I can see this being the case sometimes, but I don't think it's always true that university libraries want to discourage textbook loans or funnel students to th

I can see this being the case sometimes, but I don't think it's always true that university libraries want to discourage textbook loans or funnel students to the bookstore. the one I work in, for instance, has staff dedicated to working with academic departments /and/ the bookstore to reduce course materials costs through ebook acquisitions, OER adoption, etc. maybe it helps that our bookstores are fully owned and operated by the university rather than being leased to e.g. Follett or B&N.