One thing about movies that has long intrigued me is the way they credit everyone, even the caterers, who had anything to do with making the movie. In software, if you know where to look, you can often find similar credits. Imagine the same thing in construction, where at the entrance to a building there would be a plaque listing all the workers who took part in its construction. We don't see that in academic papers or learning resources, though, which seems odd for a field so keen on identifying authorship and awarding credit. This paper suggests that we rethink that policy. The people who collected the data, the people who reviewed the publication, the editors, the people who modified learning resources, etc. - all these should be given their proper due. "Given the many ways that OER may be created and modified, there is a need for ensuring transparent credit is given to OER content creators and adaptors, both as a means of engaging in good scholarship, and as an acknowledgement of the publication and citation expectations for faculty and graduate students." Hear hear.
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