Libraries, as learning communities, can play a significant role in promoting, locating, organizing and critically evaluating relevant OER for faculty, staff and students. They can:
- Guide faculty in identifying and searching key OER repositories such as BCCampus’ Open Textbook Collection, eCampus’ Open Library, the OER Commons and the Open Textbook Library for relevant OER.
- Provide faculty assistance in evaluating credible and relevant OER for classroom learning and instruction based on subject matter expertise.
- Create OER research guides where OER can be curated and easily accessed for students and faculty.
- Guide students in locating supplementary OER when they are challenged by costly textbooks.
- Promote and support staff and faculty in the use and benefits of OER for teaching, learning and research.
- Liaise between faculty and students to provide OER recommendations for students, staff and faculty.
- Offer resources to faculty on self-publishing, OER and accessibility toolkits, and learning portals.
From: Library Journal. (2020). Libraries play a key role in Campus OER Adoption. Retrieve from https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=libraries-play-a-key-role-in-campus-oer-adoption
