Library Departments

Open Berea champions the creation, adoption, and sharing of Open Educational Resources (OER) to reduce textbook costs and enhance educational equity for Berea College students. Our initiative supports faculty in finding, evaluating, and implementing open resources while promoting the development of locally-created educational materials. We believe that access to high-quality educational resources should not be limited by financial barriers, and we work to make learning more affordable and accessible for all students.

• OER discovery and evaluation assistance
• Faculty workshops on open educational resources
• Textbook affordability consultations
• Copyright and licensing guidance
• Open access publishing support
• Grant funding assistance for OER projects
• Faculty incentive programs
• Student advocacy and awareness campaigns
• Cost analysis and impact assessment
• Collaboration with academic departments on OER adoption