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Open Educational Resources (OER) & Textbook Equity

OER Librarian

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Anne Marie Gruber
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319-273-3711
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Rod Library Services for Publishing Open Educational Resources (OER)

Whether you want to adapt existing openly-licensed material, share your own teaching materials with the world, or create a new textbook entirely from scratch, Rod Library can provide various levels of support for open publishing projects. 

Services we currently provide for OER authors:

  • Project management support

  • Assistance with determining and documenting fair use of copyrighted materials

  • Assistance considering accessibility best practices

  • Guidance about licensing options for the final work 

  • Assistance facilitating peer review for open textbooks

  • Archiving final works in UNI ScholarWorks & assistance with publicizing

  • Providing resources for faculty to advocate that OER-related work “count” for promotion, tenure, and faculty evaluation

 

We do not currently provide:

  • Copyediting (note that Research & Sponsored Programs may maintain a list of freelance editors)
  • Extensive work with copyright permissions

Want to find out more? Contact your liaison librarian and Anne Marie Gruber, Textbook Equity Librarian. We will meet with you to discuss your project and determine how Rod Library can best support you.

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