Abstract Academic institutions around the United States are facing pressure to reduce tuition and fees in order to keep higher education accessible. Open Education Resource (OER) is one attempt by academic institutions to provide high quality education resources at a lower cost to students, by replacing traditional textbooks with freely available or low cost materials. Libraries as information experts play an active role in the implementation of OER. This article looks at the current state of OER and what potential impacts OER will have on libraries.

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审查图书馆对开放教育资源的支持现状

摘要 美国各地的学术机构都面临着降低学杂费以保持高等教育的压力。开放教育资源 (OER) 是学术机构通过用免费或低成本材料取代传统教科书，以较低成本向学生提供高质量教育资源的一种尝试。图书馆作为信息专家在 OER 的实施中发挥着积极作用。本文着眼于 OER 的当前状态以及 OER 将对图书馆产生哪些潜在影响。