Instruction and Distance Learning Librarian
Julie Burchfield
Contact:
julieburchfield@leeuniversity.edu
William G. Squires Library Office #227
260 11th Street NE
Cleveland, TN 37311
William G. Squires Library Office #227
260 11th Street NE
Cleveland, TN 37311
423-614-8570
Subjects: Communication and Cinema
Open Resources
What's the difference between Open Access and Open Educational Resources?
Both OA and OER center around the same basic principle: accessibility of information.
Read and watch below to find out more.
Open Access (OA) - "Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers have access to scholarly information by paying a subscription" (openaccess.nl).
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OA is about presenting research.
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OA involves mostly research and data, specifically the sort of research and data that would typically be published in an academic journal and only be accessed through subscription databases.
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The goal of OA is to remove the paywall that restricts access to research.
Open Educational Resources (OER) - "teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities." Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute. (creativecommns.org).
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OER is about presenting educational materials
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OER refers to online educational resources, i.e. textbooks, lessons, and instructional materials, and focuses on providing a means for other educators to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute the educational material, with attribution to the original creator.
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The goal of OER is to make high-quality, up-to-date educational resources freely available to everyone, all over the world.
Use the databases and repositories listed here to find Open Access resources.
The different databases and repositories listed here will allow you to search through different collections of OA materials. OpenDOAR will allow you to look for a specific university or college repository where faculty and students from that school post their original research. ResearchGate provides users access to scholarly research and the opportunity to connect with the authors of those works. Other links will take you to searchable collections of open access scholarly works. Take the time to explore these resources that provide open access to academic scholarly research.
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ATLA Websites on Religion
The Atla Websites on Religion LibGuide is a growing, selective, annotated collection of web resources for the study of religion.
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Consortium of Pentescostal Archives This link opens in a new window
The Consortium of Pentecostal Archives (CPA) is a collaborative effort initiated by repositories of Pentecostal archival materials to make their materials accessible online. -- CPA
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CORE
"The world’s largest collection of open access research papers. CORE’s mission is to aggregate all open access research worldwide and deliver unrestricted access for all." - CORE
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Digital Library of Appalachia This link opens in a new window
The Digital Library of Appalachia provides online access to archival and historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The contents of the DLA are drawn from special collections of Appalachian College Association member libraries. -
Digital Vatican Library This link opens in a new window
The Vatican Apostolic Library, better known simply as “VAT,” was officially established in 1475, although it is actually much older. It was in 1451 when Pope Nicholas V, a renowned bibliophile himself, attempted to re-establish Rome as an academic center of global importance, building a relatively modest library of over 1,200 volumes, including his personal collection of Greek and Roman classics and a series of texts brought from Constantinople.
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Directory of Open Access Books
DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open-access books and helps users to find trusted open-access book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available.
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Directory of Open Access Journals - DOAJ This link opens in a new window
The Directory of Open Access Journals was launched in 2003 at Lund University, Sweden, with 300 open access journals and today contains ca. 9000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities.
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EBSCO eBooks™ Open Access Monograph Collection
EBSCO Information Services' (EBSCO) new e-book collection contains thousands of high-quality open access (OA) e-books from the world’s most trusted university presses and scholarly publishers. The EBSCO eBooks Open Access Monograph Collection was created in collaboration with university presses and scholarly OA publishers such as University of Michigan Press, Taylor & Francis, and Temple University Press to provide libraries and end-users with choice and access to a large selection of discoverable content, which will continue to grow by the thousands.
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Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). We support electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide. Our website includes resources for university administrators, librarians, faculty, students, and the general public. Topics include how to find, create, and preserve ETDs; how to set up an ETD program; legal and technical questions; and the latest news and research in the ETD community. -- NDLTD -
Online: Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet This link opens in a new window
“Online” is an international open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Institute of Religious Studies (Link) at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) (Link). The journal is committed to promoting and (theoretically and methodically) advancing scientific research at the interface between religion and the internet. -- University of Heidelberg -
Open Access Digital Theological Library This link opens in a new window
The mission of Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL) is to curate high-quality content in religious studies and related disciplines from publisher websites, institutional repositories, scholarly societies, archives, and stable public domain collections. The OADTL uses the world’s most advanced integrated library system (ILS) for cataloging and discovery. This system, OCLC’s WorldShare, makes content easily discoverable and retrievable. The OADTL is staffed by professional librarians and curates content without regard for theological or confessional perspective. It is hoped that the increased access to high-quality religious studies content will serve scholars and students of religion.
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OpenDOAR
"OpenDOAR is the quality-assured, global Directory of Open Access Repositories. You can search and browse through thousands of registered repositories based on a range of features, such as location, software or type of material held." - OpenDOAR -
Oxford Open Journals
A series of fully open access journals publishing high quality research on critical issues affecting the world. -
ResearchGate
"ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers. Over 20 million members from all over the world use it to share, discover, and discuss research. We're guided by our mission to connect the world of science and make research open to all." - ResearchGate -
Semantic Scholar
"Our mission at Semantic Scholar is to accelerate scientific breakthroughs by helping scholars locate and understand the right research, make important connections, and overcome information overload." - Semantic Scholar
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This link opens in a new window
Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). From its inception, the SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research. -- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -
William G. Squires Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
This virtual library was created by Seth Allen and the Association of Christian Librarians. The Virtual Library exists to help users find open access theological resources including books, commentaries, open access journals and websites.
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Media History Digital Library
A free online resource, featuring millions of pages of books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.
Use the collections and websites listed here to find OER and to learn more.
The different links listed here will allow you to search through different collections of OER materials. Some of the resources will be more discipline specific and some offer resources other than only textbooks. Take the time to explore these resources that provide access to open educational materials.
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B.C. Open Collection
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Creative Commons
"Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that helps overcome legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity to address the world’s pressing challenges. Explore featured Creative Commons Licensed resources — from literary works to videos, photos, audio, open education, scientific research, and more!" Creative Commons -
LibreTexts
"The LibreTexts mission is to unite students, faculty, and scholars in a cooperative effort to develop an easy-to-use online platform for the construction, customization, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER) to reduce the burdens of unreasonable textbook costs to our students and society." - LibreTexts -
Merlot
"The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners, and researchers." - Merlot -
NOBA
Psychology resources. "Expertly compiled from Noba modules to fit the scope and sequence of common courses. Use them as-is or customize them to fit your needs. Instructor manual, PowerPoint presentations, and test bank available for many modules." - NOBA -
OASIS
Math and Science resources. "Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 117 different sources and contains 388,707 records. OASIS is being developed at SUNY Geneseo's Milne Library." - OASIS -
OER Commons
"Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum." - OER Commons -
OpenStax
"OpenStax is part of Rice University, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation. Our mission is to improve educational access and learning for everyone. We do this by publishing openly licensed books, developing and improving research-based courseware, establishing partnerships with educational resource companies, and more." - OpenStax -
Open Textbook Library
"Transform higher education and student learning. Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute them at no cost." - Open Textbook Library -
Washington 45
“Courses selected from within the general education categories… at any other public and most private higher education institutions in the state.”
Use the sites listed here to find visual resources.
The different sites listed here provide free (or mostly free) resources to locate images, audio, and video. Some of the sites provide tools to create visuals (posters, flyers, charts, presentations). Explore these sources the next time you or your students need access to or need to create high-quality visuals.
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Canva
• Visual content creator; Collaborate with co-workers as a team
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Creative Commons
• Browse a collection of resources with creative commons licensing; Search the Commons (Images)
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Picktochart
• Visual content creator
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Pixabay
• Pixabay License provides free commercial use, and no attribution is required
• Images (photos, vector graphics, illustrations), Videos, Music, and Sound Effects
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Powtoon
• Create professional and fully customized videos; Discounted price for educators.
• Limited storage, video length, and access to content with free account; PowToon branding on free exports
• Can export as PowerPoint slides if video not needed/wanted
