Journal Article: “Making an Open Information Literacy Textbook: A Case Study in OER Collaborations Among Four Oklahoma Academic Librarians”

The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of New Librarianship.

Title

Making an Open Information Literacy Textbook: A Case Study in OER Collaborations Among Four Oklahoma Academic Librarians

Authors

Calantha Tillotson
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Adam Brennan
Tulsa Community College

S R Whittle
Northeastern State University

Jamie Holmes
Tulsa Community College

Source

Journal of New Librarianship; 10(1)

DOI: 10.33011/newlibs/18/2

Abstract

Springboarding from a statewide initiative, four academic librarians from three different universities collaborated to create an openly licensed textbook on the Pressbooks platform that could be easily embedded into one-shots or general education research courses. The project developed over the span of a year, which included: planning, exploring, creating, evaluating, sharing, and implementing. The first three steps taught the authors to set and agree upon shared expectations early, decide to either clone or create original content, and trust remixing material from other OER is firmly within the moral framework of sharing knowledge. In the final three stages the authors learned to recruit more reviewers/editors than needed, recognize when to turn off perfectionism and publish, and stay open to new collaborative opportunities. The authors experienced firsthand how OER transforms libraries from information gate-keepers to become content owners. This transformation brings libraries closer to their missions of access for all.

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19 pages; PDF.

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