College of DuPage Library

Accessible Study Room

Student Study Room
Upper Level
Capacity: 
4

SRC 3102 is an individual or small group study room available to students with disabilities as designated by COD's Center for Access & Accommodations. It is intended as a place for COD students possessing blue cards to work and study individually or as a small group. It is not intended for socializing.

This room is available for 2-hours at a time on a pre-booked or first-come, first-served basis only. Students can pre-book via phone at (630)-942-2106 or via email at: circulation@cod.edu. In-person checkout and booking takes place at the upper level Circulation Desk. This room cannot be checked out using our online booking system.

In addition to the general guidelines below, first time users of the Accessible Study Room must present their blue card to circulation staff. Subsequently, students will not have to present blue cards.

Highlights: 

The Accessible Study Room has a height adjustable table and a workstation that includes:

  • desktop PC
  • monitor (all Library workstations allow screen enlargement)
  • large-print, black-on-yellow ZoomText keyboard
  • trackball mouse
  • ZoomText 11 Magnifier/Reader
  • webcam and Skype
  • headsets with microphones are available, upon request, at the upper level circulation desk
  • printing via COD's Web-based SmartPrint system
Accessible study room interior
Tags: 
3102

Creating OER

Resources for Creating and Sharing OER

Self-Publishing Guide https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp
Blog post about the guide: https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co
The BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide is a reference for individuals or groups wanting to write and self-publish an open textbook. This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook. (The guide updates/replaces the BC Open Textbook Authoring Guide.)

Authoring Open Textbooks
https://press.rebus.community/authoropen
This guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.

Modifying an Open Textbook
https://press.rebus.community/otnmodify
This is a five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included.

A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students
https://press.rebus.community/makingopentextbookswithstudents
A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources. This is a first edition, compiled by Rebus Community, and we welcome feedback and ideas to expand the text.

OER: Student Success

College Success Skills

Descriptions of these materials are copied verbatim from the book's webpage. Have a better description? Want to write a review? Contact Denise Cote.

College Success
College Success has a student-friendly format arranged to help you develop the essential skills and provide the information you need to succeed in college. This is not a textbook full of theory and extensive detail that merely discusses student success; rather, this is a how-to manual for succeeding in college. The book provides realistic, practical guidance ranging from study skills to personal health, from test taking to managing time and money. Furthermore, College Success is accessible information is presented concisely and as simply as possible..
Blueprint for Success Series by Counselor and Professor Dave Dillon, Grossmont College
The Blueprint for Success series comprises three books for the College Success and FYE (First-Year Experience) genre. The central text, Blueprint for Success in College and Career, is designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation. In addition, targeted sections on Study Skills and Time Management, and Career and Decision Making are available separately as Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies, and Blueprint for Success in Career Decision Making.
A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning To College For Non-traditional Students. Alise Lamoreaux, Lane Community College
A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students is designed to introduce students to the contextual issues of college. Non-traditional students have an ever-growing presence on college campuses, especially community colleges. This open educational resource is designed to engage students in seeing themselves as college students and understanding the complexity of what that means to their lives.
How to Learn Like a Pro! Phyllis Nissila, Lane Community College.

How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a combined total of twenty-three lessons and accompanying exercises (with a dash of humor here and there) were developed with the diverse student body of the community college in mind as well as learners in other educational venues.

OER: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Psychology
The Noba Project
In use at COD!
Noba is a modular resource written by experts in the field of Psychology. Instructors can select modules and stand-alone chapters to build their own custom text.
Sociology
Sociology 2e Open Stax
In use at COD!
Introduction to Sociology was written by teams of sociology professors and writers and peer-reviewed by college instructors nationwide. The textbook was developed for OpenStax College as part of its Open Educational Resources initiative. This free online text meets standard scope and sequence requirements and incorporates current events. The text is designed for the Introduction to Sociology course at any two- to four-year school
Reviews at OTL

OER: Biology & Health Sciences

Anatomy & Physiology
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology
Publisher Description:
Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
Anatomy Zone
Anatomy tutorials, flashcards, and a 3-D atlas.
Anatomy & Physiology Lab Homework and Reference Materials
These materials are designed to supplement a year-long three-course sequence that uses OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology.
Biology

Copyright Guide

The College of DuPage Library Copyright Guide provides comprehensive information about copyright in the college context.
The Guide includes:

What is Copyright?

  • Basics
  • Rights of Owners
  • Works Not Protected
  • Time Limits
  • Foreign Works
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Fair Use

  • Fair Use Basics
  • Library Rights
  • First Sale Doctrine
  • Classroom Showings
  • Computer Programs
  • Architectural Works

Getting Permissions

  • Identifying the Copyright Owner
  • Fees
  • Licensing Agencies
  • Permission Letters
  • Sample Permission Letter

Guidelines for the Use of Copyrighted Material

  • Getting Started
  • Public Domain
  • Specific Users
  • Fair Use
  • Getting Permission
The information on this site is intended to inform the faculty, staff and students at the College of DuPage about copyright and to provide guidelines for using and creating copyrighted material. The information should not be considered legal advice.

For more information contact the Library's Copyright Liaison

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