[Eril-l] ALCTS e-Forum: How Library Technical Services Can Support OER Initiatives

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

*Apologies in advance for multiple postings.*

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 at ala.org.

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