Moore, H. orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-7424, Curtis, D. orcid.org/0009-0007-5762-0381, Hazelaar, A. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Collaborating to support the use and development of open educational resources: a White Rose Libraries research project. Insights the UKSG journal, 36 (1). 17. ISSN 2048-7754
Abstract
Interest in open educational resources (OER) has grown recently due to many external factors, including the restrictive, unsustainable and expensive business models for teaching materials that are being used by some publishers. In February 2021, the libraries of the UK White Rose University Consortium (White Rose Libraries) initiated a research project to explore the potential of OER and to create guidance in the form of an OER toolkit that could be used across all three institutions, and more widely. The project also aimed to seek improvements in the discovery of OER in the Ex Libris Primo discovery service which is used by all three libraries. This article outlines the methodology used to ascertain the needs of the libraries’ user groups to inform the development of the toolkit. A survey of academic staff across all three institutions was conducted, followed by user experience interviews. The survey findings established that more than half of respondents knew little or nothing about OER, and over half also said that they would be likely or extremely likely to consider using or adapting OER, clearly demonstrating the need for more awareness raising and guidance. The survey interview findings were then used to develop and refine the toolkit.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Helen Moore, David Curtis, Alison Hazelaar, Maria Mawson and Simon Robinson. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use and distribution provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | open educational resources; open education; higher education; library collaboration; user experience |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Administrative Services (Sheffield) > Library (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Professional Services (Sheffield) > Library (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2023 11:23 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 11:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1629/uksg.622 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204398 |