[OERCommittee] ISL Funding for OER Follow-up

[Kosrow, Lauren]

Anne,

Thank you so much for your leadership on ISLAC and continued advocacy for state funding for OER initiatives. I appreciate you sharing your presentation at the November 1, 2023 ISLAC meeting with us today, in which you proposed how the Illinois State Library could structure the $3M of grant funding to academic libraries for OER initiatives.

In both my current role as co-chair of the CARLI OER committee and as a member, I urge you to advocate for a funding proposal that incorporates the demonstrated need for financial support to build capacity for OER work at the institution level rather than relying solely on a project-based funding model like the SCOERs grant. I believe the funding provided through the Illinois State Library for OER, with the right model, has the potential to build local structures and scale open initiatives rooted in our member libraries across the state in a truly transformative and impactful way.

As CARLI engages in next steps with the Illinois State Library, I encourage you to leverage the expertise of this committee in the process of developing the funding proposal. We can provide critical insight into the diverse needs of member libraries engaged in OER work and the variety of ways the funding can be used to start and scale our current efforts while meeting the data collection needs of the grant.

This is a really exciting and important moment for OER work in the state of Illinois. Thank you again for your work in your role representing our membership and your advocacy on our behalf.

Lauren


Lauren Kosrow, Ed.D.
Digital Content and Open Access Librarian
College of DuPage Library
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
SRC3138 | 630.942.2092 | opencod.org
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