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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">Amy Stanforth is a Research & Instruction Librarian at
Portland State University.<span> </span>Please
download and read her new article, “Getting up to Speed on OER: Advice from a
Newbie,” here: <a href="https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol24/iss3/8/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">https://commons.pacificu.edu/olaq/vol24/iss3/8/</a><span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">From Amy’s article, “Open Educational Resources (OER)
programs are growing and institutions are looking for leaders to steer these
programs successfully. This article will give advice to folks who are tasked
with starting an OER program or joining an established program in its growth
stage. It will discuss where to find OER research for those who don’t know much
about it, such as LibGuides, pertinent journals, and OER repositories. Then, it
will move onto building campus partnerships and finding like-minded people in
your institution that can champion the cause and help grow the program as well
as provide institutional support. Next, it will look at off-campus partnerships
and working with outside stakeholders that share the same goals. Lastly, the
article will give advice for keeping current on OER research and resources, and
discuss some of the professional development opportunities available.”<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">Amy’s article is a plain language guide to getting started in
OER, written from her experience as a member of the OER Working <span>Group at Portland State University, which is
a large urban, access university.<span> </span>She
got her start in libraries as a student worker at Florida State University and
just couldn’t get enough. In her free time Amy enjoys traveling, knitting,
petting her doggies, and playing bass guitar.<span>
</span>This subject is one all librarians really need to know about, and Amy’s
article is the best way to get started learning about Open Educational
Resources.<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><br></div></div>