Libraries and OER:Where have they been?

What do libraries do?

also...

Isn't that all just the makings of OER?

What can libraries do now?

1. Lend expertise in search and discovery.

2. Preserve published OER.

3. Help create OER.

4. Publish that OER.

MLibrary

MPublishing

University of Michigan PressScholarly Publishing OfficeDeep BlueCopyright Office

What can we do to helpfind/create/clear/publish/preserveOER?

Proposal 1: Author begins writing a textbook

Asks for help clearing copyright concerns

Finds graphic artists to create images

Submits to editors for quality editing

Has library publish online and POD

Library preserves textbook forever.

Proposal 2: Authors collaboratively create work

Use Openly licensed images

Has library publish online and POD

Library preserves textbook forever.

Proposal 3: Author is revert his rights to a work

Author clears other rights

Has library publish online and POD

Library preserves textbook forever.

Or...Something else completely.

Attributions:Slide 3: University of Michigan Library Card Catalog - dfulmer - http://www.flickr.com/photos/annarbor/4349873347/ - CC:BY

Slide 4: Need help with your research? - olinlibref - http://www.flickr.com/photos/olinlibref/2084324847/ - CC:BY-NC-SA

Slide 5: Open Access (storefront) - Gideon Burton - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3157622608/ - CC:BY-SA

Slide 7: Archives' Stacks - dolescum - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolescum/3567689465/ - CC:BY-NC-SA

Slide 8: Archive.org servers - future15pic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/future15/2036935569/ - CC:BY-NC-ND

Slide 9: espresso book machine - fabi_k - http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabi_k/3002298069/ - CC:BY-NC-SA

Slide 10: Espresso Book Machine - sukisuki - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sukisuki/2890532955/ - CC:BY-NC-SA

Slide 11: Edited Version of First Book - TheCreativePenn - http://www.flickr.com/photos/38314728@N08/3997687488/ - CC:BY