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OER by Type

PhET Interactive Simulations Interactive simulations for Science & Math (Physics, Chemistry, Math, Earth Science & Biology)

Chemistry: Gale Interactive This link opens in a new window
Library database with "interactive 3D models, view related reference content, and use the Interactive Periodic Table to learn about elements' properties."
Human Anatomy: Gale Interactive This link opens in a new window
Library Database with interactive human anatomy 3D models and related reference articles.

Images in the Open

Art in the Open

Music/Audio in the Open

NAXOS Music Library This link opens in a new window
Library database that "provides streaming access to classical music, including some jazz, world, and pop/rock music including audio book transcriptions, a pronunciation guide for composer and artist names, musical terms, work analyses, and podcasts."

Internet Archive - millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more

LibreVox - Free public domain audiobooks. Search by author, title, genre/subject or language.

Internet Archive - books, movies, software, music, websites, and more

Project Gutenberg

Ebook Central (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
"Free collection of eBooks purchased by the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative (FALSC) for use by its 40 member institutions in the state. Packet titles deal with computer and information science topics; the R&L titles cover the social sciences."
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Library database that provides access to e-books in the topics of Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Economics, Computer Science, Education, Health & Medicine, History, Law, Literature & Criticism, Psychology, Religion, Sciences, and Social Sciences.
eBooks (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Library database that "includes reference, academic and general interest e-books. Among the topics covered by this collection are: Business, Crime and Punishment, Religion, Science, Technology, and the Environment, Society and Education, United States History, World History, and World Issues."
Health Sciences eBooks & eJournals (OVID) This link opens in a new window The database is an aggregate of over 50 of nursing and medical journals and more than 200 health sciences eBooks.
Salem Press Online Collection This link opens in a new window
Library database "for for reference and research materials in literature, history, science, health, and careers."
Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Library database that "provides full-text access to multidisciplinary reference eBooks."

Video in the Open

Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Library database with a multidisciplinary collection of videos covering the subject areas of health sciences, veterinary, history, literature/language, music/performing arts, psychology/counseling, science/engineering, and social sciences." Includes 1,200+ PBS videos.
Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window
Library database that includes classic and contemporary theatrical practices & productions, supported with interviews, theory, criticism and technique resources.
NOTE: After 12/6/2022, if you want to open this database using Chrome, you MUST first update Chrome to its newest version, as DT+ won't work with older versions after that date. You can use the database in another browser instead.
Feature Films for Education This link opens in a new window
780+ "feature films, including classics, blockbusters, foreign films, animated films and more."
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Library database that "Covers current social issues presenting pro/con viewpoints. Includes full-text newspapers and periodicals from multiple perspectives, infographics, images, videos, and audio files."
World Religions Online This link opens in a new window
Library database that "explores religion and spirituality focusing on 15 living religions, with links to core essays, primary sources, complete sacred texts, fact files, terms, timelines, videos, and more."

For videos: search topic then limit to videos.

Textbooks/Ancillaries

OpenStax College

Open Textbook Library

B.C Open Collection

Galileo Open Learning Materials

Project Gutenberg

OER Repositories

OER Commons

Creative Commons

Mason OER Metafinder (MOM)

Canvas Commons - Build a course using Canvas Commons materials

Digital Archives

Florida Memory - State Library & Archives of Florida

Florida Open Academic Library - statewide searchable database that includes an inventory of digital archives and collections held by public post-secondary education institutions (§ F.S. 1006.73 (2)(a)4.)

Getty Search Gateway

Library of Congress - digital collections that are free to use and reuse

SmartHistory "images for teaching & learning, specific periods & regions"