Open Educational Resources

Open educational resources play a vital role in making higher education more accessible, equitable and affordable for students. These freely available teaching and learning materials, which can be used, adapted and shared without cost, help reduce financial barriers to education while enabling educators to customise content for their teaching needs. CAUL supports university libraries in developing and promoting open educational resources as part of their commitment to improving educational outcomes and reducing the cost of study materials for students across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Through advocacy, collaborative infrastructure, publishing support and professional development, CAUL enables university libraries to work together effectively to advance open educational resources at scale.

Services

CAUL offers a suite of services designed to support and advance the capabilities of university libraries across Australia and New Zealand.

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Service
Open Educational Resources Collective

The Open Educational Resources Collective (OER Collective) is a capacity- and capability-building service designed to enable university libraries in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to start or scale up open textbook publishing. The service model is built around community and collaboration, with the intention of harnessing the collective experience across CAUL Member institutions to accelerate…

Programs

CAUL's strategic programs are designed to advance the priorities of university libraries across Australia and New Zealand. These programs drive progress and innovation in key areas.

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Program
Open Educational Resources Program

The program's primary focus is the Open Educational Resources Collective, a service designed to enable open educational resource publishing in university libraries. This program builds on the work undertaken under the Enabling a Modern Curriculum Program from 2020 to 2022.

Projects

Projects by the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) are time-bound, collaborative initiatives that translate strategic goals into tangible outcomes for member institutions. These projects are the practical implementation of CAUL's broader programs, designed to explore new ideas, develop shared solutions, and deliver specific resources or frameworks.

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