Reference and Instruction Librarian
Lori Lysiak
she/her
Contact:
Consultations by appointment:
814-949-5252
lal29@psu.edu
220 Robert E. Eiche Library
Penn State Altoona
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601
Altoona Campus Liaison for:Accounting, Business, Economics, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Information Science & Technology, Marketing, Open and Affordable Educational Resources, Rail Transportation Engineering
Thank a Library Worker:
Website
814-949-5252
lal29@psu.edu
220 Robert E. Eiche Library
Penn State Altoona
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601
Altoona Campus Liaison for:Accounting, Business, Economics, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Information Science & Technology, Marketing, Open and Affordable Educational Resources, Rail Transportation Engineering
Thank a Library Worker:
Subjects: Campus: Altoona, Rail Transportation Engineering
Purpose
The purpose of this guide is to reduce the cost of course materials for students.
Contact your OER Liaison, Lori Lysiak, 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!
- Adopting OER Materials with Barnes & NobleUsing OERs? Let your students know by course marking in the Barnes & Noble Adoption and Insights Portal.
- 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!
- Open Pedagogy Project RoadmapModule-based resource to help you plan, find support for, share, and sustain your open pedagogy project.
- Accessibility and Usability at Penn StateInformation on accessibility and usability for digital content.
PSU Open Access Publishing
Raise discoverability of your scholarship!
- Open AccessOverview of green open access, gold open access, funder open access policies, and open access at PSU.