OER and Affordable Content Efforts in MN Libraries

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Please fill out this brief survey to share the state of OER/Affordable Content initiatives at your institution. We will use your feedback to gauge interest in increasing opportunities for collaboration, support, and training among Minnesota librarians working in this area. Our goal is to connect the dots between the many Open Resource efforts happening in Minnesota, and to empower everyone to learn and grow together in this emerging field.

Last Name *

First Name *

Institution/Library Name *

Your Role/Title *

Library Type *

Academic: 2 Year

Academic: 4 Year Plus

Public

K12

Government

Special

Other:

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In your environment, is the library actively engaging in any of the following? Check All that Apply.

Partnering with faculty/patrons to find OER or affordable course materials

Helping faculty/patrons create OER: Creating the Content itself (pressbooks, libretexts etc)

Helping faculty/patrons create OER: Creative Commons education/copyright/licensing questions

Educating institutional partners on how to find high quality low or no cost textbooks and resources

Partnering with registrar (or campus equivalent) to share information about low-cost course materials with students (course marking/tagging/flagging)

Conducting professional development at your institution around OER and affordable content issues

Working with administrators on promotion of affordable course materials

Partnering with bookstore to review required texts and determine if library currently holds or can license them instead of having students purchase them

Other:

Do you consistently follow or collaborate with any of the following groups about Open Educational Resources? (Check all that apply)

SPARC OER discussion list

MN Learning Commons

Open Education Network

K12 Center for Curriculum Collaboration

MN State Z Degree

Colleagues on my own campus/institution

I do not currently collaborate on this topic

Other:

If you are interested in growing your Open and Affordable Content efforts, what do you need? (check all that apply)

Funding for special projects

Membership in the Open Education Network

Training on finding OER

Training on creating OER

Training on how to market to students, administration, faculty, and other constituencies

Training on Creative Commons Licensing

Training on Accessibilty of Open Resources

Training on how to promote library resources for curriculum or institutional uses

Training on how to work with the campus bookstore to collaborate on providing course content

Other:

Would you be interested in participating in the following?

Minnesota Community of Practice: Live meetings monthly, bimonthly to learn and share with librarian colleagues working on these topics

Minnesota-wide OER Discussion List to help locate OER content, find professional learning opportunities, and collaborate

Do you currently have an online guide or guides (libguide or other) to finding and using OER Resources? *

Yes

If yes, could you please share the URL of your library or campus' guide?

Please share more details about your experience with OER and Affordable content at your institution. What successes/challenges have you experienced? What might you need as a librarian to make progress in this field?

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