...Marisa Petrich Purpose This study aims to outline a library-led open educational resource (OER) training program for faculty and an assessment of barriers to OER adoption on campus. This study examines program assessment data (including faculty-reported needs to increase the likelihood of OER...

..., at Central Washington University were given stipends to eliminate expensive textbooks and use free to the student resources such as open educational resources (OER) or library resources. The data was collected on student savings and student and faculty satisfaction with the program. Findings Many paths...

...Ariana Santiago; Lauren Ray Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe programs that support open educational resources (OER) publishing in academic libraries. Insights, opportunities and challenges are shared in relation to the broader open education movement. Design/methodology/approach...

... to not purchase required textbooks, take fewer classes, earn poor grades, and even fail courses (Florida Virtual Campus, 2019). The open education movement has worked to help address textbook costs through developing open educational resources (OER) which are free to students and openly licensed to allow...

...Christopher Sweet; Elizabeth C. Clarage Purpose The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) consists of 128 libraries. This paper aims to present an analysis of collection and open educational resources (OER) initiatives undertaken by CARLI over the past decade...

... to affordability on campus, including participating in a major open educational resources (OER) grant initiative; providing consulting and support for faculty and staff; and providing leadership for training and outreach relating to other affordability measures. Findings The library’s efforts have...

... Open educational resources Library services Library resources Successful and transformative open and affordable educational resources (OAER) initiatives cannot thrive within the vacuum of a single program, department or unit. For more than a decade, Penn State University colleges, libraries...