2020
DOI: 10.1108/rsr-03-2020-0010
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Bridges to affordability: adopting a university OAER mandate with local implementation

Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to describe a case study of the open and affordable educational resources (OAER) initiatives led by Penn State University Libraries (UL) and implemented at its many campuses which are designed to address the challenges students experience accessing and funding their course materials. Design/methodology/approach Show more

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“…In February 2017, a university-wide working group, consisting of faculty, students, bookstore representatives and others, was charged with developing new initiatives related to open and affordable educational resources. For example, Penn State now offers several grant initiatives to advance OER, supports the World Campus e-book program, affordable content platforms (e.g., Top Hat, Unizin Engage), and a textbook and educational resource fund (Riehman-Murphy et al, 2020). Additionally, it created an institutional OER repository and a textbook web aggregator to help automate the process of identifying courses that rely on open and affordable content.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In February 2017, a university-wide working group, consisting of faculty, students, bookstore representatives and others, was charged with developing new initiatives related to open and affordable educational resources. For example, Penn State now offers several grant initiatives to advance OER, supports the World Campus e-book program, affordable content platforms (e.g., Top Hat, Unizin Engage), and a textbook and educational resource fund (Riehman-Murphy et al, 2020). Additionally, it created an institutional OER repository and a textbook web aggregator to help automate the process of identifying courses that rely on open and affordable content.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Pennsylvania, which is the sixth most expensive state in which to attend a public university (Hanson, 2022), Penn State University has long sought to address student access to course materials via a variety of affordability initiatives (Riehman-Murphy et al, 2020). At Penn State Abington, one of Penn State's 23 campuses, librarians have attempted to address these barriers around the cost of access to course materials by creating the Affordable Course Content Faculty Fellowship (ACCFF).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%