Library Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Finding OER

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Use the advanced searching feature if there is one- this will save you some time and limit your search.
Start with broad terms (ex. disease instead of cancer) and then narrow.
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ECampusOntario Open Textbook Library - collection of 180 open textbooks and resources, many of which have been reviewed and vetted by educators
Open Textbook Library (University of Minnesota) - a large collection of openly-licensed, peer-reviewed textbooks in all subject areas
OpenStax (Rice University) - peer-reviewed open textbooks in science, math, business, and the social sciences
Open SUNY Textbooks (SUNY system) -open textbooks created by SUNY faculty in a variety of subject areas
LibreTexts (UC Davis) - open textbooks built by faculty, students, and outside experts
Directory of Open Access Books - aggregator of open access books in a wide range of subject areas
HathiTrust Digital Library (use IU login as member institution) - digital access to thousands of titles held in academic libraries

Want to search across several repositories at once? SUNY's OASIS search helps instructors quickly find resources by aggregating over 100 sources.

Biointeractive (Howard Hughes Medical Institute): resources (activities, case students, media) that focus on core concepts and processes in biology, with interdisciplinary resources that connect to environmental science, chemistry, and math and statistics.
ChemCollective (Carnegie Mellon): virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests.
Science Forward (Macaulay Honors College): videos, activities, data sets, and lessons that focus on building critical thinking across the scientific disciplines.
OpenCourseware (TU Delft): courseware in Engineering and Applied Sciences that include lectures, exercises, readings, and other materials.
EngineerTech: simulations on various topics in engineering technology.
PhET Simulations: Physics, Physical science, Geology, Chemistry resources

LearningEdge Cases (MIT): case studies touching on areas such as strategy, sustainability, operations management and more.

NOBA Psychology: modules that can be combined and customized to fit the scope and sequence of many psychology courses. Test banks, powerpoints, and instructor manuals available for many modules.
COERLL (Centre for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning) (UTexas): textbooks, videos, lessons for teaching Chinese, Arabic, French, Spanish and other languages.
Open Geography Education: geography resources