DISCOVERY, METADATA, AND ACCESSIBILITY work together to promote access to open educational resources (OER) and no- and low-cost library content. Effective consultation involves guiding faculty through the process of identifying their course's topics, outcomes, and desired resource types, and should be a two-way information exchange covering topics like customization of course content, pedagogical approaches, and copyright and open licenses. Search sources are differently sized, indexed, and built out with features, and locating resources is greatly aided by knowing the unique affordances of different sources and matching those qualities to the topics, outcomes, and resource types identified via consultation. Quality control and review processes for OER employ established rubrics and peer review systems so that materials meet standards for accuracy, inclusivity, and accessibility. Metadata plays a more important role than recognized in organizing and managing OER by leveraging schemas like Dublin Core and LRMI to make it more likely that resources are discoverable across platforms. Accessibility should be integrated from the start, ensuring that OER is designed to meet legal and ethical requirements so that all students, regardless of ability, can access and benefit from open resources.
