Authorization to use Textbook or Digital Resource Written by a Member of the Faculty at UT Austin

Textbook or Digital Resource Authorization Forms are used by University of Texas at Austin faculty to request the approval of the use of a textbook, notebook or manual, or digital resource, etc., which the faculty member contributed to or wrote for sale to and use by students, which is required by Handbook of Operating Procedures 2-9990.

Textbook or Digital Resource Authorization forms should meet the following requirements:

• Name(s) of the author/Publisher(s)/Vendor; in the case of multiple authors or Publisher(s)/Vendor(s), the UT Austin faculty member’s name should be listed first
• Approval of the dean and the department chair, if applicable
• Cost to student should not result in faculty profit of more than 25% per volume

Approval

Submit Textbook or Digital Resource Authorization forms via DocuSign by utilizing the linked forms below. Kindly have department chair, if applicable and dean contact information ready when submitting.