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OER Faculty Guide: Finding & Using OER

What is the Open Movement?

Introduction to the Open Movement

"The open movement seeks to work towards solutions of many of the world's most pressing problems in a spirit of transparency, collaboration, re-use and free access. It encompasses open data, open government, open development, open science and much more. Participatory processes, sharing of knowledge and outputs and open source software are among its key tools. The specific definition of “open” as applied to data, knowledge and content, is set out by the Open Definition." - "Open Data Handbook," Open Knowledge Foundation. Open Content

.    On this page you'll find information about:

       Understanding Open Access 

       Understanding Open Data

       Understanding Open Pedagogy

        Finding Open Access resources @ Skyline and beyond

Finding Open Access Resources @ Skyline College

Digital resources marked as Open Access (OA) are teaching, learning and research materials that are free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Look for this icon:   

The majority of Open Access (OA) digital resources you'll find using OneSearch, the Library's online discovery service, are eBooks and peer reviewed journal articles. 

Open Access (OA) resources may be incorporated into the OER you create; however, they may not be revised, remixed or redistributed. (Visit the Creative Commons & Other Licenses tab for more information).

Instructions for finding Open Access resources at Skyline College:
  1. Visit the Library's homepage at skylinecollege.edu/library
  2. Perform a keyword search using OneSearch.
  3. Viewing your results, on the left side menu, select the "Open Access" filter box.
  4. Select Apply Filters to retrieve only Open Access resources.
  5. Make sure any resource you select to include in your OER displays the Open Access icon.  

For example: 

 

Other Open Access Materials

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