- My Library Account
- Collections
Collections
The Library provides access to books, electronic resources, archives, special collections, and more to support your learning and research.
- Research
Research
The Library is committed to supporting your research needs with expert guidance and resources.
- Studying
Studying
The Library has all the resources and supports you need to be successful in your studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Whether you're just starting your studies or working on your final project, we're here to help.
- Teaching
Teaching
We are here to help lecturers and academic staff deliver quality teaching and support their students' success.
- About
- Workshops & Events
Open Educational Resources
About
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are digital resources used for teaching and learning that have been released under an open licence permitting their use and re-purposing by others.
OERs reduce costs and barriers for students while making learning easier and better. Studies have found a direct link between OERs and higher test scores, lower failure rates, and lower drop-out rates.
OER form part of ‘Open Solutions’, alongside Free and Open-Source software (FOSS), Open Access (OA), Open Data (OD) and crowdsourcing platforms.
Open Education in University of Galway
The Library promotes and supports the use of OERs. This is an emerging and developing area but some of the activities we engage in are:
Open Education supporters are also active in the Open Scholarship Community Galway
Library
The Library proactively supports and enhances the learning, teaching, and research activities of the University. The Library acts as a catalyst for your success as University of Galway’s hub for scholarly information discovery, sharing, and publication.
Contact
Library,
University of Galway,
University Road,
Galway, Ireland
T. +353 91 493399
Connect
© 2025 University of Galway. All Rights Reserved.
University of Galway is a registered charity. RCN 20002107