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Thursday, May 13 • 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Developing a Bilingual OER: Pursuing Student Translations for an Open Physics Textbook

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Addressing issues of equity and inclusion in library collections has become a vital necessity for academic librarians. Increasing the availability of translations is one of the possible strategies designed to make library materials more accessible to students from underrepresented groups. A few years ago, River Campus Libraries collaborated with a faculty member to publish an OER Physics textbook, later ingested in the LibreTexts platform. In this lightning talk, a STEM and a Humanities librarian will share information about their new project aimed to translate the Physics OER textbook to Spanish by collaborating with Spanish faculty and students through an open pedagogy model. The project will use LibreTexts’ Spanish platform to host the translated content. The expectation is to establish an ongoing collaboration with an advanced Spanish course(s) to translate a few sections at a time as part of their curricular work. This project, because of its specific technical language requirements, could function as a low-stakes trial for students considering a career as scientific translators. As many Spanish students in UR are science majors, this activity could establish a connection between their scientific knowledge and their humanities interests. Given that the translated text will be openly available and CC licensed, the project will give students an opportunity to learn about their rights as creators, reflect on their social responsibility as educated citizens and include the experience on their resumes.
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Kristen Totleben

Humanities Librarian, Modern Languages & Cultures, University of Rochester

Thursday May 13, 2021 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
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  Lightning Talk

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