November 06, 2023

For over 35 years, the Washington Research Library Consortium has taken decisive action to empower students and faculty in our member institutions. Through our collaborative partnership, WRLC consistently achieves substantive outcomes by:

• Hosting a preservation-quality space for print materials.

• Actively promoting college affordability through open access books, journals, and textbooks.

• Ensuring a secure environment for digital content.

• Strengthening partner library staff through centralized training, support, and professional development initiatives.

• Skillfully negotiating group discounts for shared purchases

Collaborative investments from our partners within WRLC empower us to collectively achieve ambitious objectives on a scale that would be cost-prohibitive when pursued independently. Our shared vision underscores the principle that each financial contribution to WRLC not only yields substantial returns but also fortifies our community of trust. This interdependent relationship serves as a cornerstone for the advancement of pedagogy, scholarship, and research, profoundly benefiting our academic ecosystem.

APAC's Idea of the Month

Platino EDUCA is an innovative platform that uses audiovisual and cinema as educational tools, both for schools and universities. It has the support of more than 7,000 Spanish and Latin American producers and has more than 240 works and a potential catalog of more than 400,000.

The selection of audiovisual works and the development of the pedagogical material offered by Platino EDUCA are developed in collaboration with renowned institutions in the field of cinema and education.

The November Idea of the Month is to add Platino Educa to 360/Alma/SFX knowledge bases and Central Discovery Index

https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/574345-content/suggestions/47314295-add-platino-educa-to-360-alma-sfx-knowledge-bases

OA vs OER, and CC Licensing

Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 : 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Webinar Via Zoom

Misty Trunnell, George Washington University

Join the Washington Research Library Consortium Textbook Affordability Working Group for a brief introduction to open textbooks. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn a $200 stipend by posting a review of an open textbook!

This workshop includes:

• A brief overview of Open Educational Resources (OER)

• The benefits of adopting OER in your course

• A look at the Open Textbook Library

• Methods to evaluate OER to see if it is the right fit for your course

• Library Systems Coordinator - American University

• Cataloging Librarian - Jacob Burns Law Library

• Resource Sharing Technician - The Catholic University of America

• Metadata and Cataloging Management Librarian - American University

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