OER Knowledge CloudJournal ArticleOpen educational resources and the higher education environment:A leadership opportunity for librariesOpen educational resources and the higher education environment:A leadership opportunity for libraries20152015/04West, QuillJensen, KristiOER adoptionlibrariesCollege & Research Libraries News764215-218Two speakers from the SPARC-ACRL Forum at the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting, Kristi Jensen and Quill West, have graciously agreed to share their insights into open educational resources (OER) in this month’s column. They approach this topic from different perspectives and assert that libraries can play a pivotal role in transforming teaching and learning by supporting the adoption of OER.yeshttp://crln.acrl.org/content/76/4/215.fullhttp://crln.acrl.org/content/76/4/215.full215.full_.pdf