In your March 26 editorial “Note-able laziness,” IUNotes.com was criticized for creating a note-taking service that may open the “potential for abuse” if misused by slackers. IUNotes.com is a newly established note-taking service that offers inexpensive lecture notes and review packets to IU students. Our service was founded on the principles of academic endeavor and the progression of higher education. \nIUNotes.com has had an immense positive impact on IU that greatly outweighs its potential for misuse. Our notes are intended to be supplements to lectures that enhance students’ understanding of the subject material. While tutoring services can range from $20 to $70 per hour, our service offers an inexpensive learning alternative to college students on a tight budget. \nEveryone has experienced a professor who teaches too quickly or writes on the overhead too small, and our notes provide essential clarification to their lectures. Even high achievers find our products useful in offering alternative perspectives to course material. Esteemed accounting professor Mikel Tiller believes “you can get an awful lot out of class if you’re not distracted by taking notes. Especially if you want to be in the discussion. That’s pretty meaningful.” \nIUNotes.com now works in collaboration with the IU Division of Student Affairs and the Department of Disability Services for Students to bring free notes to students with learning disabilities. Our company can provide disadvantaged students with free access to the IUNotes.com note database. In the future, we hope to find additional creative ways to support the University.\nAs our business expands, we will continue to add more notes and review packets for students to utilize. At IUNotes.com, it is our duty to provide students with the resources they need to achieve the dream of academic success. Leo Tolstoy once said, “The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity,” and at IUNotes.com, we take this to heart.
Michael Kurlancheek\nPresident of operations\nIUNotes Inc.
