Open Educational Resources Committee

Chair: Shelly McDavid
Past Chair: Jayna Leipart Guttilla
CARLI Staff Liaison: Elizabeth Clarage
CARLI Staff Liaison: Michele Leigh
CARLI Staff Liaison: Nicole Swanson

Body to which the group reports: Governance Board

The Open Educational Resources Committee will work with CARLI staff and members to advance the adoption, adaptation, and creation of open educational resources (OER) in Illinois higher education. The Committee will foster collaboration among member libraries, identify and share materials to support institutions in using OER, and provide professional development opportunities. This commitment includes advocating for OER, addressing challenges faced by the OER community, and strengthening the infrastructure needed to sustain OER development across the state.

The committee may be assigned projects by the Governance Board or may independently develop projects and initiatives within the scope of its charge or in collaboration with other ad hoc groups. The OER Committee acknowledges historical, structural, and systemic injustice, values the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and will ensure that CARLI’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is embedded in their work. The committee will identify educational and training needs within its scope of responsibility and its collaboration with other committees, and will develop workshops, seminars, webinars, or other education opportunities to meet the needs of the membership. The committee will prepare appropriate documentation and reports and will submit an annual report of its activities and accomplishments to the Board of Directors.