Digital Learning Objects (OERs) & Media Tools to Supplement Instruction

A digital public library and collaboration platform developed by the independent non-profit ISKME, that offers a comprehensive infrastructure for curriculum experts and instructors at all levels to collaborate around their adaptation, evaluation, and use to address the needs of teachers and learners.

Peer reviewed and openly licensed textbook database hosted by Rice University.

Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization. The library currently includes 631 textbooks, with more being added all the time.

Higher education textbooks created by USF faculty.

Locate and search open textbook databases via this aggregated search created by the Textbook Affordability Project.

USF Libraries will attempt to acquire e-Books for classroom support.

A growing collection of openly accessible books on a wide selection of disciplines and in multiple languages.

Searchable database of openly licensed discipline-specific learning materials begun by California State University in 1997.

University of Pittsburgh created guide on OER resources and databases.

University of Nebraska, Omaha created list of OER resources.