CloudSource OA makes it easy for your library to take advantage of the growing body of Open Access content available today. Get access to a comprehensive collection of OA articles and books with analytics and Learning Management Systems integration built-in.
CloudSource OA delivers vetted, quality OA articles, eTextbooks, and eBooks in a seamless and intuitive way to your end users
At launch, CloudSource OA will feature 40M items from respected publishers. This collection will grow with ongoing additions and updates. Ultimately, libraries will be able to create profiles to curate unique collections from over 40M OA items.
CloudSource OA features a user-friendly interface with powerful searching facilitated by enhanced item level metadata and full-text indexing. The platform is optimized for mobile devices and meets WCAG 2.1AA accessibility compliance standards.
The CloudSource OA package includes Course Lists, a full suite of tools to facilitate library and faculty collaboration on affordable learning initiatives. LTI integration with Learning Management Systems makes it easy for the library to meet students and faculty where they spend most of their time—in the LMS course pages.
Easily measure and analyze the success of the library’s Open Access initiatives with usage statistics delivered to your inbox or to BLUEcloud Analytics.
CloudSource OA does much more than provide access to OA content. It gives libraries the tools they need to manage collections and save on subscription content.
Provide more for less
Drawing on a pool of over 40 million articles and books licensed for Open Access, libraries can expand the breadth and depth of their digital collections, track OA usage, and analyze database overlap to develop collection strategies that have greater impact on campus. Many libraries can expand their current article collections and pay a fraction of the price of traditional subscription products.
Collaborate with faculty on OER initiatives
With Course Lists, part of the CloudSource OA package, librarians can engage faculty in selecting class materials that will enhance students’ learning experiences, utilize library resources, and reduce the need for expensive textbooks. Course Lists provides an end-to-end workflow solution for course content discovery, selection, review, and export to the Learning Management System (LMS).
Support student success
CloudSource OA makes it easier for faculty to choose open educational resources or library licensed content and give students access through the institution’s learning management system (LMS), improving academic success and ensuring the library continues to be a fundamental part of the student journey.
Increase library usage and elevate the library’s profile on campus
Making research more efficient is one way libraries can demonstrate value and win the support of influencers on campus. Unlike legacy systems designed to keep content behind a paywall, the CloudSource OA platform has been designed to optimize the end-user experience. The CloudSource OA platform saves researchers time and frustration, leading to return visits.
Promote OA publishing
CloudSource OA makes it easy for the library to highlight OA content and drive its use, which incentivizes future Open Access publishing. While other discovery systems tend to “promote” the OA movement by simply indicating which articles have an available OA version, CloudSource OA highlights open collections, promoting the movement and generating user confidence in the results.
