James P. Adams Library: Open Textbooks: Open Textbooks &amp; OER at RIC

RIC Open Textbook Support

Who	Department	Ask us About
Erin Brown Director, Disability Services Center	Disability Services Center	Accessibility in OER and open textbooks.
Dragan Gill, Reference Librarian, Associate Professor	Adams Library, RI Open Textbook Initiative Steering Committee Co-Chair	OER and open textbook selection, Faculty stipends.
Jack Mello, Lead Information Technologist	User Support Services	Using OER and open textbooks in Blackboard.
Eric Roberts, Associate Professor	Biology Department	Faculty perspective on OER and open textbooks in the classroom.

Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative
On September 27th 2016, Governor Gina Raimondo announced a statewide Open Textbook Initiative during a press conference at Rhode Island College (RIC).

The initiative challenged Rhode Island’s higher education institutions to reduce college costs by saving students $5 million over five years using open licensed textbooks. Seven higher education institutions have pledged to support the Governor’s challenge by working with faculty to identify open licensed textbooks that would fit their classes.