October 21, 2026
After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Evaluate the quality and suitability of existing OER using relevant criteria, frameworks, and quality assurance approaches. Identify key copyright and licensing considerations when reusing, adapting, remixing, and sharing OER. Apply appropriate open licensing and attribution practices when creating, adapting, and sharing OER. Recognise the value of student–staff–library collaboration in the creation and development of OER. Identify approaches and conditions that can support successful collaborative and co-creative OER practices.
Marta Bustillo, Claudia Hackl- Mayerhofer, Sylvia Moes
After reading this chapter, you will be able to: Identify the key support structures, funding, infrastructure, and expertise your library and wider institution require to develop and sustain Open Education. Analyse your own knowledge and skills gaps in Open Education and identify areas for further professional development. Select appropriate resources and professional development opportunities to strengthen your Open Education knowledge and skills. Assess the quality, accessibility, and inclusivity of OER, applying principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Identify and apply strategies to raise awareness of Open Education and promote its adoption among teaching staff and other relevant stakeholders within your institution.
Marta Bustillo, Sylvia Moes
September 16, 2026
Mendeley is a program that can easily store your information sources. You can also add notes or the full text if you like. You can put your information sources into folders and share these folders with other people. You can tag each source with keywords so you can easily find your sources in Mendeley. In short, you can create your own digital 'library' with your own structure.
Annelies Kuijten, Els Holman-van Gorkum, Jeanine Geleijns
September 11, 2026
London verkennen via een 360 afbeelding met uitleg en vragen. Lesmateriaal wat op een device en via een headset bekeken kan worden.
Maaike Kleiterp
August 25, 2026
Library Essentials is een introductiecursus voor nieuwe medewerkers van de VU Universiteitsbibliotheek. De cursus biedt een laagdrempelige kennismaking met de organisatie, de verschillende afdelingen en de dienstverlening en expertise binnen de UB. De onderdelen van deze publicatie bevatten zowel inhoudelijke materialen van de cursus als begeleidende documenten die een beeld geven van de opzet van een dergelijke cursus. Ze kunnen gebruikt worden ter inspiratie voor het opzetten van een soortgelijke cursus bij andere instellingen. Deze publicatie bevat de volgende materialen: Leermateriaal eindproduct: E-module Library Essentials cursus (in ontwikkeling). Begeleidende documenten: Project Initiatie Document (PID) Library Essentials. Voorsteldocument ten behoeve van management team (MT). Draaiboek Library Essentials cursus VU. Schrijfhandleiding e-module. Script audiotour. Evaluatieformulier (in ontwikkeling).
Kim Dibbets, Babette Claassen, Linde Voorend
July 23, 2026
Kennismaking met UB en wetenschappelijke literatuur
Rian Kriesels, Kim Dibbets, Linda Schoonmade, Emma Besijn, Sebastien Valkenberg, Arjan De Rooy, Ruben Wiering, Michèle Meijer, Anouk Nuijten, Rick Vermunt, Marijn de Groote, Harm le Grand (Kennisnet), Linde Voorend
June 9, 2026
These are the Transparency & Reproducibility, Relevancy, Reliability, Coverage, Accuracy (TR3CA) evaluation criteria to evaluate whether results from an (AI-assisted) literature search are trustworthy and appropriate for your research.
Anna-Lena Hoh, Marieke Schor, Floor Ruiter, Candan Yılmaz
May 13, 2026
This publications presents two modules, one for lecturers and one for students, on inclusive teaching and critical searching. The modules highlight how search engines and databases are far from neutral. They provide handles to critically engage with the information found on these platforms and how to pass this information on to your students. The modules can be used as an extension to information literacy courses or guides. Besides general information, the modules contain VU specific information. This information can be adjusted to other contexts.
Michèle Meijer, Linde Voorend
April 23, 2026
A conversation with Nicole Eddy (Dumbarton Oaks) about the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, one of the most important publishing ventures of recent times when it comes to medieval texts and literature. DOML (as we call it) makes accessible a wide range of medieval texts in different genres and from different periods, translated into English from Greek, Latin, Old English, and the Iberian romance languages. We talk about how the series works, its mission and goals, and the challenges and decisions that Nicole faces in coordinating the whole thing. You can find the series' home page here.
Anthony Kaldellis, Nicole Eddy
March 15, 2026
Students often struggle to find relevant literature for their thesis projects. The main aim of this tutorial is two-fold, namely to teach students (1) how to find relevant literature using various databases and search strategies and (2) how to critically reflect on the role of digital databases and Generative AI tools in their search process. The package includes a lecturer’s manual and two versions of the same tutorial: one with steps in Excel and one without. The tutorial can be delivered as an in-class workshop (2–3 hours) or assigned as a take-home assignment. The databases and tools used in this tutorial include Zotero, Google Scholar, Project MUSE, JSTOR, ChatGPT, and Excel. The tutorial can be used in any higher education classroom and is particularly suitable for courses that prepare students for writing a BA or MA thesis.
Jasmijn van Gorp