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Value Beyond Cost Savings: Unlocking Diversity, Equity And Inclusion With Open Educational Resources, Nancy Henke
Value Beyond Cost Savings: Unlocking Diversity, Equity And Inclusion With Open Educational Resources, Nancy Henke
Libraries Workshops & Webinars
The cost savings offered by the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) have garnered significant attention. As free teaching, learning, and research materials, OER reduce financial barriers to education by eliminating textbook costs. However, fewer people are aware that OER also contribute to a more inclusive learning environment. This session explores the value of OER beyond financial benefits, delving into how OER, as free and accessible resources, play a role in building an inclusive educational landscape. From embracing diverse perspectives in content creation to providing the opportunity to tailor course materials to students’ specific needs, this presentation uncovers the many …
Grow Your Own Scholarly Communication Program, Barbara Tierney, Lee Dotson, Sarah Norris, Ven Basco, John Venecek
Grow Your Own Scholarly Communication Program, Barbara Tierney, Lee Dotson, Sarah Norris, Ven Basco, John Venecek
Barbara Tierney
Designing Job Descriptions For New Roles: Integrating Scholarly Communication And Information Literacy In Liaison Job Descriptions, Teresa Fishel, Julie Garrison, Philip Herold
Designing Job Descriptions For New Roles: Integrating Scholarly Communication And Information Literacy In Liaison Job Descriptions, Teresa Fishel, Julie Garrison, Philip Herold
Teresa A. Fishel
New roles for librarians, means new job descriptions. We will share the experiences of three institutions who have developed new job descriptions that incorporate responsibilities for integrating scholarly communication and information literacy. Librarians from three institutions that vary in size and type will report on how they have developed job descriptions and expectations for librarians in these areas and provide insights on issues for participants to consider before incorporating these changes in your own libraries. Learn about successful techniques as well as challenges faced when integrating these roles into responsibilities for academic librarians. Examples of job descriptions along with related …
Publishing Student Journals: Integrating Into The Undergraduate Curriculum, Teresa A. Fishel
Publishing Student Journals: Integrating Into The Undergraduate Curriculum, Teresa A. Fishel
Teresa A. Fishel
An undergraduate course in American Studies at Macalester College has been developed and taught in collaboration with a faculty member to produce and publish an open-access student peer-reviewed journal. A discussion of the development of the course, “Engaging the Public: Writing and Publishing in American Studies”, the course content, the integration of scholarly communication and information fluency concepts into the course, as well as student learning outcomes, and integration into existing library workflows are presented. In addition to introducing students to the process of producing a scholarly journal, students are involved in all processes including marketing, soliciting submissions, conducting blind …
Scholarly Communication: Solving A Global Crisis - Farrell, Thomas Farrell
Scholarly Communication: Solving A Global Crisis - Farrell, Thomas Farrell
Staff publications, research, and presentations
This is part of a presentation from the 2008 12th Biennial CARL Conference. It offers an overview of the history of Scholarly Communication and the Open Access movement, with examples from around the world. Other presentations from this CARL panel are available at: http://carl-acrl.org/Archives/ConferencesArchive/Conference08/during/breakout.html