Open Access Associations
Open Access Scholarly Publishers AssociationThe mission of OASPA "is to represent the interests of Open Access (OA) journal and book publishers globally in all scientific, technical and scholarly disciplines."
Open Education ConsortiumThis is a "global network of educational institutions, individuals and organizations that support an approach to education based on openness, including collaboration, innovation and collective development and use of open educational materials."
Open Educational Resources (Textbooks)
Libretexts: Free the Textbookthis is "an easy-to-use online platform for the construction, customization, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER)..."
OASISTextbooks, courses, videos, and more are listed here in an easily searchable page.
CUNY Geneseo
Discovering the Art of MathematicsThese Texts have a traditional copyright but are free to use for educational purposes with registration.
OER CommonsCreated by ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
Here find a consolidation of OER materials of all types as well as growing resources to support Open Education Practice.
Contacts
Head, Education Resources Center, Ely Library
Library Liaison for Education, Nursing, Mathematics, & Movement Science
(413) 572-5235
cebbs@westfield.ma.edu
Professor, Chemical & Physical Sciences Department
(413) 572-5312
ktheis@westfield.ma.edu
Ely Library OER Initiative
Library OER Grant 2023Find here a call for participants as well as a link to the application form. You must log with your WSU ID an password to access this form.
