1. Sarah Beaubien Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator Grand Valley State University Libraries beaubisa@gvsu.edu Open Education Materials: Collecting, Promoting, and Managing OER in an Institutional Repository

2. Institutional Background  Grand Valley State University is  Young…established in 1960  Large comprehensive university 25,000 students 82 undergraduate programs 30 graduate programs  Liberal arts curriculum  Student focused

3. GVSU Libraries Scholarly Communications Program  Head of Collections & Scholarly Communications  Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator  Scholarly Communications Associate  Liaison librarians  Disciplinary knowledge  Build on existing relationships  Distributed workload and collaboration contributes to sustainability of program

4. Textbook & OER Landscape  Faculty, students, parents, administrators are painfully aware of the high cost of textbooks  Growing number of faculty are using or creating OER  Many OER collections & repositories  See UMass Amherst guide on Open Educational Resources http://guides.library.umass.edu/oer http://guides.library.umass.edu/oer

5. Textbook & OER Landscape  Free online lectures, courses, etc.  e.g, Khan Academy, open courseware  What is a sustainable model?  Flatworld Knowledge no longer offering free access to texts  And how does this all translate to our institutions?

6. Why it Makes Sense for the Library to Lead the Way  We are at the forefront of open access movement  We are comfortable with copyright and Creative Commons licensing  We already have IR Infrastructure

7. Why it Makes Sense for the Library to Lead the Way  We offer publishing services  We have relationships with campus programs and departments  We support the curriculum via collections and services

8. Why OER is Appropriate for the Institutional Repository  For all of the reasons we collect other types of content, plus:  Provide access to unique content that may not otherwise be published or preserved  Showcase faculty as teachers  Showcase course materials to current and prospective students  Relieve faculty of storage & preservation concerns  Provide free, high-quality resources to students and learners in our institutions and world wide

9. Things to Consider  What kinds of OER materials are appropriate for inclusion?  How will you recruit content?  How will the content be branded?  Are you prepared to advise authors on the use of Creative Commons licenses?  Are there other copyright concerns?  How will you promote the use of OER at your institution?

10. Our Growing Collection Began collecting OER in January 2012 Collection includes 4 texts…2 more in process

12. Engineering Text Discovered by liaison Narrow focus in discipline Entire text open access (except solutions!) Supplemental files/programs 180 downloads since January 2012

13. Student & Author Comments “Students prefer electronic copy of text” “Students can download related course materials from the same site” “Helps expand GVSU and program visibility through web searches”

15. Anthropology Text Written collaboratively All copyrights owned by authors, including images Creative Commons licensed 65 downloads since May 2012

17. Writing Texts Co-edited by Charles Lowe & Pavel Zemliansky Collaborative & peer- reviewed Creative Commons licensed Print-on-demand option Volume 1: 105 downloads since May 2012 Volume 2: 52 downloads since May 2012

18. Services  We Provide  Outreach  Cover design  Advising on Creative Commons  Advising on print-on- demand  Reports on usage  We Do Not Provide (yet?)  Copy editing  Formatting  Peer-review  ISBN

19. Services: Cover Design

20.  Disclaimer: I am not a graphic designer  Collaborative project with colleague  Small investment for Adobe Illustrator  Templates that can be adapted by non-expert  Could make use of free options  Value of the service  Great for marketing OER  Give works a visual identity

21. A Look at Usage  Download Statistics  Beyond Lean: Simulation in Practice: 180  Introduction to Human Osteology: 65  Writing Spaces volume 1: 105  Writing Spaces volume 2: 52  Google Analytics  1,175 page views  ~12% international visits

22. Anecdotal Evaluation  Faculty  Pleased with services  Appreciate cover design  Grateful for venue to share OER  Students  Appreciate free textbooks  Find format convenient to use  We will continue to gather feedback as this program evolves

23. What’s Next?  New Projects:  Math text  Digital humanities project  Refine and continue to develop:  Inclusion criteria  Workflows and services  Internal vetting mechanism

24. What’s Next?  Campus OER discussion group  Continue Outreach Efforts:  Liaison librarians  Faculty  Research & faculty support centers  Evaluate success