Complimentary copies of textbooks, including annotated instructor’s copies, should not be offered for resale.
Faculty-solicited textbooks should be used for their intended purpose for legitimate academic review for classroom purposes. It is unethical for faculty to resell examination and desk copies of texts solicited from publishers.
Faculty are encouraged to donate unsolicited textbooks to the library, or return them to the publisher.
TBR Source: TBR Meeting March 20, 1992; TBR Meeting December 11, 1992; TBR Meeting June 11, 1998; TBR Meeting June 28, 2002; TBR Meeting September 26, 2003; TBR Meeting June 11, 2004; TBR Meeting September 25, 2008; September 20, 2019; November 10, 2022; November 21, 2024
VSCC Source: April 28, 2014, President’s Cabinet; October 28, 2019, President’s Cabinet; December 11, 2024, President's Cabinet
