Advocating for OER: STEM liaison self-reflections on curricular support requests

Over the last two years, two STEM Liaison Librarians realized curriculum support requests were trending towards incorporating open educational resources. This poster will highlight some of the trends and challenges of the requests received, the librarian’s recommendations, and course builder adoption (or non-adoption) of recommended OER. One challenge encountered is supporting flexible online courses designed to be more equitable and accessible for those who are historically marginalized or excluded from higher education. Based on this work, the STEM liaison librarians hope to create a unified strategy for OER education and promotion amongst liaisons library wide. Objective 1: Critically examine curriculum support requests in order to identify opportunities for inclusion of open educational resources (OER). Objective 2: Identify and evaluate different types of OER in order to support online curricular needs. Objective 3: Explore trends and identify challenges in order to guide library response to curriculum support.