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<DIV>Hi Conan</DIV>
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<DIV>There are a number of these efforts already underway. Perhaps you can stand of the shoulders of previous 'giants' ;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Gallaugher has a great book "Information Systems: A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology" [v 1.2 (Aug. 2011) freely available online] with instructor's materials on <A href="http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters/">http://www.gallaugher.com/chapters/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Rick Watson <<A href="mailto:rickwatson@mac.com">rickwatson@mac.com</A>> coordinated the Global Text Project IS Book which has a number of collaborative books (check e.g. <A href="http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/booklist?cat=Computing">http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/booklist?cat=Computing</A>)</DIV>
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<DIV>I was faced with the same situation 15 years ago and with a couple of colleagues write our own textbook but the annual upgrading proved too much of a hassle and we released it as an OER (so feel free to use any of the content even though it is 10 years out of date so it will need serious updating). [ <A href="http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/Commerce/Information-Systems/Discovering-Information-Systems-An-Exploratory-Approach">http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/Commerce/Information-Systems/Discovering-Information-Systems-An-Exploratory-Approach</A> but also check out the very up-to-date <A href="http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/Commerce/Information-Systems/The-Internet-Super-User-Textbook">http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/Commerce/Information-Systems/The-Internet-Super-User-Textbook</A> ] </DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, you can use Wikipedia's "book creation tool" to create a perfectly open content book!</DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck! </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=3 face="Script MT Bold">Jean-Paul Van Belle</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Head of Department, </FONT><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/InformationSystems/">Department of Information Systems</A></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Research Associate, <A href="http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/Organisations/CITANDA/">Centre for IT and National Development in Africa (CITANDA)</A></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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Phone +27-21-6504256; Fax </FONT><FONT face=Arial>+27-21-6502280; O</FONT><FONT face=Arial>ffice LC 4.05. <A href="http://www.commerce.uct.ac.za/informationsystems/staff/PersonalPages/jvbelle/research.asp">... more ...</A></FONT></DIV>>>> On 2011/12/06 at 20:00, "Conan C. Albrecht" <A href="mailto:ca@byu.edu">ca@byu.edu</A> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="BORDER-LEFT: #050505 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 7px">I am looking for a faculty who is interested in writing an Introduction to Information Systems textbook. Or even better, I am looking for a book already written that doesn't yet have a publisher. Textbook prices today are often over $200/student, leading many faculty to limit the use of textbooks and leading students to purchase "alternative" versions. :) After years of frustration, I (and a few other faculty) started a publishing organization to publish free textbooks to students around the world. <BR></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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