From the Chair
April 27 , 2012
Dear Colleagues,
I’m writing with a reminder about the upcoming deadline for submitting textbook orders mandated by the Textbook Information Program (TIP).
As you may know, TIP is a law that was passed by Congress and went into effect July 2010. The law requires universities to post information about required readings and course materials by the time of pre-registration every semester. The hope is that students will be able to obtain better information about the costs of course materials, shop around for deals, and/or budget accordingly.
In order for MIT to be in compliance, we ask you to submit your textbook orders via the MIT Textbook Information Provisioning (TIP) website (https://tip.mit.edu) as soon as possible. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, May 1. Submitting your order through the TIP website automatically sends your textbook information simultaneously to the MIT Coop, the MIT Library Reserve System, the Online Subject Listing, and Stellar. Even if your class will not require or recommend a textbook or other materials, you must still submit this form (leaving the appropriate fields blank).
Late textbook submissions risk not being ready in time for pre-registration, when information about required and recommended course materials -- including ISBN and selling price -- must be disclosed, as mandated by the Textbook Information Provision in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA). Submitting your order now provides the MIT Coop with time to confirm textbook availability, edition or format changes, and get back to you with any updates about your order. When information about course materials is not available by the opening of pre-registration, MIT is out of compliance with the law.
For questions regarding textbooks at the MIT Coop, please email textmitcoop@bncollege.com or call 617-499-3231. For questions regarding library reserves, please email lib-res@mit.edu. And for questions regarding the TIP website or for adding, changing, or canceling any course textbook information, please email tip-r4@mit.edu.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Samuel Allen