Introduction

Act 125 was signed into law on June 6, 2019. This law establishes reporting requirements for campus textbook adoption data from public postsecondary education institutions beginning in Fall of 2020.

Statement of Purpose

This data will be used to report on the affordability of postsecondary education inclusive of course textbooks and other educational resources, as well as to aid postsecondary institutional decision making as it pertains to library collection development in support of affordable learning.

Upcoming Deadlines

Fall 2022 data: July 22, 2022
Winter 2022/Spring 2023 data: December 9, 2022

Submit Data

Submit data using DropBox.

Downloads

The following documents will assist you in preparing and submitting your data.

ACT 125 Textbook Data Reporting Requirements (PDF, 361 KB)

ACT 125 Textbook Data FAQ (PDF, 225 KB)

Excel textbook-data-template (XLSX, 53 KB)

Example

System/Institution Name

Academic Date

Reporting Cycle

Course Abbreviation

Course Number

Section Number

Course Name

Course Instructor

Course Seats

Book Title

Book Edition

ISBN No

Book Author

Format

Publisher

New Book Price

Louisiana Tech University

20212

ENGL

102

001

Freshman Composition II

Smith

The Norton Introduction to Literature

9780393691177

Mays

W. W. Norton & Company

91.25