The Barbara J. Fried Center Library at the new Stafford County location will be open for equipment returns only from Dec 2nd-5th, Dec 9th-12th, and Dec 16th-19th.
Open Textbook LibraryA directory of open textbooks that pulls from OpenStax and other repositories. Faculty members from colleges across the country regularly submit quality reviews for the textbooks in this directory.
OpenStaxThe main repository for the most widely used open textbooks in higher education.
OER Commons - TextbooksContains open textbooks and other open course materials. Search results may be filtered by educational level (e.g. community college/lower-division).
OpenStax CNXOne of the most widely used OER repositories.
VCCS Transfer Course Mapping HubFind OER intended for specific VCCS courses and vetted by VCCS faculty. Note: once you've arrived at the website, be sure to scroll down to see the categories.
VIVA Open Curated CollectionsA repository of OER curated by faculty librarians at higher education institutions in Virginia.
OER CommonsA multidisciplinary digital library of open course materials.
MERLOTA peer-reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials. NOTE: Much of the content available through MERLOT is openly licensed, but there is a subcategory of content that requires users to first obtain reuse permissions directly from MERLOT. Double-check the license terms (or conditions of use) before reusing content from MERLOT.
SkillsCommonsFind open workforce training materials and open materials for technical/occupational courses.
