Tracking the Use of Open Educational Resources Sounds Simple. It Isn’t. | Katina Magazine

"Open educational resources (OERs)—that is, free-to-use monographs, textbooks, and other educational materials—are having something of a moment in Australia and New Zealand. Through a very high membership (42 participating institutions in 2024), the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL)’s OER Collective has been a significant driver of interest and participation in institutional publishing of OERs through libraries.

But what do we know about their use? The four of us looked into this question and fell down a very deep hole. It turns out the data is scattered, challenging to collect, and incomplete. Here is what we learned as we dug our way out."