Emma Wood

Emma Wood is the Scholarly Communication Librarian at UMass Dartmouth. She started her career in public libraries before joining UMass Dartmouth in 2009. She served the Law Library for a decade providing legal research assistance to students, faculty, and the community. Emma has an OER Librarianship Certificate from the Open Education Network and advocates for free and low-cost teaching materials. In addition to OER, her research interests include Open Access as a publishing model and the concept of third place, spaces outside of work and home where people can connect and gather on a level playing field. She focuses on community and relationships as the heart of third places and libraries.