Jeremy LaranceFollow

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10-4-2025 2:00 PM

End Date

10-4-2025 2:50 PM

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Creating a scholarly dynamic OER literary anthology requires careful attention to legal, technical, and pedagogical factors. This presentation explores three key considerations: understanding the public domain, leveraging Creative Commons licensing, and adapting texts for multiple platforms. Identifying public domain works can be simplified with a basic grasp of copyright rules, ensuring legal clarity. Creative Commons licensing allows for authoritative scholarly introductions, annotations, and commentary while maintaining openness. Adapting OER editions for digital, print-on-demand, and open textbook platforms enhances usability, readability, and long-term adoption. Drawing from experience in developing an open-access literature anthology, this session offers practical strategies for creating legally sound, accessible, and sustainable OER literary editions.

Author Bios

Dr. Jeremy Larance is a Professor of English at West Liberty University, specializing in composition and literature. His research interests include sports literature, comics studies, copyright, and Open Educational Resources (OER). He is involved in textbook affordability initiatives and digital publishing, including BritLit.org, an online British literature anthology. In his free time, he collects antique poker books.

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Apr 10th, 2:00 PM Apr 10th, 2:50 PM

Beyond the Gutenberg Copy & Paste: Three Key Considerations for Designing a Scholarly OER Literary Anthology

Teams.

Creating a scholarly dynamic OER literary anthology requires careful attention to legal, technical, and pedagogical factors. This presentation explores three key considerations: understanding the public domain, leveraging Creative Commons licensing, and adapting texts for multiple platforms. Identifying public domain works can be simplified with a basic grasp of copyright rules, ensuring legal clarity. Creative Commons licensing allows for authoritative scholarly introductions, annotations, and commentary while maintaining openness. Adapting OER editions for digital, print-on-demand, and open textbook platforms enhances usability, readability, and long-term adoption. Drawing from experience in developing an open-access literature anthology, this session offers practical strategies for creating legally sound, accessible, and sustainable OER literary editions.