Open Textbooks
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Open textbooks are a growing part of the OER movement.
Search Engines
| Repository | Type of Repository | Description | Number of Resources | Licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-books on the web (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/ft/EBooks.html) | Search engine | Searches Internet Archive, Google Book Search and many others. Visitors should note the search engine displays each result in a new window, which may be overwhelming at first. | N/A | N/A |
Public Domain
| Repository | Type of Repository | Description | Number of Resources | Licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making of America (http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/) | Image and text library | American education, psychology, history, sociology, religion, and science and technology books. Specializes in 1800-1900 publications. | Over 10,000 books and 50,000 articles | Public Domain |
| Manybooks.net (http://manybooks.net/) | Text library | Provides free eBooks for PDAs, iPods, or eBook readers. Books are available in several languages. | 21,014 eBooks | Public Domain |
CC-BY-SA or CC-BY-ND
| Repository | Type of Repository | Description | Number of Resources | Licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intratext (http://www.intratext.com/) | Text library | Religious, philosophical, literary, and scientific texts in 40 languages. | Over 1,000 texts | CC-BY-NC-SA |
| WikiEducator (http://www.wikieducator.org/Free_Textbooks) | Wiki | List of free textbooks wiki format. | 4 | CC-BY-SA |
| Textbook Revolution (http://textbookrevolution.org/) | Text library | Textbooks and select educational resources of all kinds. Some of the books are PDF files, others are viewable only online as e-books. Most books are aimed at undergraduates, but there are at least a few resources at every level, from kindergarten to post-doc. All of the books are offered for free by their respective copyright holders for online viewing. | 257 | CC-BY-NC |
GFDL
| Repository | Type of Repository | Description | Number of Resources | Licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free High School Science Texts (http://www.fhsst.org/) | Text library | Project to build science textbooks for grades 10-12 in South Africa. Topics include Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | Currently 8 books in development | GFDL |
| Wikibooks (http://www.wikibooks.org/) | Wiki | Sponsored by the Wikimedia foundation (which also supports Wikipedia), Wikibooks is meant specifically for open textbooks. Subjects range from computer programming to cookbooks. | 28,000 pages across dozens of books | GFDL |
Various
| Repository | Type of Repository | Description | Number of Resources | Licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Assayer | Link library | Website that provides links to free textbooks. Registered users can write reviews. The Assayer started in 2000, and has a long history of free textbooks. However, some links are broken or outdated. | 1,000 links to books | Open Publication License |
| Open Text Book (http://www.opentextbook.org) | Text library | Textbooks on various topics. Most are openly licensed, but license does vary. | Over 15 books | Varies |
Sources
ISKME. (2008, February 8). What are Open Textbooks? Connexions. Retrieved April 2, 2008, from http://cnx.org/content/m15226/latest/
Okerbloom, J.M. (n.d.). The Online Books Page: Archives and Indexes. Retrieved June 2, 2008, from http://www.wikieducator.org/index.php?title=OER_Handbook/educator/open_textbooks&action=edit
