Library Director-Penn State Altoona & DuBois
Bonnie Imler
Contact:
222 Eiche Library
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Altoona
(814)949-5499
Subjects: Campus: Altoona, Library and Information Studies
Purpose
The purpose of this guide is to reduce the cost of course materials for students.
Contact your OER Liaison, Bonnie Imler, with questions, including:
- How can my students get low-cost texts through Top Hat?
- Where can I find free ancillaries and low-cost courseware?
- Are there e-books that might be good alternatives for print materials?
- How many pages of a book may I post on electronic reserve?
- Where can I get support for writing an Open Access textbook?
- What do I need to know about Open Access publishing?
Use the following OER Flowchart to start your journey!
PSU Course Marking and Top Hat
Help students find your open and affordable resources!
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Adopting OER Materials with Barnes & NobleUsing OERs? Let your students know by course marking in the Barnes & Noble Adoption and Insights Portal.
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Top HatTop Hat offers discounted textbooks that must be ordered through the Barnes & Noble Adoption and Insights Portal.
PSU Open Pedagogy
Engage students as creators of information rather than consumers!
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Open Pedagogy Project RoadmapModule-based resource to help you plan, find support for, share, and sustain your open pedagogy project.
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Accessibility and Usability at Penn StateInformation on accessibility and usability for digital content.
PSU Open Access Publishing
Raise discoverability of your scholarship!
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Open AccessOverview of green open access, gold open access, funder open access policies, and open access at PSU.