Open educational resources and institutional repositories
| Published | January 2017 |
| Type of work | Special Issue: The Future of Library Consortia, Part 2 |
| Journal | Serials Review Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 34-38 |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
This installment of The Balance Point column delves into the ways in which libraries create and store open educational resources (OER) in institutional repositories (IR), addressing issues such as preservation and versioning of OER content, copyright and licensing, funding, and staffing. Drawing on interviews and the literature, programs at institutions such as the University of Minnesota, the University of Kansas, and Grand Valley State University are highlighted.| Keywords | Creative Commons license · funding · institutional repositories · IR · OER · Open Educational Resources · staffing |
| ISSN | 1879-095X |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Rights | Copyright © 2018 Informa UK Limited |
| DOI | 10.1080/00987913.2016.1274219 |
| Export options | BibTex · EndNote · Tagged XML · Google Scholar |
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