LibGuides: Political Science: OERs for Faculty

Find Open Educational Resources

Open Textbook Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 800 freely available electronic textbooks licensed under one of six Creative Commons licenses.

Oasis
Includes many OERs in government, public policy, and related subjects. Also includes primary sources and some supplemental material such as videos.
Merlot
Open resources for everything from K12 to higher ed disciplines to career development. Get open textbooks, collections, handouts, and other resources.
BCcampus OpenEd Resources
Find reviewed and adopted open textbooks. Also includes some supplemental material.
OER Commons
OERs in Law, Social Sciences, Education, and Business and Communication.

MIT Press eBooks This link opens in a new window
Look for the green box that denotes open textbooks. You can also request the library purchase any of the textbooks that are not OERs.

Use several open materials in combination
Require shorter and cheaper readings, such as novels or ebook chapters
Place books on reserve (reserves can be from the library collection or your own personal collection)
Request library book or ebook purchases for course readings
- Some purchased ebooks offer unlimited concurrent access where all students can read the book at the same time. Others only provide access to one person at a time. Contact us and we can help you figure out which is which.
Use a variety of sources
- Peer reviewed articles
- News
- Websites
- Government documents publications (the US government publishes many reports, books, and articles)
- Videos
- Extension publications