Michael Schwartz Library
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The Michael Schwartz Library has partnered with the Center for eLearning, Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (CITDL), and the Center for Faculty Excellence in the past to offer small grants to faculty who adopted or authored Open Textbooks for use in their classes. Information about the grant application and due date can be found on the library website.
This research guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. The authors are Ben Richards and Mandi Goodsett. Third party content including, but not limited to, images and linked items are subject to their own license terms.
Have questions?
Feel free to ask your Personal Librarian, or you can reach out to Mandi Goodsett, CSU's librarian with a specialization in OERs.
You may also wish to consult the Affordable Learning @ CSU website for more details.
The library and other partners on Cleveland State University's campus hold events to promote, discuss, and share new information about Open Access, Open Textbooks, and other related topics. Check the EngagedScholarship page to learn about upcoming events, or read about previous events.
The Michael Schwartz Library has been offering small grants to faculty to adopt or adapt an open textbook to replace a commercial textbook for their class. Some faculty winners have gone above and beyond, creating comprehensive, creative open works that save students money and increase engagement in the classroom.
See CSU's Textbook Heroes to date.