UTA Book Talk Series

1. UTA Libraries’ Book Talks:
Four Weeks of Paying the Price. Week One.
Michelle Reed, @LibrariansReed
Open Education Librarian | UTA Libraries | 1.31.17

2. Today’s Agenda
• Schedule
• Ground rules
• Introductions & why we’re here
• Battle for the books!
• For next time

3. Schedule
• Time: 3-4 p.m.
• Date: Last Tuesday of every month– beginning
January 31 and ending April 25
• Place: Central Library, B04

4. Schedule
• January 31: No reading
• February 28: Pages 1 - 138
• March 28: Pages 139 – 260
• April 25: Pages 265 - 284

5. Paying the Price:
College Costs, Financial Aid,
and the Betrayal of the American Dream
Sara Goldrick-Rab

6. Ground Rules
Think about the best group discussions you have been a part of.
What made these discussions so satisfying?
Think about the worst group discussions you have been a part
of. What made these discussions so unsatisfactory?
Based on these characteristics, identify three things the group
could do to ensure that these book talks are a positive
experience for everyone.

7. Introductions
Who are you, why are you here, and what do you hope
to get out of our discussions?

8. Paying the Price Giveaway
1. Write your answer on a post-it
2. Raise the post-in into the air after you’ve finished
writing your response
3. Shout out number 1 – 5, depending on the order in
which you raised your hand
Note: Only the first five submissions are considered.

9. Battle for the Books
Sara Goldrick-Rab’s longitudinal study followed a
cohort of students for six years in what state?

10. Battle for the Books
Sara Goldrick-Rab notes that “a generation ago, public
universities received on average about 75 percent of
their operating budget from state appropriations.” Today
that number is closer to what percentage?

11. Battle for the Books
1. Follow me on Twitter @LibrariansReed
2. Tweet about the book or book talk series using
#BookTalkPrice
3. Each unique tweet with the hashtag is entered into a
drawing for the final copy
Note: Drawing to be held at noon on Friday, February 3.
I’ll announce the winner on Twitter.

12. For Next Time
Read Paying the Price, pages 1 – 138
Key questions to consider:
• In what ways do UTA Libraries contribute to the systematic
problems described in Paying the Price?
• In what ways do UTA Libraries currently help to alleviate issues
described in Paying the Price?
• In what ways can you take risks in your current position to aid or
offer new solutions to the concerns presented in the book?

13. Thank You
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