Anita Walz

Anita Walz is the Open Education, Copyright, and Scholarly Communication Librarian at Virginia Tech. She works with faculty, administrators, and staff on local, state, national and international levels to inspire faculty to choose, adapt, and create learning resources which are more accessible to students. She works in support of student-led projects and is often invited to lead sessions for students and faculty on copyright and the potential of open licensing. Her work experience includes over 15 years in international, government, and academic libraries. She is the project manager/managing editor of two openly licensed textbooks: Fundamentals of Business (2016) and Electromagnetics (2018) created at Virginia Tech. She designed and administers the Faculty Open Education Initiative Grant Program at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include: economics of higher education, library involvement in open educational resource initiatives, library publishing, and effective teaching practices for college-age and adult learners.