Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Strategies for Success in Nursing School From Start to Finish
Leslie Jennings, RaeAnna Jeffers, Laura Haygood, and Craig Keaton · University of Texas at Arlington
In the contents: 1.01: Start Now
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Getting Started as an Entrepreneur
Wikipedia · Wikibooks
In the contents: 2.04: Start Spreading the News · 4.05: Licensing as Part of the Plan · 5.01: Getting Started
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Business Startup and Entrepreneurship: Canada
Matthew Pauley · Robertson Library Pressbooks · 2021
This OER textbook focuses on the foundations of entrepreneurship and starting a business. The text is divided from the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline; entrepreneurship traits and characteristics and the activities that precede starting a business.
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The Path to Funding: The Artist’s Guide to Building Your Audience, Generating Income, and Realizing Career Sustainability
Zane Forshee; Christina Manceor; Robin McGinness · The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University · 2022
Based on coursework developed at Peabody Conservatory, this book breaks down the process of developing an artist mission statement, generating new ideas for creative projects, and creating an engaging project description. It also covers methods for artists to identify their audience, generate a comprehensive project budget, collect compelling work samples, and identify potential funders to support their creative work. Written by a team of active artists and educators, this resource provides creatives with tools and strategies to communicate passionately and effectively about their work and take control of their financial and artistic future.
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Legal Aspects of Business Organizations
Anne E. Oestreicher · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 04: PartnershipsGeneral Characteristics and Formation · 4.01: Introduction to Partnerships and Entity Theory · 4.02: Partnership Formation
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Marine Law and Policy for Scientists and Managers
Holly V. Campbell · Oregon State University
This open educational resource is designed for use by undergraduate and graduate ocean science, natural resource, fisheries and wildlife, and environmental policy students enrolled in a ten-week academic quarter. The purpose of this project is to provide students and non-law professionals with a freely accessible, clearly written guide to support engaging and effective learning.
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Idea to Essay: Collected Strategies and Readings for the College Writer 4e
The Butler Community College English Department · Butler Community College
English 101 is a college-level freshman composition course focused on developing expository and persuasive writing skills through various writing exercises, research, and argumentation.
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The History of Human Resources in the United States
Robert Lloyd and Wayne Aho · Fort Hays State University
The Human Resources department of an organization performs human resource management, overseeing various aspects of employment, such as compliance with labor law and employment standards, interviewing and selection, performance management, administration of employee benefits, organizing of employee files with the required documents for future reference, and some aspects of recruitment (also known as talent acquisition) and employee offboarding.
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Senior Internship: Advanced leadership Development
William R. Thibodeaux and Jean-Pierre Daigle · Nicholls State University
In the contents: 2.02: Measurement and Conversion Charts
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An Introduction to Cooperation and Mutualism
Michael Boland · University of Minnesota
In the contents: 03: Cooperatives and Mutuals are Participatory Organizations · 3.02: Participation in Benefits · 3.03: Participation in Ownership
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Introduction to Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Jayme Renfro · University of Northern Iowa
In the contents: 03: Stakeholders Buy-In and Participation- Whose Voices Shape the Plan
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Workplace Safety for US Workers
Kimberly Mosley · Long Beach City College
In the contents: 1.03: OSHA Subparts
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Business Math
Jean-Paul Olivier · Red River College of Applied Arts, Science, & Technology
Business math is the study of mathematics required by the field of business. Business professionals will work with taxes, gross earnings, product prices, and currency exchange; they will be offered loans, lines of credit, mortgages, leases, savings bonds, and other financial tools. This textbook covers all of these topics and how these financial tools can maximize their earnings and minimize their costs. It discusses how to execute smart monetary decisions both personally and for their business.
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Calculus for Business and Social Sciences Corequisite Workbook
Victoria Dominguez, Cristian Martinez, & Sanaa Saykali · Citrus College
In the contents: 02: Cartesian Coordinate System
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Business Concepts: Exploring Careers in Business
Jennifer Parker and Mabel Gehrett · Western Technical College
This course is designed to help new students learn more about each individual program in business so they can fully commit to their selected program as they get started. We sometimes see students register for and start a program with very little knowledge or understanding of what they will do in that program or career.
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Efficacious Technology Management: A Guide for School Leaders
Gary Ackerman · Greenfield Community College
In the contents: 5.02: Networking Starts Here
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Construction Contracting - Business and Legal Principles
Stuart H. Bartholomew · Virginia Polytechnic & State University
This introduction to construction contracting as it applies to typical, every-day situations explains “theoretical” ideas in terms of what really happens in practice. It emphasizes the more common case law holdings and industry customs that help avoid troublesome legal issues during the completion of a project.
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Human Resources in the Food Service and Hospitality Industry
BC Cook Articulation Committee · BC Campus
In the contents: 05: Part Five- Occupational Health and Safety in Human Resources
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CPSI 24003 Database Applications
Michael Hostetler · Arkansas State University-Beebe
2nd Edition of Database Design, adapted from Adrienne Watt’s work as part of the B.C. Open Textbook project. It aims to enhance access to educational materials using open educational resources (OER). This resource is available for free in various e-book formats and in print at cost, under a Creative Commons license. Instructor inquiries can be directed to the provided email.
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Principles of Strategic Management
Precha Thavikulwat · Towson University
In the contents: 4.2: Presentation-Participation Assignment