[ALCTS-acqnet] Primary Research Group has published Profiles of Academic Library Efforts in Open Education, ISBN 978-1-57440-574-3

Primary Research Group has published Profiles of Academic Library Efforts in
Open Education, ISBN 978-1-57440-574-3

The study profiles the efforts of seven academic libraries to foster the use
of and/or development of open access education materials, particularly
textbooks, but also supplemental materials, tests and quizzes, and other
course materials.  The following organizations are profiled:  University of
North Carolina, Charlotte; Southern Utah University, the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette, Macalester College, Emory & Henry College, Clemson
University and Virginia Tech.

Among the many issues discussed are: outreach to faculty, programs to award
grants to faculty for open access educational materials development,
cooperation with other university departments such as Teaching and Learning,
cooperation with academic faculties and university administration, the role of
outside bodies and trade and professional associations, key workshops and
conferences, rights and permissions, collection evaluation acquisitions for
the purposes of open education development, complementary open access and
commercial licensing strategies, development of non-print open education
materials such as virtual reality, videos and testing systems, financing,
funding and assessment and much more of interest to academic libraries
developing their role in open education.
The report also presents detailed opinions and advice from open learning
librarians, and others assuming the responsibilities of this role, not only on
the development of open education in general but, more specifically, on
developments in particular subject areas, among them: business, languages,
writing, history, nursing, and many other disciplines.

A PDF version of this report is currently available and a print version will
be available for shipment on March 16, 2019.  For a table of contents and an
excerpt  view the product page for this report at:

https://www.primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=549

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