Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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FS 101 Career Development and Decision-making Open Educational Resource (OER)
Elfi Hoskins and Heather Burns · HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
In the contents: 9.03: Educational Planning
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Technical Writing: An Open Educational Resource
LibreTexts
LibreTexts
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Information Literacy Concepts: An Open Educational Resource
David Hisle and Katy Webb · Joyner Library, ECU
LibreTexts
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Adopting Open Educational Resources
Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) Library Services · LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: Understanding Open Educational Resources · 1.01: Introduction to Open Educational Resources · 1.02: Understanding Open Educational Resources
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Open Educational Resources for Teaching and Learning
AJ Barse and Justina Brown · Western Washington University
In the contents: 1.01: Open Accessible and Free · 2.03: Open Licensing and Creative Commons Primer · 2.3.02: Open License Tutorial
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FS 101: Career Development and Decision-making Open Educational Resource 2nd Edition
Heather Burns & Allyson Valentine · HACC
In the contents: 9.03: Educational Planning
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Integrated and Open Interpreter Education
Elisa Maroney, Amanda Smith, Sarah Hewlett, Erin Trine, & Vicki Darden · Western Oregon University
The goal of this OER is to offer faculty and students readings and practical application experiences that connect program specific coursework and concepts across the interpreter education curriculum emphasizing the holistic nature of the field of interpreting. Additionally, there are different needs for those students who are native English speakers and those who are native/primary users of ASL. We also envision other interpreter educators using the materials.
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The Language of Medical Terminology
Lisa Sturdy and Susanne Erickson · NorQuest College
The Language of Medical Terminology is an open educational resource (OER) that begins with a focus on the practice of breaking down medical terms into their component parts. This is practiced through the beginning of the book in order to develop a solid foundation on medical term parts, their meaning and how to understand the full meaning behind medical terminology as a whole.
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Blueprint for Success in College - Career Decision Making 1e (Dillon)
Dave Dillon · Grossmont College
A college students' guide for career success, this free Open Educational Resource text focuses on major identification and career exploration. The Blueprint for Success series comprises three books for the College Success and FYE (First-Year Experience) genre.
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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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Writing, Reading, and College Success: A First-Year Composition Course for All Learners
Athena Kashyap & Erika Dyquisto · City College of San Francisco
The goal for this textbook was to revise and adapt the open educational resource (OER) textbook, Writing for Success so that the revision met the current needs of California Community College students. We succeeded in meeting our goal by adding additional scaffolding for developmental and ESL learners to help them with reading, writing, and college success skills; materials for learning in multiple modalities; teacher resources; and expanded materials about the reading and writing process.
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Introduction to African American Studies
Kiandra Jimenez et al. · ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)
As you navigate this text, you will be introduced to a chorus of voices that paved the way for exploring Black Studies. Our writing collective’s transdisciplinary approach, drawing from fields such as Africana Studies, Black Feminism/Womanism, Black Psychology, and Cultural Studies, offers a comprehensive understanding of the transformative power of Black Thought.
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PS 111 General Psychology SMWC
Sherry Schnake · Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
This text is designed for a one-semester college-level introduction to psychology course. It has been remixed from multiple open educational resources (OERs) to best meet the needs of students and instructors for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s PS 111 General Psychology course.
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Engineering Success: A Seminar for First-Year Student
JuEun Lee · California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Welcome to Prof. Lee's Engineering Success: A Seminar for First-Year Students, an Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook tailored to support engineering students as they embark on their academic journey. This book is designed to equip first-year engineering students with essential skills, strategies, and insights that will set the foundation for a successful undergraduate experience and a rewarding career. Video lectures are available at youtube.com/@MECHProfLee.
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Investment Fundamentals for College Students
Sarah Maokosy · Reedley College
In the contents: 15.01: Saving for a Car Home Education
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Mental Health is a Verb
Jake Bush and Jill Van Der Like · University of West Florida
MENTAL HEALTH IS A VERB is an Open Education Resource that addresses mental health nursing care. A principal focus of a mental health nursing is to provide care to patients with a psychiatric disorder, mental health issue, or behavioral problems. The text reviews the foundations of mental health, psychopharmacology, and the most common mental health diagnoses.
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Organic Chemistry II
Divan Fard · Shasta College
About This Resource: Organic Chemistry II (Shasta College Remix) A Convergence of Global Knowledge and 45 Years of Expertise. This textbook represents a unique milestone in chemistry education. It is the result of a massive collaborative effort that leverages the LibreTexts project—a global initiative that has grown into the world’s most comprehensive open-access Textbook library. This specific remix was curated and edited by an organic chemist and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Biopsychology
Open Education Resource Initative · OERI
Biopsychology is the study of biological mechanisms of behavior and mental processes. The field examines the role of the nervous system, particularly the brain, in explaining behavior and the mind.
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Personal Finance
Guy Buker, Jerrie Muir & Erin Thomas · Coastline College
This extensively updated edition of an open educational resource (OER) personal finance textbook brings timeless principles into the 2020s. With content originally developed by Rachel S. Siegel, CFA, and Carol Yacht, the revised version reflects today’s economic realities, technology, and diverse learner needs, empowering you to make informed, ethical, and well-reasoned financial decisions across all stages of life.
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Modern World History
Dan Allosso and Tom Williford · Bemidji State University
This is the textbook for an undergraduate survey course taught at all the universities and most of the colleges in the Minnesota State system. Similar courses are taught at institutions around the United States and the world, so the authors have made the text available as an open educational resource that teachers and learners can read, adapt, and reuse to meet their needs. We’d like to hear from people who have found the text useful, and we’re always open to questions and suggestions.