%0 Conference Proceedings %A Waller, Mira %A Cross, Will %A Hayes, Erica %C United States, North America %D 2019 %K higher ducation %K OER adoption %K open education %K open textbook toolkit %K psychology %K STEM adoption %P 587-593 %T The open textbook toolkit: Developing a new narrative for OER support %U http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2019/TheOpenTextbookToolkit.pdf %X This paper focuses on IMLS-funded research we have done around the practices and needs of psychology instructors considering adopting or creating open educational resources (OER). Over the past year and a half, we have gathered information and developed a plan for creating a subject-specific, scalable “open textbook toolkit” that will meet the needs of instructors looking to adopt, adapt, or create OER. In this paper, we identify a set of themes for support of OER in psychology courses, as well as guidance for applying these results in other fields. It also provides a framework for librarians to develop their own research agenda in this area. %8 04/2019 %* yes %> https://www.oerknowledgecloud.org/archive/TheOpenTextbookToolkit.pdf