ERIC Number: EJ1463098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
EISSN: EISSN-1530-7131
Available Date: 0000-00-00
OER Librarianship: Examining OER Librarian Work, Motivations, and Origin Stories
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v25 n1 p67-86 2025
As the OER movement expands in higher education, libraries are increasingly seeking to add OER librarians to their organizational charts. As an emerging subfield, OER librarianship takes many forms, and there are many paths to OER work. This study examines OER librarians' paths to the field, including their motivations for entering and remaining in the field, their day-to-day work, and the barriers that they experience. The results of this study have implications for administrators seeking to develop or sustain OER programs in their libraries and on their campuses.
Descriptors: Librarians, Open Educational Resources, Motivation, Academic Libraries, Job Development, Emerging Occupations, Library Science, Librarian Attitudes, Library Role, Responsibility, Career Development, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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