This presentation was prepared for the Council of Australian University Librarians OER …
This presentation was prepared for the Council of Australian University Librarians OER Collective Community. The Community comprises mostly library staff who are supporting the production of open texts at thier institutions, many of whom are new to OER and open textbooks. The aim was to provide a foundation for advocacy for the adoption, adaptation, and authoring of open textbooks locally. Therefore, it establishes a shared definition and purpose of advocacy, especially as it relates to openness, and then provides six practical strategies for advocates that could be adapted and implemented for local contexts.
These slides were used for a CAUL OER Collective Library Staff Community …
These slides were used for a CAUL OER Collective Library Staff Community of Practice discussion on faciliating peer review in the publication of open textbooks.
Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra is a book written by Dr. …
Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra is a book written by Dr. Edwin Connell, a professor emeritus in the math department at the University of Miami. Published in December 2001, it can be obtained free of charge from this Web site. Dr. Connell even encourages printing and distributing the book as an inexpensive resource for college students. The text is divided into sections that can be downloaded separately or as a whole. There are many theorems, proofs, and exercises throughout the book that illustrate the underlying concepts. The book is offered in four formats; so, most computers should be able to view it with no problems.
This is a review of open access textbooks that could be used for …
This is a review of open access textbooks that could be used for the organismal, environmental, and evolutionary biology half of introductory biology for biology majors.
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