OER Librarianship: Examining OER Librarian Work, Motivations, and Origin Stories
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| Title: | OER Librarianship: Examining OER Librarian Work, Motivations, and Origin Stories |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sarah LeMire (ORCID |
| Source: | portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2025 25(1):67-86. |
| Availability: | Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Intended Audience: | Administrators |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Librarians, Open Educational Resources, Motivation, Academic Libraries, Job Development, Emerging Occupations, Library Science, Librarian Attitudes, Library Role, Responsibility, Career Development, Higher Education |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2025.a950009 |
| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1463098 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2025.a950009 |
