In our latest Sparks podcast, RAILS Executive Director Deirdre Brennan talks with CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) staff members Anne Craig (Senior Director) and Michele Leigh (Senior Coordinator, Open Illinois) about CARLI’s $1.08 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program. The grant will fund a program that will provide access to open textbooks and personalized learning tools for entry-level courses in high-demand health care and human development career paths. Please note: We had some technical issues with Deirdre’s microphone, but the content is worth sticking with it!

Relevant Link:

https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/collections-management/IllinoisSCOERs

Intro/Outro music by Julie Jurgens, https://himissjulie.com