Wikipedia and Academic Libraries

Bridges, Laurie; Pun, Raymond; Arteaga, Roberto

doi:10.3998/mpub.11778416

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“…The UNESCO (2023) professional networks as a collaborative mechanism of the OER Recommendation, whilst Sweden has highlighted libraries as a key element in OER infrastructure. Some projects in which libraries are involved include Wikipedia (Bridges et al, 2021), ERASMUS+ and others forming part of OS and repository projects (Santos-Hermosa et al, 2020).…”

Section: International Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact and implementation of UNESCO’s Recommendation on Open Educational Resources in academic libraries: SPARC Europe Case Study

Santos-Hermosa

2024

Research in Learning Technology

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This paper analyses the role of libraries in the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) and, more specifically, the impact and level of implementation of UNESCO’s (2019) OER Recommendation in Higher Education libraries. This study, the result of a joint undertaking between a national R&D project and SPARC Europe, is based on an online survey, disseminated amongst the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL) and uses a descriptive research methodology. The results highlight the implementation actions being taken by university libraries (n = 136) in each of the five areas of action of UNESCO’s Recommendation. We find that the main contributions are being made in the areas of capacity building and Open Education policies, but that considerable work has yet to be done in terms of promoting inclusiveness and the sustainability of OER. Thus, the full implementation of UNESCO’s recommendation requires a greater commitment on the part of librarians to joint actions undertaken via international networks and projects, as well as greater institutional commitment and the building of interdepartmental alliances.

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Section: International Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%