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Encouraging Openness At Your Institution: Trends In Open Education And Open Access, Marilyn S. Billings
Encouraging Openness At Your Institution: Trends In Open Education And Open Access, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Openness is a major trend that is reshaping scholarship, research, teaching and learning throughout the world. This session focuses in on innovative Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives being led by libraries that promote open access, and emerging opportunities for information professionals to play a critical role in supporting the adoption of open access through open education resources.
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This presentation provides background about open education, the OER movement, and givens information about the open education initiative at UMass Amherst as an example of how an institution can incorporate OERs in the curriculum.
The New Now: Institutional Repositories And Academia, Marilyn S. Billings
The New Now: Institutional Repositories And Academia, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This keynote presentation provides a general overview of the changing digital landscape for scholarly communication with an emphasis on the role that institutional repositories play in these changes.
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: The Umass Amherst Example. Part 1 Of Oer And Libraries: How Can You Help? Webinar, Marilyn S. Billings
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: The Umass Amherst Example. Part 1 Of Oer And Libraries: How Can You Help? Webinar, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
As part of National Library Week, you are all cordially invited to "OER and Libraries: How Can You Help?," an Affordable Learning Georgia webinar featuring three leading OER librarians from across the nation. Details below: Marilyn Billings (University of Massachusetts at Amherst), Kate Pitcher (SUNY Geneseo), and Cyril Oberlander (Humboldt State University) are three Open Educational Resources pioneers and leaders. All three of them are librarians! Join them in our Affordable Learning Georgia webinar, discussing their roles in OER projects, and how libraries and librarians can support the OER movement.
Building Your Fan Base: Promoting Your Repository On And Off Campus, Marilyn S. Billings
Building Your Fan Base: Promoting Your Repository On And Off Campus, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Nearing ten years with their repository initiative, Marilyn Billings and her colleagues have made outreach and the formation of partnerships core to their activities. In her presentation, Marilyn will give a retrospective look at some of the major outreach initiatives and partnerships formed over the past decade, including whom they approached and how. She’ll also provide concrete tips and ideas that you can take back to your own campuses.
Uma's Open Education Initiative: Perspective After 4 Years In, Marilyn S. Billings
Uma's Open Education Initiative: Perspective After 4 Years In, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
ASERL webinar: Lib-OER Community: Lessons from the Field. In light of growing interest among librarians to support new modes of publishing and lowering the cost of higher education, ASERL is pleased to host a panel of scholarly communication leaders to discuss their experiences in the field of alternative textbooks, a.k.a. Open Educational Resources (OERs). Panel members include Steven Bell (Temple University), Marilyn Billings (UMass Amherst), William Cross (NC State), and Melanie Kowalski (Emory University)
Hands Across The University: Partnering To Advance Scholarly Communication, Marilyn S. Billings
Hands Across The University: Partnering To Advance Scholarly Communication, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
The University of Massachusetts – Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, has long been a leader in exploring new models of scholarly communication with a particular emphasis on partnering with faculty. The library has been key in the Open Education Initiative at the university, working closely with the Office of the Provost. This presentation will describe the services developed by the library, particularly through its institutional repository – ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst – and how these services have facilitated new partnerships and relationships with faculty and other stakeholders across the university. It will provide practical advice on the …
Libraries Leading The Way On The Textbook Problem, Marilyn S. Billings, Charlotte Roh, William M. Cross, Brendon O'Connell
Libraries Leading The Way On The Textbook Problem, Marilyn S. Billings, Charlotte Roh, William M. Cross, Brendon O'Connell
Marilyn S. Billings
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Spreading The Word, Building A Community: Vision For A National Oer Movement, Nicole Allen, Steven J. Bell, Marilyn S. Billings
Spreading The Word, Building A Community: Vision For A National Oer Movement, Nicole Allen, Steven J. Bell, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Three experts in the use of open education resources as alternatives to high-cost textbooks describe their work and argue for the development of a national OER movement in higher education.
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Marilyn S. Billings
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
The high cost and lack of availability of commercial print textbooks is a major concern to both students and their parents. To address these concerns, the Provost's Office and the University Libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst launched the Open Education Initiative in the Spring of 2011, having saved over $1 million to date. This model has an implementation strategy that is easy for others to adopt.
Librarian Engagement In Oer Adoption Leadership And Roles, Marilyn S. Billings
Librarian Engagement In Oer Adoption Leadership And Roles, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This presentation provides an overview of the potential for library leadership of open education resources initiatives.
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Marilyn S. Billings
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
The high cost and lack of availability of commercial print textbooks is a major concern for both students and their parents. To address these concerns, the Provost’s Office and the University Libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst launched the Open Education Initiative (OEI) in the Spring of 2011, having saved over $1 million to date. This presentation provides a case study of the UMA experience. This model has an implementation strategy that is easy for others to adopt.
Libraries And Faculty Partnering To Advance Scholarly Communication, Marilyn S. Billings
Libraries And Faculty Partnering To Advance Scholarly Communication, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Since the 1990s serials crisis brought a struggle for university libraries to keep up with the escalating cost increases to maintain collections of scholarly materials, libraries have been exploring new models of scholarly communication. This presentation will discuss open access journals as one of these new models and examine trends in open access mandates, data management plans for scholarly research and new alternative metrics.
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Marilyn S. Billings
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources that either reside in the public domain or carry a license that permits their free use, sharing and adaptation by all users. From textbooks to course materials, videos to software, journals to digital collections, the creation and sharing of open materials can reduce the cost of textbooks, expand access to knowledge, and support student success. This webcast features Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, who provides an overview of the Open Education Initiative project, discusses the impact achieved for students, and provides practical …
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Jay Schafer, Marilyn S. Billings
Seeking Alternatives To High-Cost Textbooks: A Case Study Of The Umass Amherst Open Education Initiative, Jay Schafer, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
The high cost and lack of availability of commercial print textbooks is a major concern to both students and their parents. To address these concerns, the Provost's Office and the University Libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst launched the Open Education Initiative in the Spring of 2011, having saved over $750,000 to date. This model has an implementation strategy that is easy for others to adopt.
Ditch Your Textbook: Academic Librarians Inspiring Faculty To Go "Open", Steven Bell, Marilyn S. Billings, Mei-Yau Shih, Kristina Morris Baumli
Ditch Your Textbook: Academic Librarians Inspiring Faculty To Go "Open", Steven Bell, Marilyn S. Billings, Mei-Yau Shih, Kristina Morris Baumli
Marilyn S. Billings
College students descend on the academic library in search of current textbooks, typically discovering there are none. Seeking to assist, academic librarians struggle with the dilemma of how to best provide students with access to textbooks or they ignore the issue all together. Discover how two academic libraries took a totally different route by inspiring faculty to “ditch the textbook”, and instead compile a set of learning materials composed of open and library provided content.
Documenting And Promoting Research & Engagement Using Scholarworks, Umass Amherst's Digital Repository, Marilyn S. Billings
Documenting And Promoting Research & Engagement Using Scholarworks, Umass Amherst's Digital Repository, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
At UMass Amherst, Marilyn Billings works with university administration and faculty to publish the University's community engagement research, providing a central location for documenting the university’s eligibility for the Carnegie Elective Classification in Community Engagement. Marilyn will discuss how they’ve developed these regional, community-oriented IR collections, the role of the IR collections in gaining grants and supporting continued research, and the benefits that open-access to such scholarship brings to the local community.
Office Of Scholarly Communication: News And Updates, Marilyn S. Billings
Office Of Scholarly Communication: News And Updates, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This is a short update of recent activities and news from the Office of Scholarly Communication at UMass Amherst, given at an All-staff meeting.
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Taking A Bite Out Of High-Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings, Sarah C. Hutton
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Taking A Bite Out Of High-Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings, Sarah C. Hutton
Marilyn S. Billings
This presentation highlights the successful Open Education Initiative begun at UMass Amherst in the spring of 2011. This initiative is co-funded by the Provost's Office and the University Libraries and is leveraged by a strong partnership among the University Libraries, Center for Teaching and Faculty Development, and OIT's Academic Computing, key elements of its success.
A University Library Creates A Digital Repository For Documenting And Disseminating Community Engagement, William A. Miller, Marilyn S. Billings
A University Library Creates A Digital Repository For Documenting And Disseminating Community Engagement, William A. Miller, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Digital repositories are new tools for documenting the accumulated scholarly work produced at academic institutions and disseminating that material broadly via the internet. Digital repositories support all file types and can be adapted to meet the custom design specifications of individual institutions. A section for community engagement initiatives was created within ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst, the digital repository for University of Massachusetts Amherst. Collected materials can provide a comprehensive record of partnerships, results, and products that advance institutional goals while facilitating the development of individual academic portfolios. This innovative application of library science allows community engagement to be appropriately valued as the …
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Taking A Bite Out Of High Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings
The Open Education Initiative At Umass Amherst: Taking A Bite Out Of High Cost Textbooks, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Breakout session of conference: To describe the Open Education Initiative that began at the University of Massachusetts in Spring 2011.
The Transformation Of Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
The Transformation Of Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves to capture, manage, and disseminate the digital scholarship of their respective institutions. There are many new opportunities and challenges that these roles are providing for librarians in their relationships with faculty and other members of the campus community. Our discussion topics will include how the liaisons are participating in engaged discussions with the faculty about how to manage rights to their scholarly articles and creative works, describe services provided by our institutional repository (ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst) and how this has facilitated new partnerships, describe librarians’ active role in creating data …
New Roles For Library Faculty Liaisons At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings
New Roles For Library Faculty Liaisons At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves to capture, manage, and disseminate the digital scholarship of their respective institutions. Explore the new opportunities that these roles are providing for liaison librarians in their relationships with faculty and other members of the campus community at UMass Amherst.
Transforming Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
Transforming Library Services In A Time Of Rapid Scholarly Communication Change, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Variation of sabbatical talks given at University of Washington, Indiana University, University of North Carolina, and Washington State University that discusses strategic scholarly communication and digital library developments, and open education initiatives at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Response To Rfi On Public Access To Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research, Marilyn S. Billings
Response To Rfi On Public Access To Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This report is the University of Massachusetts Amherst response to an RFI issued by the
Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, And The Berlin Declaration, Marilyn S. Billings
Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, And The Berlin Declaration, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Presentation to the Faculty Senate Research Council to facilitate discussion of UMass Amherst as a potential signatory to the Berlin Declaration. Discussion included new scholarly communication models, author rights, peer review, work already undertaken by the university, the Faculty Senate, and other related developments throughout the country.
Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, And The Berlin Declaration, Marilyn S. Billings
Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, And The Berlin Declaration, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Presentation given to the Faculty Senate Research Council prior to signing the Berlin Declaration.
Managing A University Library In The Digital Age, Gerald J. Schafer, Marilyn S. Billings
Managing A University Library In The Digital Age, Gerald J. Schafer, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
This presentation discusses the structure and function of libraries, student and faculty services, scholarly communication and the role of institutional repositories, and professional qualifications of librarians and information professionals.
The Transformation Of Scholarly Communication: Roles For Libraries, Marilyn S. Billings
The Transformation Of Scholarly Communication: Roles For Libraries, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Topic: Scholarly Communication and Institutional Repositories: the role of Librarians
Building A Sustainable Business Model For Library Publishing Services, Marilyn S. Billings
Building A Sustainable Business Model For Library Publishing Services, Marilyn S. Billings
Marilyn S. Billings
Presentation on staffing models used by the ScholarWorks Team at UMass Amherst.