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ALCTS e-Forum: How Library Technical Services Can Support OER Initiatives

January 26-27, 2016

Moderated by Nicole Allen and Eleanor I. Cook

Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!

Registration information is at the end of the message.

Each day, discussion begins and ends at:

Pacific: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mountain: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Central: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Eastern: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

OER stands for “Open Educational Resources” – they are high-quality, openly licensed, online educational materials that offer an opportunity for people everywhere to share, use, and reuse knowledge. The OER movement continues to gather momentum, particularly in academic libraries.

How can library technical services departments contribute to the support of OER initiatives? This e-Forum will provide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas, and those who have experience with supporting OER programs can share their successes and challenges.

Moderators

Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education for SPARC

In this role, Nicole leads SPARC's work on Open Educational Resources (OER), focusing on public policy and engaging and supporting the library community on this issue. Nicole joined SPARC in 2013 already established as a leading figure in the OER movement through her previous role at the Student Public Interest Research Groups. During her seven-year tenure, Nicole worked with college students to organize numerous large-scale grassroots campaigns on OER and related issue areas, including organizing 3,000 professors to sign a commitment to consider adopting open textbooks.

Eleanor I. Cook, Assistant Director for Discovery & Technology Services, East Carolina University

Eleanor is a member of the ALCTS Advocacy & Policy Committee and served as the chair of the originating task force during the inception of the committee. She has worked in academic library technical services positions for over 30 years. East Carolina University’s Joyner Library is currently engaged in outreach to faculty with the hope of increasing the use of OERs.

What Is an e-Forum?

An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free.

For information about upcoming e-forums, please visit http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum

How to Register

You must register your email address to subscribe to or access an electronic discussion list on ALA's Mailing List Service. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the list. Find instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing online. (http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/sympa)

If you have any problems, please contact alcts-eforum-request@ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.*