The workshop will introduce the Open Metadata Exchange (OME), a decentralized network that enables libraries to share and discover public domain and Open Educational Resource (OER) metadata across platforms while maintaining local standards and control. This session will create space to explore and get feedback on the operational model and governing principles that can allow and encourage widespread participation of OER libraries and resource platforms in the OME.

This session will introduce the Digital Public Goods Library. This library of digital public goods contains public domain and openly licensed educational materials that have either lost their digital home, or are at risk of disappearing. This project is a timely response to the current moment in which the work of protecting and preserving digital public goods in education has become increasingly important, as keeping these resources in circulation for educators and learners is essential for democracy.