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Resources By Discipline

Business LibreTexts
A collection of open textbooks from LibreTexts, including Accounting, Business, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Business Law
Business Communication for Success
Saylor
Business English for Success
Saylor
Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Saylor
Developing New Products and Services
Saylor
Human Resource Management
Saylor
Professional Development Collection
Saylor | Professional Writing, Etiquette, etc.
Business Administration Courses
Saylor

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Word 2013 Tutorials
Microsoft Office Quick Start Guides
Microsoft Excel 2013 Tutorials
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Tutorials
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Tutorials
GCF Learn Free
Video tutorials on technology basics, Microsoft Office, and email. Free resource but does contain copy written materials. Educational use is permissible. The materials cannot be altered or transformed.

College Success Course
Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
College Success
Open Textbook Library from University of MN
Success in College
Charles Durgin, 2010
Foundations of Academic Success
Open SUNY
College Success
Lumen Learning
College Success
Saylor

Criminal Law
Saylor
Criminal Law
University of Minnesota
Ethics in Law Enforcement
Justice Institute of British Columbia

Music and the Child
SUNY Open Textbook
Early Literacy Resources
OER Commons
Educational Psychology
OpenStax
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Publications
US Department of Health and Human Services

"How to Write:" Rhetorical Modes/Grammar

About Writing
Free guide to academic writing licensed under Creative Commons

Argumentative Writing
Washtenaw Community College

Developmental Writing
Lumen Learning
English Composition 1
Lumen Learning
Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis
University of California Los Angeles
Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity
SUNY Open Textbooks
Online Writing Lab
Excelsior College. Instructors can make an account to create their own modules, which can be embedded into Blackboard. Easy to print/save PDFs of individual sections.
Rhetoric and Composition Wikibook
Wikibook
Writing Commons
University of South Florida
Writing for Success
Text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition. Licensed under Creative Commons
Writing Spaces
Open Textbook Library from University of MN

Readings

They Say I Blog
Curated readings with links posted weekly
Aeon Digital Magazine "Ideas"
Short "Ideas" essays are published under a Creative Commons licence, making them available for republication
American Literature
Short stories, novels, and poetry in the public domain.
Project Gutenberg
Online library of free eBooks in the public domain.

Living with Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
Oregon State University Press
Science for All Americans
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Global Systems Science
University of California Berkeley
Minerals and Rocks
Aarhus University, Denmark
Content is free to access because it contains advertisements and requires creating login information
A Wet Look At Climate Change
Content is free to access because it contains advertisements and requires creating login information
AP Environmental Science
University of California College Prep
Environmental Biology
OpenStax

Purdue OWL: ESL Students
Purdue OWL
Writing for Success
University of MN
Chapter 5 specifically for English Language Learners
About Writing
Klamath Community College
Chapter for multilingual writers
Mobile ESL
Athabasca University
Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Reader 1-6
Vancouver Community College

Spanish

Spanish Grammar in Context
Online textbook by the Spanish in Texas Project
Spanish Resources
Additional resources from Humboldt State University
Spanish
Wiki Books
Spanish Course Materials
MIT OpenCourseWare
Elementary Spanish 1
Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative

Geography CourseWare Modules
Penn State
Physical Geography
Lumen Learning
World Regional Geography: People, Places, and Globalization
University of Minnesota
World Regional Geography
Caitlin Finlayson, University of Mary Washington
GIS Commons: An Introductory Textbook on Geographic Information Systems
Introduction to Geology
MIT OpenCourseWare
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT OpenCourseWare
GIS Courses
UC Davis
Open Geography Education
R. Adam Dastrup

Anatomy & Physiology Textbook
Open Stax
Anatomy & Physiology Videos
The Noted Anatomist
Anatomy and Physiology I
Lumen
Anatomy and Physiology II
Lumen
Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Nursing Care at the End of Life
SUNY Open Textbook

World History

World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras
Saylor
World History Videos
World History videos from Kahn Academy

US History

US History
OpenStax
History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877
University of North Georgia
DocTeach
Teaching resources from the National Archives

MyOpenMath
Free, open-source software powered by Lumen Learning
Khan Academy
Large library of videos covering math, biology, chemistry, physics and even the humanities, finance and history
Open Graphing Calculator
With calculus features
TI Calculator Emulator
Wabbitemu creates a Texas Instruments graphing calculator right on your Android device. Available through Google Play.

Pre-Algebra

Fundamentals of Mathematics
OpenStax
Pre-Algebra Textbook
College of the Redwoods
Pre-Algebra Video Tutorials
Bay College

Algebra

College Algebra
OpenStax
Elementary Algebra
OpenStax
Introductory Algebra
Includes lessons, videos, and worksheets
Scottsdale Community College
Alegbra I & II Textbooks
Also in Spanish
CK12 Foundation
Beginning & Intermediate Algebra
Includes student answer keys to odd problems & student workbooks
Algebra & Trigonometry
OpenStax
Algebra Concept Tutorials
CK12 Foundation
Basic Algebra Concepts
CK12 Foundation
Conceptos de Álgebra
Nivel Básico - en Español
CK12 Foundation
Basic Algebra Video Tutorials
Bay College
Intermediate Algebra Video Tutorials
Bay College
College Algebra Video Tutorials
Bay College

Precalculus

Precalculus
OpenStax

Calculus

Fundamentals of Calculus
Crowell, Robin, & Angenent

Statistics

Collaborative Statistics
OpenStax

Human Nutrition
Kansas State University Google Drive Flexbook
Nutrition
Lumen Learning

General

Khan Academy
Large library of videos covering math, biology, chemistry, physics and even the humanities, finance and history
PLoS
A non-profit publisher and advocacy organization focused on science and medicine. All written content and images are licensed using a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Astronomy

Introduction to Astronomy
MIT Open Courseware
General Astronomy Wikibook
Wikibook
Astropedia Textbook
Open Textbook

Biology

Learn.Genetics
University of Utah | Genetic Science Learning Center
Biology
Rhode Island College, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Suffolk County Community College,
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, East Mississippi Community College
Microbiology
OpenStax

Chemistry

Chemistry
OpenStax
Chemistry Videos
Chemistry videos from YouTube user Shawn Shields

Physics

Physics Volume 1
Covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves - OpenStax
Physics Volume 2
Covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism - OpenStax
Physics Volume 3
Covers optics and modern physics - OpenStax

Psychology

Noba Modules & Topics
The Diener Education Fund (DEF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Noba is a free online platform that provides high-quality, flexibly structured textbooks and educational materials
Noba Textbooks
The Diener Education Fund (DEF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Noba is a free online platform that provides high-quality, flexibly structured textbooks and educational materials
Psychology Textbook
OpenStax
Lifespan Development
Lumen Learning
Human Growth and Development
OpenStax

Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology Wikibook
Wikibook
Cultural Anthropology Tutorials
Palomar College
Anthropology Textbooks
Merlot

Sociology

Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
University of MN
Key Concepts in Family Studies
Credo Reference (Library Resource)
Intro to Sociology
Lumen Learning

Economics

Philosophy

Modern Philosophy
BC Open Textbook
Reading for Philosophical Inquiry: A Brief Introduction to Philosophical Thinking
Lee Archie & John G. Archie, Lander University
Philosophy 101 Course Materials
Open Course Library
Introduction to Philosophy
Philip A. Pecorino

Art/Art History

Art History
Khan Academy
Art History
Wikibooks

Speech

Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking
SUNY, Ithaca College, & California State University
Public Speaking: The Virtual Textbook
Online textbook written by various authors from Indiana University, Millersville University, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, et. al.

Theatre

Theatrical Worlds
University Press of Florida