OER Flowchart

Looking for free or low-cost course materials for your students but not sure where to start? This flowchart will help you to find open and affordable educational resources (OAER) at that you can adopt or adapt for your own course use. We suggest beginning your search by checking to see what options are available from Penn State University Libraries. When in doubt, reach out for help!

 

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Title: DO YOU WANT TO USE AN O.A.E.R. TEXTBOOK IN YOUR CLASS?

Top of chart begins Q: “DO YOU WANT TO USE AN OAER TEXTBOOK IN YOUR CLASS?”

• If “No” to want to use OAER, then “Check with Bryan McGeary bjm6168@psu.edu or your campus OAER Liaison to learn more about OAER.
• If “Yes” to want to use OAER, then Q: “Did you search for the title at the library website?”
  • If “No” to did you search, then “Check the library”, then Q: “Did you find a library E-book?”
    • If “No” to did you find, then Q: “Do you only want to use a small part of a print book?”
      • If “No” to use small part, then “Check EBSCO Faculty Select to find open textbooks that you can immediately adopt or DRM-free eBooks that you can request from the library”, then Q: “Did you find what you needed in EBSCO?”
        • If “No” to did you find, then “You can find other OER Repositories at the PSU OER website”, then Q: “Is your open textbook perfect for your class?”
          • If “No” to is it perfect, then “You can adapt it!”, then “Still haven’t found what you are looking for? You can always create your own! Check with Bryan McGeary bjm6168@psu.edu or your campus OAER Liaison”
          • If “Yes” to is it perfect, then “Congratulations! You found an OAER!”
        • If “Yes” to did you find, then “Congratulations! You found an OAER!”
      • If “Yes” to use small part, then “You might be able to scan a small portion of a print book
 and create an e-reserve”, then “Congratulations! You found an OAER!”
  • If “Yes” to did you search, then Q: “Did you find a library E-book?”
    • If “No” to did you find, then Q: “Do you only want to use a small part of a print book?”
      • If “No” to use small part, then “Check EBSCO Faculty Select to find open textbooks that you can immediately adopt or DRM-free eBooks that you can request from the library”, then Q: “Did you find what you needed in EBSCO?”
        • If “Yes” to did you find, then “Congratulations! You found an OAER!”
        • If “No” to did you find, then “You can find other OER Repositories at the PSU OER website”, then Q: “Is your open textbook perfect for your class?”
          • If “No” to is it perfect, then “You can adapt it!”, then “Still haven’t found what you are looking for? You can always create your own! Check with Bryan McGeary bjm6168@psu.edu or your campus OAER Liaison”
      • If “Yes” to use small part, then “You might be able to scan a small portion of a print book
and create an e-reserve.
 https://libraries.psu.edu/serv
ices/course-reserves/ using electronic-reserves”, then “Congratulations! You found an OAER!”
    • If “Yes” to did you find, then “Great! The library has a number of e- books already available for multi-use”, then “Congratulations! You found an OAER!”

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