Rachel performed a bibliometric analysis of scholarly publications about Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Higher Education. Specifically, she wanted to investigate how this research overlaps with academic libraries and trace the research patterns about Open Textbooks. The democratic mission of the library naturally overlaps with the objectives of OERs and Open Pedagogy, and the rising price of textbooks is one of the greater financial burdens college students face. The goal of this research is to analyze the current state of research to share knowledge with LIS professionals for their research into open textbooks and implementing Open Educational Resource initiatives.

Presenter: Rachel Chandler, Science and Data Visualization Librarian
Rachel Chandler is the Science and Data Visualization Librarian at GSU. She has a background in medical and scientific illustration and loves all things related to science, information, and art.