A small sample of open access textbook collections.
Collections of course material. Collections vary in content but can include syllabi, presentation slides, handouts, and other materials needed to support a course
Most of the Library's resources are available online including eBooks, eReserves, journal articles, datasets, tutorials and more.
The Library has invested in an overhead book scanner so that you and your students can make clean copies from books, journals, photos, etc.
The scanner has several advantages over flatbed scanner or a traditional copy machine:
A small collection of popular video collections
A small collection of online exhibits covering national, regional, and local history.
An small collection of images either in the public domain or licensed under a Creative Commons license.
In addition to using the search engines and repositories linked on this guide, you can also use advanced search features when searching Google, YouTube or Flickr, to find and locate OER. You will still need to confirm the individual license of the object you select to assure it meets the appropriate CC license.
Google Advanced Search - Use the Advanced Search. Under Usage Rights select to limit your results to resources which are free to use, modify or share. More from Google on Usage Rights.
YouTube - After searching by keyword in YouTube, use the Filters feature to filter your results to videos with a Creative Commons License.
Flickr - After searching by keyword in Flickr, use the Any License filter feature to filter your results to the appropriate usage license which best suits your usage of the work.
Creative Commons Search - Please note that search.creativecommons.org is not a search engine, but rather offers convenient access to search services provided by other independent organizations.
