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Open Michigan
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- Accessibility
- Materials published after January 1, 2017 receive an accessibility review, and Open Michigan strives for WCAG 2.0 AA compliance; it cannot guarantee that referenced content is accessible.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Accessibility review
- For hosted content published after January 1, 2017, Open Michigan conducts accessibility reviews and strives for WCAG 2.0 AA compliance.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Open Michigan encourages scholars and students to share their work and describes its service as supporting the university community, Michigan residents, and the broader public.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Collection policy
- The OER collection includes teaching and learning materials from U-M faculty, students, staff, and partner institutions.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Find resources
- Visitors can search for open content for teaching and research, including resources from within and beyond the University of Michigan community.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- History
- The site says the Open Michigan OER initiative began in 2007.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Hosted content limits
- Open Michigan says it does not provide permanent accessible service for U-M digital works over an extended period and deposits content in the Deep Blue institutional repository.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Legacy software
- OERca, an open-source copyright-review tool developed by Open Michigan, is no longer under development; its code is available to adapt and it runs on Linux-based servers and macOS.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- OER
- Open educational resources are teaching and learning materials that are free to use and often licensed for reuse and remixing.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- OER collection
- The collection includes course materials, videos, lectures, student work, and other educational resources from the University of Michigan.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Open data
- The site directs University of Michigan researchers to Deep Blue Data, a repository for sharing and archiving U-M research data.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Open publications
- Open access scholarship is available online to read for free and is often available to use and share without common copyright and licensing restrictions.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Partners
- Open Michigan is a partnership of the University Library and Health Information Technology and Services.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Preservation limit
- Open Michigan says it does not provide permanent, extended-term service for U-M digital works and deposits content in the university's Deep Blue institutional repository.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy page says personally identifiable information is collected only when voluntarily provided, and contact information is not shared outside Open Michigan or its service providers unless legally required.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Open Michigan helps the University of Michigan community share research, teaching, and creative work with people beyond campus.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Resource discovery
- Visitors can search for open content from within and beyond the University of Michigan for use in teaching and research.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
- Reuse
- Nearly all OER in the collection are openly licensed for reuse under Creative Commons.open.umich.edu · read 4 Oct 2026
