Michael Meth, dean of the SJSU’s King Library: There's open access, open educational resources, and open data, which are all part of a bigger “open” movement. The open movement is very near and dear to my heart, and it addresses a lot of important issues related to accessibility and affordability. Right now, the way that scholarship is shared shuts out a large part of the world from participating because access to the most recent scholarship and research is limited to those privileged enough to have the resources to acquire access, which is expensive. Open access tries to address this challenge by disseminating recent research without restrictive copyright attached, but instead uses the creative commons licensing system. Open education resources (OER), as part of the open movement, allows us to provide access to education resources for our students and relieves them of the pressure of having to buy expensive textbooks and supplementary resources.
https://blogs.sjsu.edu/newsroom/2022/what-to-know-about-sjsus-king-library/
