West Virginia
University at Parkersburg Board of Governors
POLICY E-48
BOOKSTORES
Section
1. General
1.1.
Scope: Policy regarding Bookstores at West Virginia
University at Parkersburg.
1.2.
Authority: WV Code 18B-10-14
1.3.
Effective
Date: November 2, 2007
(Transferred from WVU Board of Governors on
July 1, 2008)
Section
2. Policy
2.1 The President of West Virginia University at
Parkersburg or his/her designee shall establish a procedure for the establishment
and operation of a bookstore to sell books, stationary and other school and
office supplies generally carried in college bookstores. Bookstores shall be managed in compliance
with West Virginia code 18B-10-14.
Section
3. Procedural Requirements
3.1
The
procedure shall, as a minimum;
3.1.1.
Allow
for the establishment and operation of a bookstore to sell books and office
supplies, supported by Auxiliary Services or operated by a private contractor.
3.1.2.
Ensure
that prices charged are not less than the prices fixed by fair trade agreements
and include, in addition to the price paid by the bookstore a handling charge
to cover expenses incurred for: personal and other services, supplies and
equipment, storage, and operating expenses.
3.1.3.
Ensure
that bookstores minimize costs to the students purchasing text books.
3.1.4.
Provide
to the students a listing of text books required or assigned for any course
offered, as soon as the adoption process is complete.
3.1.4.1.
List
shall be posted at a central physical location, at the bookstore, and on the college’s web site.
3.1.4.2.
List
shall include the International Standard Book Number (ISBN).
3.2
The
procedure may require;
3.2.1
Repurchase
and resale of textbooks.
3.2.2
Use
of textbooks for a reasonable number of years.
3.3.
The
procedure shall ensure that moneys derived from the operation of the bookstore
be paid into a special revenue fund.
3.3.1.
The
Special Revenue fund is proscribed in section two, article two, chapter twelve
of Code.
3.3.2.
Moneys
derived from operation of the bookstore shall be first used to replenish stock
and then to pay operating and maintenance expenses of the bookstore.
3.3.3.
Moneys
derived from the bookstore contracted with a private entity shall be used for
non-athletic scholarships.
3.4 No employee of the institution or
governing board may;
3.4.1 Receive as an inducement for requiring
students to purchase a specific text; payment, loan, subscription, advance,
deposit of money, benefit or thing of value, present or promised.
3.4.2 Require a textbook that includes his or
her own writing or work if the textbook incorporates either detachable
worksheets or workbook-style pages intended to be written on or removed from
the textbook. This does not prohibit the
requirement, as a supplement, of a workbook or similar independently published
material.
3.5 An employee may receive:
3.5.1 Sample copies, instructor’s copies, or
instructional materials which are not sold.
3.5.2 Royalties or other compensation from sale
of textbooks that include the employee’s own writing or work.