Library Consortia are Poised to Support Affordable Learning in Higher Education

Evans, Gwen

doi:10.1080/01930826.2018.1514840

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“…However, these international studies offer insights into effective practice and advocacy that can be adapted to the Australian environment or strategically positioned to demonstrate the impact of government-and institutionally supported programmes on the maturation of open practices. For example, the efficacy of zero-cost degrees (Zed-Cred or Zee-Degrees) for student retention and achievement (Barker et al, 2018;Hilton et al, 2016), the effectiveness of library publishing consortia for sustainable open educational resources (OER) (Evans, 2018) and the passing of legislation to recognise and explicitly support OER (Green, 2012;Palmedo, 2012) have all provided opportunities for flourishing practice, and research provides both an evidence base and credible legitimacy for the movement.. Funding from the Australian Government's Office for Learning and Teaching provided a solid foundation to the nation's emerging OEP empirical base with support of three national projects. Bossu et al (2014) investigated the adoption and use of OEP and OER in Australian higher education.…”

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confidence: 99%

Engaging with open educational practices: Mapping the landscape in Australian higher education

Stagg¹,

Partridge

Bossu

et al. 2023

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For more than a decade, Australian higher education has engaged with open educational practice (OEP). This paper presents findings from a study investigating the institutional approaches to OEP in Australian universities. Interviews were conducted with representatives from 10 Australian universities. The findings of a thematic analysis reveal organisational context, business processes and educational design as key themes through which OEP is enacted within Australian universities. Together, these themes document Australian universities experiences of and with OEP and contribute to addressing the need for translational research in Australian higher education. This research contributes to a growing evidence basis to construct an understanding of the dimensions of OEP for practical action. Implications for practice or policy: University policymakers should enact institutional open education policy to signal support and provide clarity. Learning designers and academic staff can leverage OEP to catalyse student-centred, authentic pedagogical transformation. OEP advocates need to address the root problem of sector-wide lack of awareness. Australian institutions should recognise existing pockets of good OEP engagement and more strategically codify or connect these practices to realise the benefits of OEP.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging with open educational practices: Mapping the landscape in Australian higher education

Stagg¹,

Partridge

Bossu

et al. 2023

AJET

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“…Współpraca międzybiblioteczna w ramach konsorcjów 79 , klastrów 80 , dwustronnego partnerstwa z innymi podmiotami (miastami, centrami innowacji, przedstawicielami biznesu, instytucjami non-profit, mediami i in.) 81 , kwestie opłacalności funkcjonowania w tego typu relacjach oraz optymalizacji finansowej i oszczędności 82 , a także sposoby komunikowania się z partnerami i ryzyko wystąpienia konfliktów 83 -to m.in. wybrane tematy, które znalazły swoje odzwierciedlenie na łamach analizowanych czasopism.…”

Section: Analiza Wyników I Wnioski Z Badańunclassified

Problematyka zarządzania bibliotekami w świetle analizy zawartości wybranych czasopism naukowych z lat 2015–2020

Jaskowska

Król

2021

AUPC SBSP

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Zmiany zachodzące w ostatnich latach nabierają tempa i obejmują niemal każdy obszar życia, także zawodowego. Dynamiczny rozwój technologii, Internetu i nowych mediów w dość krótkim czasie umożliwił profesjonalizację wielu dziedzin, które w różnych obszarach, w tym m.in. organizacyjnym, pozostawały wciąż w minionej epoce. Jednym z takich przykładów jest działalność instytucji kultury, a w szczególności bibliotek. Zaczęły one wychodzić z cienia organizacyjnego 1 m.in. za sprawą poszerzania oferty, sprostania oczekiwaniom i potrzebom czytelników, otwierania się na nową wiedzę z zakresu zarządzania i korzystania z niej, a co za tym idziesięgania po nowe, nieznane im do tej pory narzędzia. W artykule podjęto właśnie temat procesu zmian w obszarze zarządzania bibliotekami oraz jego odzwierciedlenia w artykułach naukowych. Celem publikacji jest próba uchwycenia na łamach wybranych zagranicznych czasopism naukowych z lat 2015-2020 światowych trendów w zarządzaniu bibliotekami różnego typu, które, choć w bardzo ograniczonym zakresie, pozwolą określić to, co wpływa lub będzie wpływać na teorię i praktykę bibliotekarską w Polsce.Autorki tekstu, chcąc dowiedzieć się, jakie są aktualnie najczęściej podejmowane przez badaczy tematy z obszaru zarządzania bibliotekami, sięgnęły do trzech wybranych zagranicznych czasopism naukowych -"Library Management", "Journal of Library Administration" oraz "Library Leadership & Management". Zastosowaną w badaniu metodą była analiza piśmiennictwa naukowego i naukowo-branżowego z dyscypliny bibliologia i informatologia 2 . 1 B. Czarniawska, Shadowing and Other Techniques for Doing Fieldwork in Modern Societies, Copenhagen 2007.2 Od 1 października 2018 r. dyscyplina naukowa bibliologia i informatologia weszła w skład nauk o komunikacji społecznej i mediach.

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“…For example, the California State University system launched an Affordable Learning Solutions initiative, which included library grants to purchase textbooks (Soules, 2019). Library consortia such as OhioLink have also addressed the affordability challenge by negotiating inclusive e-Book agreements with commercial textbook publishers on behalf of member institutions (Evans, 2018). The Virtual Library of Virginia (2020) consortium has several open and affordable initiatives, including a Faculty Textbook portal for public colleges and universities to discover, adopt or request purchase.…”

Section: Library Models Addressing Textbook Affordabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Affordable education with a little help from the library

Sotak

Scott

Griffin

2020

RSR

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the design, creation and outcome of a pilot project to provide additional course reserve materials to students. The goals of the project include off-setting the rising costs of higher education and providing equitable access to materials. Design/methodology/approach This case study describes the process of library staff co-creating a workflow to efficiently identify, order and process print and electronic books for 100 and 200 level courses at a small, private university. The project was influenced by an exploration of library services in the context of library ethics. The authors evaluate the impact of the project and determine continued need after a two-year pilot. Findings This paper demonstrates the usefulness of the course reserves service in providing accessible and cost-effective resources. Increased usage of course reserve materials by students, along with a reduction in money spent over time by the library to support the service, has resulted in a program that is deemed viable to continue and potentially expand. Social implications This paper seeks to address the added challenges often placed on low-income college students in accessing, paying for and using assigned course materials. Libraries can use course reserves to enhance student success by providing them with an alternate to purchasing course materials. Originality/value The project addresses constraints of cost, staff time and cross-departmental workflows in managing a course reserves program at a small university and provides a template for other libraries to use.

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Library Consortia are Poised to Support Affordable Learning in Higher Education

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Engaging with open educational practices: Mapping the landscape in Australian higher education

Engaging with open educational practices: Mapping the landscape in Australian higher education

Problematyka zarządzania bibliotekami w świetle analizy zawartości wybranych czasopism naukowych z lat 2015–2020

Affordable education with a little help from the library

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