Journal Article: Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources (Preprint)
The following article (preprint) is scheduled for final publication in Vol 19 No 1 of portal: Libraries and the Academy.
Title
Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources
Authors
Steven Ovadia
LaGuardia Community College/City University of New York
Source
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Vol 19 No 1 (Preprint)
Abstract
As open educational resources (OER) becomes a more established concept, its growth and continued success not only center around the creation of new content but also depend upon the development and evolution of existing content, licenses permitting. The evolution of and persistent access to existing content requires easily editable works and the ability to download local copies of OER files so that no technical limitations hinder what the license permits. Such measures as text files, OpenDocument formats, and version control present a way to keep OER content editable and shareable, in compliance with licenses. Librarians are uniquely positioned to help users understand those solutions
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16 pages; PDF.
Filed under: Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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