TY - JOUR
T1 - Library Consortia Contributing to College Affordability: Collection and OER Initiatives in the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
AU - Sweet, Christopher A.
AU - Clarage, Elizabeth C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2020/7/17
Y1 - 2020/7/17
N2 - Purpose The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) consists of 128 libraries. This paper aims to present an analysis of collection and open educational resources (OER) initiatives undertaken by CARLI over the past decade that contribute to improving college affordability. Design/methodology/approach After reviewing important literature pertaining to library consortia and college affordability, this paper presents a detailed case study of CARLI’s collection and OER initiatives. Findings Owing to their economies of scale, library consortia have the potential to make substantial contributions to improving college affordability. Originality/value Compared to the efforts of individual libraries to improve college affordability, library consortium efforts have received far less attention in the professional literature. The work of the CARLI consortium documented here can provide a template for other library consortia that are working to improve college affordability.
AB - Purpose The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) consists of 128 libraries. This paper aims to present an analysis of collection and open educational resources (OER) initiatives undertaken by CARLI over the past decade that contribute to improving college affordability. Design/methodology/approach After reviewing important literature pertaining to library consortia and college affordability, this paper presents a detailed case study of CARLI’s collection and OER initiatives. Findings Owing to their economies of scale, library consortia have the potential to make substantial contributions to improving college affordability. Originality/value Compared to the efforts of individual libraries to improve college affordability, library consortium efforts have received far less attention in the professional literature. The work of the CARLI consortium documented here can provide a template for other library consortia that are working to improve college affordability.
KW - OER
KW - affordability
KW - collection development
KW - library consortia
KW - open educational resources
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U2 - 10.1108/RSR-03-2020-0014
DO - 10.1108/RSR-03-2020-0014
M3 - Article
VL - 48
SP - 433
EP - 445
JO - Reference Services Review
JF - Reference Services Review
IS - 3
ER -