1. Finding CALM
Locating Open Education Resources

2. Introductions
Name
Department
Course(s) you teach

3. $
Guess?
What’s the new, hardcover price of the most expensive textbook ordered in spring ‘19?
$405.25

4. OER – not just free, but free with permissions!
Any copyrightable work that is licensed in a manner that provides users with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities:
These rights are usually granted by Creative Commons licensing.

5. Creative Commons Licenses

6. Creative Commons Licenses

7. Creative Commons Licenses

8. Some needles are easier to find than others

9. Pyramid Strategy Media Supplemental
materials articles, websites, primary sources
Core Materials
CSUSM ebooks
OER texts
Public Domain/Government

10. But First……………..
Go:  
Download and save a copy of the OER Resource Tracking document, or replicate in your favorite app
Optional - download and save this Powerpoint: Finding Resources 
Fill out the OER Resources document as you search.
TIP
If you create an account at MERLOT, OER Commons and other sites, you can save all your potential resources for further review later.  Use the same username and password for every site.  Example: Your CSUSM username and the name of your course. 

11. Step One : Library ebooks
Visit the CSUSM Librarian’s curated list for your discipline at:
Results vary by discipline

12. STEP1: Library ebooks Log in to save your results
Click Advanced Search

13. Refine Results

14. Narrow to books with unlimited access
ProQuest ebrary collection – 115,000 ebooks
ACLS Humanities e-Books
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books

15. Save Items

16. STEP 2: OER Textbooks-cool4Ed
Check for eTextbook Reviews eventually will have reviews for texts associated with the top 50 courses.
Link to book detail & access
Click a name to see review

17. Results are in MERLOT II
Create an MERLOT account to bookmark
Check other users collections

18. Check the Find/ Free and Open eTextbooks

19. STEP 3: MERLOT
Check other libraries

20. STEP 3: Other OER Repositories

21. STEP 4: Media

22. STEP 5: Public Domain

23. Bonus: Google Advanced Search
For government docs - .gov or education - .edu
For Creative Commons

24. Thank you!