(via Julia Maxwell, Rutgers University)
We invite proposals for an edited volume, tentatively titled Affordability, Open Education, and Academic Library Dysfunction: Can Libraries Make Higher Education More Affordable and Equitable?, to be published by Routledge.
The book will provide a global perspective on the role of OER in educational equity. Please see a brief rationale for the volume below.
The volume Affordability, Open Education, and Academic Library Dysfunction: Can Libraries Make Higher Education More Affordable and Equitable? will consider the issues of affordability and open education and their potential to disrupt the economic constraints embedded in higher education, as well as contribute to a transformation in how higher education serves its communities. In this volume, we hope to interrogate whether libraries’ ethos of access and inclusivity has been realized through these programs, and what issues remain in the way. The core question we hope to address in this book is whether libraries have adequately confronted their own unquestioned beliefs about their role on campus, and if they need to embrace a more radical stance towards affordability and access on a global scale.
We encourage submissions from library and academic professionals from all types of higher education/research institutions within the United States, as well as abroad. Proposals should include 150-300 word synopsis and a brief biography of the authors (<150 words). The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, August 20, and we expect to send out notifications by Wednesday, August 28.
Potential topics include:
- Historical examination of OER/affordability/open pedagogy within academia and/or libraries
- Decolonization of libraries and of academia in relation to OER/affordability/open pedagogy
- Case studies of authentic DEIA integration within OER programs
- Assessment of OER in relation to DEIA
- Sustainable OER labor practices
- OER program efficacy, communication, and assessment
Please e-mail the co-editors directly with your proposals: Julia Maxwell (Julia.maxwell@rutgers.edu) and Lily Todorinova (Lily.todorinova@rutgers.edu). We look forward to hearing from you!