb.edu
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