Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
External
Water 140: Water Distribution Operator I
Mike Alvord · College of the Canyons
This textbook introduces basic concepts and processes of drinking water distribution systems, including a general background of drinking water sources, regulations, water system design, and various distribution system appurtenances. Assists in the preparation of the State of California Water Resources Control Board Certification Exams for Grades I and II.
External
Complex Molecular Synthesis
Robert G. Salomon · Case Western Reserve University
Design and Logic in the Biosynthesis and Total Synthesis of Natural Products
External
Chemistry 6 and Chemistry 7 Combined Laboratory Manual (Los Medanos College)
LibreTexts
LibreTexts
External
Project Management - A Practicum
Sukhjit Singh · De Anza College
The book immerses students in the real work of leading a project, not just the theory behind it. Centered on C-Bay Inc., a fictional but realistic organization, the book follows a project through its full lifecycle, teaching students to navigate ambiguity and make defensible calls through authentic documents and decisions. Built on Problem-Based Learning, it gives students a practical, working understanding of what project leadership actually demands.
External
Our Voices: A Guide to Citing Personal Experience and Interviews in Research
Emily Willard, Emma Macdonald-Scott, and Jake Lally · University of Washington
Our hope is that this guide to citing personal experience and interviews meets our goal of supporting students to produce their own knowledge, as well as honoring the academic value of their lived experience and the experiences of their families and communities. Through the use of a set of guidelines we created for students to cite personal experience and interviews, we found students self-reported increase in engagement and success in academic assignments.
External
Algebra Based Physics I
Moses Ntam · Tuskegee University
LibreTexts
External
CH 104Z - Introduction to Chemistry
Stephanie Bryan & Kenneth Friedrich · Portland Community College
LibreTexts
External
Human Biology
Suzanne Wakim & Mandeep Grewal · Butte College
Human biology is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines humans through the influences and interplay of many diverse fields such as genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, anthropology, ecology, nutrition, population genetics and sociocultural influences; it is closely related to physical anthropology.
External
Fundamentals of Geology
Kimberly Schulte · Columbia Basin College
When you ask the question “What is geology?” most people will initially respond that it is the study of rocks. This is true, but geology is also so much more than that. The truth is that geology is an intricate part of your everyday life.
External
PLSC 261: Introduction to Political Theory
Vicki Hsueh and Shirin Deylami · Western Washington University
The following readings have been curated especially for PLSC 261: Introduction to Political Theory. They reflect the broad and complicated debates in Western political thought from Ancient Athens to our contemporary moment.
External
Anatomy and Physiology 2e
OpenStax · LibreTexts
Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Physiology is the scientific study of the normal function in living systems with a focus on how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical functions in a living system. Anatomy and physiology make a natural pair of related disciplines that are often studied together.
External
Introduction to Legal Studies and Legal Ethics
Beth R. Pless, J.D. and Anne E. Oestreicher, J.D. · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This textbook is an introduction to legal studies and ethics for paralegals. It provides an overview of the US legal system, legal ethics, legal research, communication in the law office, careers in transactional law, areas of civil practice, legal careers in government, and paralegal career paths.
External
Sustainable Property Management (Hopkins)
Erin A. Hopkins · Virginia Tech
This textbook explains how ecologically sustainable concepts may be implemented throughout the property management operation functions while also considering the other spheres of sustainability. It also incorporates the theme of sustainable building practices as a human science as well as a building science by highlighting motivations and impacts to various stakeholders.
External
BCC FL108 OER
Amanda Hadley and Kelsey Harper · Butler County Community College
This course will enable the student to demonstrate cultural and communicative competence at the novice-high level in Spanish in the presentational (writing and speaking), interpersonal (writing and speaking), and interpretative (listening and reading) modes of communication. The student will develop a critical awareness of differences and similarities between the home culture(s) and the target language culture(s).
External
International Relations: Politics, Power, and Global Connections
Robert Stockwell · De Anza College
This textbook is the product of the Political Science Department at De Anza College. It is designed to provide the basis for a quarter-long introductory course in International Relations for an undergraduate, community college student audience.
External
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
Deborah P. Amory et al. · Milne Publishing
Designed for an introductory course, this textbook takes a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of LGBTQ+ issues that helps students grasp core concepts through a variety of different perspectives.
External
Anatomy and Physiology
Staff · Community_College of Allegheny County
LibreTexts
External
Intro to Optics and Photonics
Ana Doblas · University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
LibreTexts
External
Naming the Unnameable - An Approach to Poetry for New Generations
Michelle Bonczek Evory · Western Michigan University
Michelle Bonczek Evory's text offers practical advice and strategies for developing a writing process that is centered on play and supported by an understanding of America's rich literary traditions. With consideration to the psychology of invention, Evory provides students with exercises aimed to make writing in its early stages a form of play that gives way to more enriching insights through revision and embracing the writing of poetry as both a love of language.
External
The Immigrant-Food Nexus: Borders, Labor, and Identity in North America
LibreTexts
LibreTexts