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 Text Rental>

A unique service available to students at UWSP. It is a rental library system where students check out most of their course books and return them at end of the semester. (UWSP has been operating a "text rental" system since its beginning in 1894.)

Rental Rate>

The current rental rate, which is included in undergraduate student tuition, is $66.60 per semester. (September, 2009) Graduate students in slash courses have the opportunity to rent the book and are assessed rental fees at time of rental.

Advantages>

• Save money
• Entire inventory available to you as a reference
• Surplus books for sale - reduced prices ($1.00-$5.00)

 Computer System>

UWSP Text Rental operates an "in-house" windows-based text rental inventory system. Three CIS student employees programmed the system over a three year period and current student computer analyst employees continue to improve and maintain the system. C# is the development language.

Text Rental is "on-line" with the Records & Registration office to facilitate "real time" registration and student updates.

The Text Rental system interfaces with campus academic departments that have "on-line" web access for submitting textbook requests.

Text Rental system utilizes the AIS (Administrative Information Systems) servers on campus which house the Oracle database. AIS facilitates all back-ups and software upgrades.

Seven HP Desktop computers with Intel Core2Duo processors set up at work stations help facilitate the check-out/check-in service during peak times. Each station has a 1 gigabit dedicated connection to the campus network for efficient data transfer.

UWSP Enrollment >

Approximately 8,500

Text Rental Staffing >

One full time staff person. (Manager, receiving, accounts payable, reception, and HRC services are shared with the University Store.)

3 Limited Term Employees help with distribution/return of rental books the first and last week of each semester.

Six student employees alternate operating the Text Rental customer service desk throughout the academic year and 3 students work in the summer facilitating the annual inventory process, receiving books and setup of fall term as well as servicing summer school students.

Two student computer analysts contribute to system maintenance, updates and upgrades for Text Rental and the University Store.

Fee History >

1994 - 3.00 per credit 12 credit max
1995 - 3.15 per credit
1996 - 3.25 per credit
1997 - 3.35 per credit
1998 - 3.55 per credit
1999 - 3.75 per credit
2000 - 4.25 per credit

2001 - 4.65 per credit
2002 - 5.05 per credit
2003 - 5.30 per credit
2004 - 5.45 per credit
2005 - 5.45 per credit
2006 - 5.45 per credit
2007 - 5.45 per credit

2008 - 5.45 per credit
2009 - 5.55 per credit

Contact > 

Text Rental
715-346-3431
textrent@uwsp.edu