This document discusses open educational resources (OER) and how libraries can support their use. It provides information on evaluating OER using a rubric developed by BCcampus that assesses comprehensiveness, content accuracy, relevance, clarity, consistency, modularity, organization, interface, grammatical errors, and cultural relevance. Librarians can help find quality OER sources, develop search strategies, assist with licensing and attribution, supplement gaps with other resources, help share work, and provide various support services. Examples of OER repositories discussed include OpenStax College, the Open Textbook Library, MERLOT II, Coursera, and OER Commons. The document concludes by thanking representatives from various libraries for their

1. Getting Started:
OER and the Library
Christin Chenard, PSU
Eleta Exline, UNH
Irene McGarrity, KSC
Pat Erwin-Ploog, GSC

2. Evaluation of OER http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/ReviewR
ubric.aspx
This rubric was developed by our friends at
BCcampus, and can be found at
http://open.bccampus.ca/. It is a derivative of
the Peer Review criteria used by Saylor.org,
available at http://www.saylor.org/open-
textbook-challenge-peer-review-criteria/,
which is a derivative of the review rubric used
by College Open Textbooks, available at
http://collegeopentextbooks.ning.com/page/re
view-2 which was adapted from the American
Library Association Choice Selection Policy
found at
http://www.ala.org/acrl/choice/selectionpolicy
This work is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
1. Comprehensiveness
2. Content Accuracy
3. Relevance/Longevity
4. Clarity
5. Consistency
6. Modularity
7. Organization/ Structure/
Flow
8. Interface
9. Grammatical Errors
10. Cultural Relevance

3. Librarians can…
preselect quality OER sources.
help you develop search strategies.
help with licenses, linking, and attribution.
help you fill in gaps with library licensed
resources.
help you find places to share your work.
provide an array of support services.
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Photographer: Chance Agrella

4. Textbooks OpenStax College
https://openstaxcollege.org/
Open Textbook Library
http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Created by Libby Levi for opensource.com, Some rights reserved.

5. MERLOT II
• Began in 1997, when the California State University Center for Distributed Learning
• Evaluation standards and peer review processes for on-line teaching-learning material

6. OER Creation
Review
Added OER
Community
Used by Faculty
&
Students
Academic Support
Communities
MERLOT II MODEL
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
Faculty Development
Student Learning Lib.
Online Courses
Mobil Learning
Merlot Awards
Access by 20 Academic Disciplines
Must join – free
OER creation tools
Content builders
May also share found
resources
Site search engine
JOLT – electronic journal
Translation tool
YouTube Channel on Merlot Services
RSS feeds
Integrate into websites
Meta records created about
the resource
Peer review
GRAPE camp
You do not need
To join to use OERs
Be aware of copyright
Some resources are not free

7. Courseware
and
Community
Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/
OER Commons
https://www.oercommons.org/
Photo courtesy of opensource.com, Some rights reserved.

8. Licenses
and
Lessons
Creative Commons Search
http://search.creativecommons.org
TED Ed
http://ed.ted.com/
Created by Meredith Atwater for opensource.com, Some rights reserved.

9. THANKS!
Christin Chenard
chchenard@mail.plymouth.edu
http://libguides.plymouth.edu/oer
Eleta Exline
eleta.exline@unh.edu
http://libraryguides.unh.edu/oer
Irene McGarrity
imcgarrity@keene.edu
http://libguides.keene.edu/open-
educational-resources
Pat Erwin-Ploog
Patricia.Erwin-Ploog@granite.edu
http://libguides.granite.edu/oars
Photo courtesy of opensource.com, Some rights reserved.