Hello! Karen Lauritsen

Open Education Network

What is the OTL?

• Resource: Online resource for the common good
• Include any open textbook that meets criteria

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• Strategy: Connect faculty to open options
• Faculty at member institutions review textbooks as part of an adoption workshop

open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

Where do the books come from?

• Funded initiatives
• Independent authors
• Discipline collectives
• Other places

Coming Soon

• Inspired by community
• Publishing Pipeline working group
• Highlights member publishing programs
• Available to members in the Hub
• Potential to connect collaborators...

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open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

�Four criteria for inclusion:�

• Openly licensed to allow for editing
• Complete textbook in a portable file
• Institutional or scholarly society affiliation, or used in more than one location
• Original (unless it’s a major overhaul for a new audience)

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How are criteria developed?

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• With faculty user top of mind
• Consultation with steering committee
• Strategic considerations for future
• … And it evolves

What’s in the OTL?

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• 1,200+ textbooks with more added weekly
• Organized by World Library’s Outline of Academic Disciplines
• Books often cross-listed
• Menu shows # books per subject

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How do I know what’s in the OTL?

• Search and filter
• Live, cumulative MARC and .csv records
• JSON API
• RSS
• WorldCat
• Alma Community Zone

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open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/discovery

Open Textbook Review Criteria

• Clarity
• Comprehensiveness
• Consistency
• Content Accuracy
• Cultural Relevance
• Grammatical Errors
• Interface
• Modularity
• Organization Structure Flow
• Relevance Longevity

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�74% faculty reviewed�

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Thank you, Colorado State University Library!

Questions?

1. open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/faq
2. email: open@umn.edu

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