APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT MARCH 6, 1993
 
 
  I.        Introduction
 
            This policy is designed to guide faculty members on issues
            relating to the sale of instructional materials in the
            classroom.  Where the materials in question are self-
            authored, the UMCP Policy Concerning the Use of Self-
            Authored Course Materials (III-1.00(B)) should also be
            consulted.
 
  II.       Policy
 
            The sale of materials in the classroom is to be avoided
            whenever possible, to avoid the potential appearance of
            conflict of interest on the part of faculty members, and to
            prevent students from feeling obligated to purchase
            materials from the instructor even if they are available at
            a lower cost elsewhere.  On the other hand, faculty may be
            able to provide materials at a cost lower than available
            elsewhere; in such situations there are still alternatives
            to sales in the classroom, such as having a departmental
            business office handle the sales.  If sales in the classroom
            are absolutely unavoidable, they should be profitless to the
            instructor; an instructor selling materials in the classroom
            should be able to show evidence of cost, proving no profit
            exists.
 
            Alternatives to the sale of materials may include having
            written material duplicated and sold through the campus
            bookstore or one of the commercial facilities adjacent to
            campus.  Faculty members are strongly encouraged to make
            copies of written materials or public domain software
            available on reserve in one of the campus libraries, all of
            which have reserve sections.  This will permit students to
            duplicate these materials on their own, should they find
            that advantageous.  Copyright laws should be scrupulously
            followed in the making of any copies.