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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">Jennifer Lantrip is a Research and Instruction Librarian and
Carol McGeehon is the Director of the Sue Schaffer Learning Commons and Library
at Umpqua Community College since 2014. Amy Hofer is the OER coordinator for
Oregon’s 24 community colleges and universities. Please download and read their
new article, “Extending Open Textbook Network Workshop and Reviews to Include
All OER and Library Materials,” here: <a href="https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol24/iss3/6/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol24/iss3/6/</a><span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">Abstract: “The cost of higher education is a barrier for
many students, keeping them from attaining their goals. While textbooks and
course materials are just a small part of the total cost of attendance, this is
the area where faculty can have a direct impact in lowering costs. By choosing
openly licensed course materials, faculty can not only help students save money
but also have complete control over customizing their curriculum. This article
describes a workshop model that offers stipends for faculty to review open
educational resources (OER), which increases the likelihood that they will go
on to adopt OER in their courses. Librarians at Umpqua Community College (UCC)
extended the workshop model, and their innovation is now being implemented
statewide.”<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">This is innovative work in the truest sense, being done at
UCC and across the state.<span> </span>Please visit
the Open Oregon Educational Resources website at <a href="https://openoregon.org/">https://openoregon.org/</a> to
learn more.<span> </span>If there is anything else
this big is going on in Oregon libraries today, please let us know.<span> </span>The Fall 2019 Issue can be about that.<span> </span><span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Thank you,</font></div><div><font size="2">Charles Wood</font></div><div><font size="2">OLA Communications</font></div><div><br></div></div>