Program Description

In this presentation Yavapai College librarians will explain Open Educational Resources (OER), the OER movement, and the importance of Creative Commons licenses. Learn how librarians can support faculty/staff at your institution through understanding these current trends in academia.

Learning outcomes:

• Explain the OER movement.
• Discover how librarians can assist in OER adoption at your institution.
  
• Introduce CC licensing & its importance to the OER movement.

Presenter Bios

OER Librarian Carrie Meakins-Farnsworth holds an MIRLS from the University of Arizona and comes with a background in K-12 education. Her current librarian superpowers are OER faculty outreach, curating OER resources, a member of the Yavapai College Library Instruction Team, and Carrie recently acquired a certificate in Creative Commons licensing.

Shelly Gilliam is the Manager of Public Services & Instruction at the Yavapai College Library and holds an MLIS from the University of Arizona. Her librarian superpowers are leading the Library Instruction Team, OER team, Reference & Circulation services, and Shelly recently acquired a certificate in Creative Commons licensing.