Open Educational Resources (OER) are materials that are free and open to educators and students. When used for teaching they can be adapted to fit the needs of the teacher or class. The materials are usually under a Creative Commons license allowing them to be used freely. OER has the potential to be a valuable teaching resource, where professors can fully customize the content used in their courses. They also cut down on costs for both teachers and students.
Please consult our Open Education Resources Libguide for more information.
Additional resources have been compiled by our friends at CUNY, and can be found on their Open Educational Resources and Online Zero-Cost Learning: Find Publicly Available Research guide.
EBSCO is offering free access now through June 30th to their Grad School Test Prep. This includes multiple practice exams for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MAT, MCAT and PCAT. All are available to students and faculty with unlimited, simultaneous access. Access the collection here.
Bio-protocol is peer reviewed, open access written protocols in biology.
Learn ChemE includes simulation, screencasts, and self-study modules. Covers chemical engineering, materials science, FE exam prep.
LabXChange is based out of Harvard, and includes multidisciplinary virtual simulations, explanatory videos, and more. You can both access existing content and share your own (they have a selection/curation process).
Virtual Analytical Lab includes videos that teach lab skills for biology, microbiology and chemistry.
Pearson Digital is offering options for those who will need to switch from printed to digital versions of Pearson materials. They are offering several ways to ensure your students can access materials at no additional cost for the remainder of the term. Find more information here.
McGraw-Hill is providing free access, training and support for our McGraw-Hill Connect and ALEKS digital learning platforms to instructors and students who need to urgently move to an online format for their Spring 2020 courses. Learn more here.
Gale has launched a COVID-19 resource center. Though this online hub is quickly evolving, you can immediately start using and sharing, for free:
Primary resources are original records (or firsthand accounts) of events, people, and places. Many collections have been digitized, and are available for use by students, teachers, researchers, organization leaders, historians, and a wide range of individuals with information needs.
Consult our Primary Sources Libguide for more information on where to find primary sources online.
National Emergency Library is a collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed.
Now through the end of this term, Oxford University Press will be offering a wealth of free resources and access so that you and your students will experience as little disruption as possible. These include:
Please note: you don’t need to have adopted an OUP text to use these resources.
TechSmith Snagit will be provided for free to organizations through June 30th, 2020. Snagit is a screen capture and recording tool that lets users quickly create and share images and videos to: