On this "Print on Demand" page:
This step is after PoD options and materials are determined and finalized by the faculty member and the Bookstore. Please review the PoD Steps handout, linked above, for more info.
Note: After ISBNs are created will the PoD options be added to the Bookstore website and made visible to students.
Print on Demand is a service via the TCC Bookstore to print in-house copies of openly licensed textbooks at a lower cost for students, when students request PoD copies via the Bookstore's online store, linked below.
It's important to note that TCC's PoD service does NOT operate like a Kinko's or FedEx, where you can bring in a file on a flash drive to the Bookstore and request an immediate copy. TCC's PoD service operates through the Bookstore's online store, like other textbook purchases.
Also check out the short video in the content box below about Print on Demand.
To doublecheck if your OER course materials are eligible or not for PoD, please review the "Faculty checklist for OER course materials & TCC Bookstore’s Print on Demand services" document, linked below. This document is also linked under "Step 1" in the "How faculty can request Print on Demand" content box on this page.
In general, any materials that are openly licensed with a Creative Commons ("CC") license or in the Public Domain are eligible for PoD.
You can also email Jennifer Snoek-Brown, OER Faculty Librarian, directly at jsnoek-brown@tacomacc.edu, for assistance determining whether or not your materials are eligible for PoD.
The PoD request form is now available online, replacing the former Word form. This form is also linked on this Print on Demand page (under Step 2). You automatically receive a copy of your online request submission, and the Bookstore staff is notified of the PoD request. Sarah Lewandowski-Noble, the Bookstore Manager, will then follow up with you with a quote.
Yes, you still need to submit the PoD form each quarter -- but the process is easier and quicker! Question #4 on the current PoD form asks if you've submitted it the previous quarter, and if yes, then prompts you to enter the Bookstore-provided ISBN they created for your OER textbook last quarter. And then you're done!
The timeframe to submit PoD requests for the upcoming quarter is now more closely aligned with the processes to submit textbook adoptions. We ask that for faculty who have been assigned course sections and who are using PoD-eligible OER materials, to please turn in Print on Demand (PoD) submissions for OER textbooks and course materials by the end of the 6th week of the current quarter in order to be added to the Bookstore website and made available for students for the following quarter.
For students to be able to purchase Print on Demand copies of OER course materials with financial aid/grant funds -- which applies to a majority of our students -- all PoD-eligible OER course materials need to be front-loaded into the Bookstore's system and book list before the next quarter begins, like other textbooks.
This also helps ensure the Bookstore will be able to provide students with their requested materials within 24-48 hours.
This is a question frequently asked by part-time faculty who use OER course materials and who may receive class assignments only 1-2 weeks before the start of the next quarter.
The PoD process is the same for faculty who receive late course assignments. Follow the steps and links detailed on this page in order to:
Yes! There's a question near the end of the PoD online submission form to request a personal desk copy of an OER text.
It depends:
This information is also detailed on the "Faculty checklist for OER course materials & TCC Bookstore's Print on Demand services" document, linked below.
If you have any questions about whether or not your e-books are eligible for PoD, you can also contact Jennifer Snoek-Brown, OER Librarian, at jsnoek-brown@tacomacc.edu
After you have submitted the Print on Demand form, it is best practice to communicate the PoD options for your students. To ensure your students are aware of PoD options for course texts, please consider including the following statement in your course syllabus, under a "Textbooks & Supplemental Materials" section, along with the title, cost, and ISBN of each item, as well as a link to the TCC Bookstore online store (linked below):
This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER). All OER course texts are freely available to you online and accessible from within Canvas. If you prefer printed materials, print copies of the course textbook are available on-demand, at a low cost, via the TCC Bookstore. Purchasing a print version of the course text is optional and not required for the successful completion of this course.
Including this information on an introductory page and/or as part of an early course announcement will also help your students understand their available options. For more information about syllabus requirements and recommended language, please refer to the TCC Syllabus Template, also linked below.
Students request and purchase a Print on Demand copy via the Bookstore online. This way, students can use their federal financial aid or grant funds to cover the cost of the textbook. If students print off their OER textbooks themselves, like via the Library of Info Commons printers, then the cost of that printing is out-of-pocket and cannot be covered by financial aid or grant funds.
Below is an example of what a Print on Demand option looks like on the current Bookstore Textbook online store:
This is becoming a more frequently asked question -- by both faculty AND students -- as awareness of Print on Demand increases.
This is why the Bookstore and the OE Steering Group continue to encourage faculty to submit PoD submissions before each quarter begins, as more and more students are requesting lower-cost options for OER texts, when available. Submitting PoD before the quarter begins helps ensure that students will be able to purchase PoD copies in a timely manner when the quarter begins.
There are a few options open for both faculty and students if your students want a PoD copy but you didn't submit the PoD form before the quarter began:
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