Library Collaborations AND Open Educational Resources? There’s so much here to love! In a recent Library Journal article, Steven Bell identified just a few of the exciting initiatives being undertaken in other states to promote state-wide acceptance of open educational resources. It’s a quick but inspiring read with ample links to the initiatives themselves. It’s… READ MORE
Category: Open Access and OER
OCUL Whitepaper on Open Educational Resources
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) recently announced the availability of its white paper on Open Educational Resources (OER). The white paper was written in response to increasing OCUL membership interest in OER and potential roles for libraries in this endeavour. From September 2016 until October 2017, an OCUL OER working group undertook an… READ MORE
WiLSWorld Shorts: Open Educational Resources
On Friday, June 16th, Annie Baumann of Viterbo University joined us to present our second WiLSWorld Short on Open Educational Resources. It was a fascinating look into the work that her library is doing to promote adoption of OER resources in order to save students money on textbook fees. If you weren’t able to join… READ MORE