GLOSSARY

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OAIS

Open Archival Information System, ISO standard best practice reference model for long term archiving and preservation.

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OBC

Offline Backup Circulation

OCLC

Online Computer Library Center software provider (formerly Ohio College Library Center). Facilitates cataloging bibliographic records and interlibrary loan information on a national level.

OER

Open Educational Resources

OERSC

Open Educational Resources and Textbook Affordability Standing Committee. A FALSC Committee charged:

  • To assist and advise the FLVC MCLS regarding creation, development, adoption, and use of affordable textbooks and OER in Florida’s public colleges and universities.
  • To collaborate with the Digital Initiatives Standing Committee (DISC) and Collection Management and E-resources Standing Committee (CMESC) to use existing digital platforms, initiatives, and e-resources collections in support of textbook affordability and OER.
  • To identify and share current trends and best practices in textbook affordability and OER, with an emphasis on the role of the academic library.
  • To provide recommendations to the MCLS for resources and activities to support textbook affordability and OER initiatives in all FLVC libraries.