Figuring it out together: Building foundational knowledge for OER publishing

In this webinar, we explore expectations, goals, and possibilities around designing open textbook publishing programs. We discuss how programs and services can evolve, and how two institutions are dealing with tensions around finding time, defining roles, and securing funding. We discuss the Open Textbook Network Publishing Cooperative and how it’s being leveraged in a variety of institutional contexts, as well as the new Open Textbook Publishing Curriculum, which are living modules designed to support your work. We also highlight the power of community in providing support and combating isolation.

Presenters: Karen Lauritsen, managing director, Open Textbook Network; Karen Bjork, head of digital initiatives at Portland State University; Carla Myers, assistant librarian and coordinator of scholarly communications for the Miami University Libraries