Growing an OER Program to Support Student Success

Abstract

Through affordability initiatives like open educational resources (OER), academic libraries play pivotal roles on campuses worldwide to support student success. These initiatives not only help shape a student-centered educational landscape, but they also drive equity and foster academic achievement. This poster explores how the James E. Walker Library in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is cultivating and leading an Open Educational Resources (OER) program on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. The poster highlights current OER goals and projects organized by the library’s OER Task Force and documents how this OER initiative began, how it has grown, and how it positively impacts students. Presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference 2024.