Open Educational Resources (OER)
OER are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either in the public domain or licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the following "5R" activities.

• Retain – make, own, and control a copy of the resource
• Reuse – use your original, revised, or remixed copy of the resource publicly
• Revise – edit, adapt, and modify your copy of the resource
• Remix – combine your original or revised copy of the resource with other existing material to create something new
• Redistribute – share copies of your original, revised, or remixed copy of the resource with others

For information on OER licenses as well as how OER benefits students, please see the Why OER page. 

Adapted from "Open Education" by Creative Commons

OER, Low-Cost Materials, and Library Materials can be difficult to navigate. If you'd like assistance from the OER Librarian for a specific course or assignment, please fill out the form below to be contacted via email about your OER need.