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Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 337.500: Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506.

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  1. 09 - Education and Culture
  2. 30. Education and Culture
  3. Chapter 337 — Books and Instructional Materials

As used in ORS 337.500 to 337.506:

      (1) “Adopter” means any faculty member or academic department or other adopting entity at a higher education institution responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the institution.

      (2) “Higher education institution” means:

      (a) A community college, as defined in ORS 341.005;

      (b) A public university listed in ORS 352.002;

      (c) The Oregon Health and Science University;

      (d) A private institution of higher education located in Oregon; and

      (e) A bookstore that serves as the primary bookstore for an entity listed in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection.

      (3) “Special edition” means a bound book that does not constitute a traditional textbook and that may or may not be used for instructional purposes.

      (4)(a) “Textbook bundle” means a textbook packaged together with other supplemental course materials, including but not limited to workbooks, study guides, online technologies, online course resources, CD-ROMs or other books, to be sold as course material for one price.

      (b) “Textbook bundle” does not include a textbook that is unusable without the supplemental course materials, materials that cannot be sold separately due to third-party contractual agreements, custom editions or special editions.

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