Leveraging Cataloging and Collection Development Expertise to Improve OER Discovery

Sobotka, Clare; Wheeler, Holly Lynn; White, Heather

doi:10.7710/1093-7374.1971

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“…As Bell and Salem (2017) note, the "lack of disciplinary coverage" can prohibit OER adoption and so many libraries turn to affordable learning initiatives or content (p. 78). Sobotka et al (2019) chose to identify e-books and databases used by faculty as no-cost textbook replacements and "enhance the bibliographic records with course information to consolidate students' discovery experience" (p.19).…”

Section: Library Materials and Affordable Learningmentioning

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Affording Access: Pathways to Reducing Textbook Costs

Banyas

Cloutier

2021

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After piloting an Open Educational Resources (OER) grant program, librarians from the University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library OER Committee conducted a survey of librarians about the inclusion of library resources in OER initiatives. The survey examined if institutions defined library resources as OER, why libraries chose not to include library resources, and, if included, the types of library-licensed or purchased content. The survey found that most (18 of 27) respondents did not include OER and library resources together and, of the institutions that did, a majority (5 of 9) used licensed library resources in addition to open educational and open access resources. The conclusion of this article looks at the pilot grant program and the OER Committee’s decision to realign and rebrand the grant in light of the survey results.

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Section: Library Materials and Affordable Learningmentioning

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Affording Access: Pathways to Reducing Textbook Costs

Banyas

Cloutier

2021

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“…It also includes the social metadata feature for a resource, including reviews and user comments related to what students are supposed to learn from this resource to increase discoverability. To curb the misguided notion that OER might be lower in quality than commercially published works (OER quality concern), faculty are encouraged to work with librarians who have the expertise to curate an OER collection within the library and promote high-quality OER resources for the campus community (Sobotka et al, 2019).…”

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Sustaining Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives in higher education: practices, successes, and challenges

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[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2023] INTRODUCTION: For the past decade, many educational institutions have launched initiatives to provide services and funding for professors to adopt, adapt, and create OER for enhancing student success. The initiatives could initially encourage faculty to use OER in their courses, but the continued effort to sustain proved difficult. GOAL: The research goal is to explore how higher education institutions sustain OER initiatives by examining the experiences and perspectives of the key players: faculty, administrators, librarians, and instructional designers who work on the front line of OER initiatives as OER users, educators, and advocates. METHODS: Exploratory two-case studies with qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups, and documents. FINDINGS: The findings indicate that student success, people's ideology, and interest in OER are the driving forces behind OER initiatives. A combination of efforts was needed from grassroots and top-down to sustain the initiatives. Successful practices include a combination of institutional incentives and support, connecting key players, and implementing faculty outreach strategies. Themes are also identified for successes and challenges of sustaining initiatives. Successes include: (1) reducing costs for students; (2) helping faculty rethink courses and seek new ways of teaching; and (3) providing faculty freedom to customize for teaching as they desire. Challenges include: (1) experiencing difficulty in getting faculty on board; (2) needing a master database to increase OER discoverability; and (3) experiencing personnel turnover.

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Increasing Visibility of Open Access Materials in a Library Catalog: Case Study at a Large Academic Research Library

Edmunds

Enriquez

2020

Journal of Library Metadata

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Leveraging Cataloging and Collection Development Expertise to Improve OER Discovery

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Affording Access: Pathways to Reducing Textbook Costs

Affording Access: Pathways to Reducing Textbook Costs

Sustaining Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives in higher education: practices, successes, and challenges

Increasing Visibility of Open Access Materials in a Library Catalog: Case Study at a Large Academic Research Library

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