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What is Open Educational Resources (OER)?

Open Educational Resources (OER) are resources that are available under an Open License which means anyone can use them, alter them, or redistribute them. These resources are available to be used by anyone as a replacement to or supplement to traditional course textbooks.

OER Resources

Open Textbook Library
All I-Share libraries may use resources available through the Open Textbook Library consortium.
Open Textbook Library within LCU DISCOVERY
Search for Open Textbook Library resources within the familiar LCU DISCOVERY interface.
Open Stax
A searchable collection of Open Textbooks.
BC Campus Open Textbooks
Searchable collection of open textbooks
MERLOT
Collection of OER including but not limited to textbooks.
OER Commons
Searchable collection of Open Educational Resources
OASIS
Openly Available Sources Integrated Search is a collection of open resources from 52 collections.