Book Title: Pooling Resources, Building Value
Subtitle: Case Studies in Collaborative Technology and Curriculum Services
Edited by Josie Gray
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Book Description: This collection examines the business models of initiatives that provide technology and curriculum services to multiple organizations. Through these detailed case studies, we explore how these collaborative ventures achieved sustainability while fostering meaningful sharing and cooperation. Each case study provides an insider's perspective on organizational structure, revenue models, sharing agreements, community engagement strategies, and lessons learned.
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Book Description
This collection examines the business models of initiatives that provide technology and curriculum services to multiple organizations. Through these detailed case studies, we explore how these collaborative ventures achieved sustainability while fostering meaningful sharing and cooperation. Each case study provides an insider’s perspective on organizational structure, revenue models, sharing agreements, community engagement strategies, and lessons learned.
These cases demonstrate that the value of collaborative services extends far beyond the technology or curriculum itself — it resides in the communities formed, the knowledge shared, and the collective capacity built. These real-world examples offer practical guidance on sustainable models that can create greater impact than any single organization could achieve alone.
This collection will be particularly valuable for educational leaders, library administrators, technology directors, and anyone interested in developing collaborative initiatives that efficiently leverage resources while serving broader public interests.
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Pooling Resources, Building Value Copyright © 2025 by Shared Educational Resources and Technology Initiative is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy
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Pooling Resources, Building Value Copyright © 2025 by Shared Educational Resources and Technology Initiative is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
© 2025 Simon Fraser University (BCcampus)
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The case studies are copyrighted and licensed as follows:
- Three Models for Sustaining Open Source Software: Pressbooks by Hugh McGuire, Michelle Brailey, and Josie Gray. Hugh McGuire, Michelle Brailey, BCcampus. CC BY 4.0.
- Community-Owned and -Led Shared Technology Services: BC Libraries Cooperative by Scott Leslie. BC Libraries Cooperative. CC BY 4.0.
- Sustaining Virtual Library Support through Multi-Institutional Collaboration: AskAway Chat Reference by the BC Electronic Library Network. CC BY 4.0.
- The Rise and Fall of an International Medical EdTech Consortium by Matt Simpson.
- A University Providing Software as a Service: Noteable by James Stix. © University of Edinburgh. CC BY 4.0.
- Leading with Values as an Education Charity: The Rebus Foundation by Spencer Kahler. © The Rebus Foundation. CC BY 4.0.
Disclaimer: The case studies are not providing legal advice. The case studies reflect the experiences, perspectives, and opinions of the authors and should not be understood as endorsement of the experiences, perspectives and opinions of the authors by BCcampus.Sample APA-style citation (7th Edition):
Shared Educational Resources and Technology Initiative. (2025). Pooling resources, building value: Case studies in collaborative technology and curriculum Services. BCcampus. https://opentextbc.ca/sertcasestudies/Cover: The book cover was designed by Jeseye Tanner. Simon Fraser University (BCcampus)
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-77420-277-7
Print ISBN: 978-1-77420-276-0
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