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Beyond Books The UNCG University Libraries in the 21 st Century Kathryn Crowe Interim Dean So what does beyond books mean? University Libraries Initiatives UNCG CG Strat ategic egic Plan Open Educational Resources Vibrant


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Beyond Books

The UNCG University Libraries in the 21st Century Kathryn Crowe Interim Dean

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So what does “beyond books” mean?

University Libraries’ Initiatives

  • Open Educational Resources
  • Learning Spaces
  • Information and Digital

Literacy

  • Unique Resources

UNCG CG Strat ategic egic Plan

  • Vibrant Communities
  • Student transformation
  • Knowledge transformation
  • Regional transformation
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Open Educational Resources – what and why

  • Low cost or free high impact

alternatives to high-cost textbooks

  • Cost of textbooks has

increased 73% since 2006 (U.S. PIRG Report, 2016)

  • Students often don’t buy

their textbook

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Impact of OERs at UNCG

  • Faculty mini-grants as

incentives

  • Purchasing e-books for

courses

  • Open Textbook Network
  • ROI of $204,470 in fall 2015.

Providing stipends again fall 2017

  • Saved over 12,000 students
  • ver $400,00 in 2016-17
  • Paid $380 to host software

for 250 MAT 112 students. Savings of $25,000

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Taking OERs state-wide

  • Grant from UNC General

Administration to 17 UNC system libraries

  • Two state-wide workshops in

May to train librarians and faculty

  • Consortial membership to

Open Textbook Network

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Learning spaces for success

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Information literacy

  • Instructional sessions
  • Online guides and tutorials
  • Embedded in courses
  • Cross-campus collaborations
  • Important to student success
  • Community engagement
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Digital literacy for the 21st Century

  • Digital Media Commons
  • Maker spaces
  • Video production
  • Posters
  • Power Point
  • Gaming Lab
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Special Collections and University Archives

  • Cello Collections
  • Betty H. Carter Women

Veterans Historical Project

  • UNCG History
  • Hansen Performing Arts
  • Rare Books & Manuscripts
  • Book arts
  • Women’s literature
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Digital Collections

  • Digital Library of American

Slavery

  • Textiles, Teachers and

Troops

  • Civil Rights Greensboro
  • North Carolina Literary

Map

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What’s ahead for the University Libraries?

  • New leadership
  • Collections needs
  • Improved learning spaces
  • Faculty and staff expertise
  • Support for research
  • Digital scholarship