1. Key Campus Collaboration: Educating Mississippi State University about Open Educational Resources (OER)
IR Day
April 28, 2016

2. Open Educational Resources (OER)
“Teaching, learning, and research resources released under an open license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OERs can be textbooks, full courses, lesson plans, videos, tests, software, or any other tool, material, or technique that supports access to knowledge.” (SPARC)

3. Student-Led Advocacy on OER

4. Scholarly Communication Initiative at MSU Libraries
Four areas:
Data Management
Institutional Repository
Copyright
Open Access
…Open Educational Resources?

5. OER Committee forms Fall 2015
Makeup
Faculty & Professional Staff at MSU Libraries
Vice-President of the Student Association
President of the Graduate Student Association
Goals
Educate ourselves and campus community
Develop materials
Campus promotion

6. Roles and Expectations
Education vs. Advocacy
Library’s Role
Curating resources
Web presence
Providing assistance
Student’s Role
Advocating policy change
Assessing student views and campus climate

7. Progress report! Website Infographics and Video
Outreach Plan (Fall 2016)

8. Lessons learned Pursue potential synergies
Collaborating with influential campus groups amplifies your message
Play to the strengths of each group–
education vs. advocacy

9. Questions? Sheeji Kathuria Assistant Professor
Social Sciences Librarian
Mississippi State University Libraries
lib.msstate.edu/sheeji
@sheejik