Guides: Open Educational Resources (OERs): How can I use OERs at UniSC?

Adding OERs to Course Readings

OERs can be included in Course Readings in the same way as other resources - either through Library Search (our library catalogue) or by using the CiteIt! tool.

UniSC Library Search:

Includes several OER collections such as Open Textbook Library, OER Commons and OpenStax
Includes some databases that contain both subscription content and Open Access (OA) content
Identifies OA content by the open padlock symbol or the presence of Creative Commons licence information
When searching for an item in Course Readings search results offer an Open Access filter (although it indicates '0' count, you can click the Open Access link to see results)

CiteIt! Tool:

Enables Course Coordinators to add OERs to their lists from sites such as Open Textbook Library, OER Commons and OpenStax
Metadata from the source page, including the CC licence information, is automatically transferred into Course Readings

For more information on adding resources to your reading list see the Course Readings Library Guide.

Getting help with OERs

If you would like to adopt OERs in your course but you're not sure where to start, contact your Liaison Librarian.

They can help find appropriate OERs which will align to your course learning outcomes.

UniSC courses using OERs

UniSC courses currently using OERs:

Course	Textbook title	Publisher
CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry	Chemistry	OpenStax
CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries	Understanding media and culture : An introduction to mass communication	University of Minnesota Libraries
HLT100 Anatomy and Physiology	Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology	University of Southern Queensland
HLT103 Professional Health Communication	Communication in the real world : An introduction to communication studies	University of Minnesota Libraries
LAW408 Intellectual Property	Australian IP Law Open Textbook	wikiJuris
LFS122 Human Anatomy	Anatomy and physiology	OpenStax
NUR708 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment	Anatomy and physiology	OpenStax
OCC422 Occupational therapy thesis	Statistics for research students	University of Southern Queensland
SCI105 Chemistry	Chemistry	OpenStax
SCI110 Science Research Methods	Scientific research and methodology	BookDown
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia	Indigenous Australian youth futures : living the social determinants of health	ANU Press
TPP115 Maths for Science and Engineering	Calculus Vol. 1; Intermediate Algebra; Precalculus	OpenStax

Are you using an OER in your course? Let us know and we'll add your course to the list!