The Library as OER Publisher: supporting OER creation on campus OE Global 2019 | November 28 Karen Meijer-Kline Kwantlen Polytechnic University, BC, Canada Open Education at KPU 7 Zero Textbook Cost programs; 700 courses Faculty are top adopters of Open Textbooks in Canada 3 levels of institutional OER grants and many successful BCcampus grants Library as Publisher Publishing support through Pressbooks, OJS, IR Started small - institutional grant to test concept and establish workflows Quick takeup led to pulling existing resources from areas with decreasing use (i.e. ILL) https://www.kpu.ca/library/opus Additional BCcampus grants that allowed for expansion Initial Workflow Projects can be initiated by instructor or library 1. Initial open project identified 5. Final review & pass back to faculty 4. Development Each project has a Charter - manage expectations! 2. Contact with faculty Each project has a Library lead 3. Charter ‘Open’ email queue for support Some surprises [la te x] $ \d iv {le ar ni ng cu rv e} Editing & Copyright support Interactive Content LaTeX $[ /la te x] How are we Adjusting? ● ● ● ● Adjusting workflows as the service evolves Adjusting roles of library technicians when possible Creating new or refreshing old internal partnerships and relationships Education role for copyright and publishing ● Formalizing the Service : ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ business plan, part of library’s strategic priorities, improved tracking on projects for grant applicants KPU Pressbooks instance, Expanding service to include peer review, cover design, ISBN, POD Questions to consider ● Will you have the human & technical capacity to work on these projects? ● Can you manage content that is interactive and iterative and projects that are variable in scope and staffing needs? ● Are there areas where work is decreasing & you can repurpose staff time? ● Who are your partners? ○ for us, Open Education Office, Teaching & Learning Commons, Learning Centre ○ ● To what will you say ‘no’? Thank you karen.meijer-kline@kpu.ca @kmeijerkline