Innovative Practices

Making OER Sustainable in the Library

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Abstract

While open educational resources (OER) programs are often situated in university and college libraries, librarians come to the practice with different levels of exposure and knowledge. At the New York City College of Technology (City Tech) library, we attempted to bridge this gap by offering a paid training for all full-time librarians at the college. Our goal for the training was to integrate the philosophy of open educational resources and its approaches into librarians’ everyday work. This article outlines the rationale for our approach to professional development, the program design, participant feedback, and future directions. 

Keywords: open educational resources, professional development, librarian training, labor

How to Cite:

Thompson, J. & Peach, J., (2023) “Making OER Sustainable in the Library”, Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education 2(1), 253-265. doi: https://doi.org/10.13001/joerhe.v2i1.7203

Rights: Joanna Thompson, Joshua Peach