Adler University Library: Open Educational Resources: Find OER Course Materials

How do I find OER materials for my course?

Whether you are looking to save your students money on the cost of course materials or simply want every student to have their course materials on the first day of class, begin searching for open textbooks in this select list of high-quality OER collections.

Faculty Worksheet: OER Finding and Evaluating

Search in OER Course Material Collections:

Open Textbook Library (University of Minnesota)
Contains over 1,100 open textbooks, many of which have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality.
Pressbook Directory
This directory provides a searchable index of complete OER texts published across Pressbooks networks.
OpenStax (Rice University)
Open textbooks in a variety of subjects, primarily at the undergraduate level, that can be accessed electronically for free. Also offers an option to purchase a print copy. There are an increasing number of ancillary materials for each text.
LibreTexts (University of California, Davis)
Bookshelves area in LibreTexts Library holds texts that can be used either as is or as content for building customized remixes
Milne Open Textbooks (SUNY)
A catalog of open textbooks authored and peer-reviewed by SUNY faculty.
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
Collection of openly licensed learning materials of all types, including case studies, practice exercises, blended courses, tutorials, plus more.

OER Search Engines are an Effective Way to Search Across Many OER Collections.

OER Commons
Searchable collection of OERs in a variety of subject areas, includes textbooks. It is a project created by ISKME (Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education).
OASIS
Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) "is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 114 different sources and contains 440,338 records." Developed by SUNY Geneseo Milne Library.

Open Educational Resources

OER Showcase: PSYCHOLOGY Course Materials

OER Showcase: Pressbooks

Cultivating Your Practice of Justice & Inclusion: Explanation and Advice from Cognitive Science

Social Work Practice and Disability Communities: An Intersectional Anti-Oppressive Approach

Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Counselling

Fundamentals of Addiction – Trauma Informed, Solution Focused Counselling & Case Management

Culture and Psychology

Psychology, Communication, and the Canadian Workplace

Psychology, Communication, and the Canadian Workplace
Laura Westmaas

Preparing to Publish

How do I find OER materials for my course?

Search in OER Course Material Collections:

OER Search Engines are an Effective Way to Search Across Many OER Collections.

Open Educational Resources

OER Showcase: PSYCHOLOGY Course Materials

OER Showcase: Pressbooks

Cultivating Your Practice of Justice & Inclusion: Explanation and Advice from Cognitive Science

Social Work Practice and Disability Communities: An Intersectional Anti-Oppressive Approach

Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Counselling

Fundamentals of Addiction – Trauma Informed, Solution Focused Counselling & Case Management

Culture and Psychology

Psychology, Communication, and the Canadian Workplace

Psychology, Communication, and the Canadian Workplace Laura Westmaas

Preparing to Publish

How do I find OER materials for my course?

Search in OER Course Material Collections:

OER Search Engines are an Effective Way to Search Across Many OER Collections.​​​​​​​

Psychology, Communication, and the Canadian Workplace
Laura Westmaas

OER Search Engines are an Effective Way to Search Across Many OER Collections.