The Iowa OER Toolkit is a set of documents, presentations, and other materials curated in Google Drive to help those starting or managing OER initiatives in the state of Iowa (and certainly adaptable beyond Iowa!)
This is one among many items I will regularly tag in Pinboard as oegconnect, and automatically post tagged as #OEGConnect to Mastodon. Do you know of something else we should share like this? Just reply below and we will check it out.
Almayzab Digital Library: Your Gateway to Open Knowledge
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The Almayzab Digital Library (MDL) is a pioneering Sudanese initiative dedicated to advancing open access to knowledge and supporting digital transformation in education.
Born from a vision of building an inclusive and sustainable knowledge society, the library provides a unique platform connecting learners, researchers, and communities with freely accessible educational and cultural resources.
Through its comprehensive digital collections — including e-books, academic theses, journals, Sudanese curricula, and open databases — MDL serves as a national hub for open educational resources (OER) in Sudan and beyond.
It also plays a vital role in promoting lifelong learning, supporting academic innovation, and encouraging collaboration between Sudanese and international institutions.
The library’s motto, “Your Gateway to Open Knowledge”, reflects its mission to make education and information accessible to all — anytime, anywhere.
This is one among many inspiring stories of how open education is growing across Africa.
Do you know of other digital library projects like this?
Share them in the OEG Connect Sharing Zone — let’s learn from each other and connect open communities.
October 2025
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