Author ORCID Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5510-9690
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Iowa Law Review & Iowa Law Library
Abstract
The changes to ABA Accreditation Standards for Law Libraries recognize the trend of increasingly digital legal information used by law schools. Interpretation 604-1 reads: “The appropriate mixture of collection formats depends on the needs of the law library and the law school; it need not entail a mixture that includes physical books.” This interpretation will significantly impact how physical spaces are used, but it also provides several opportunities to rethink digital resources, and the audiences served by the law library.
Part of the collection that varies greatly among law libraries is the casebook/course materials collection. Such materials are often cost-prohibitive and have either negatively impacted the library’s ability to collect other items or budget constraints do not permit the collection of casebooks. This paper will focus on the integration of Open Educational Resources (“OER”) into the library collection.
First Page
32
Last Page
44
Publication Date
2025
Recommended Citation
Matthew L. Timko, Enhancing Library Collections through Open Education, 110 Iowa L. Rev. & Iowa L. Libr. 32 (2025).
Department
College of Law
Suggested Citation
Matthew L. Timko, Enhancing Library Collections through Open Education, 110 Iowa L. Rev. & Iowa L. Libr. 32 (2025).
