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This digital textbook, World of wonders : in praise of whale sharks, fireflies, and other astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil is being utilized in an American Studies course for undergraduates by Daniel Rivers at San José State University. The textbook is a series of essays exploring the natural world and reflecting on how its creatures provide lessons, encouragement, and inspiration. The main motivation to adopt a digital textbook was to save students money, and guarantee that the class has equal access to an excellent, bestselling text by a contemporary author.  Enrolled students access the textbook as an ebook through the library’s website. 

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.