LibGuides: Open Access Resources: For Everyone

Easily find Open Access Articles

Open Access Button--search for free, open access articles from over 1 million items in rights' free repositories. You can search by article URL, Digital Object Identier (DOI), article title, or citation. A Firefox browser extension is also available.

Remember!

If you don't find what you need under the tab for your program, be sure to check out the For Everyone tab. Browse under the other degree programs, too.

Online Resources

Directory of Open Access Books
International initiative dedicated to Open Access monograph publishing, based at the National Library in The Hague.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Project Gutenberg
Majority of this collection is in the public domain (no longer subject to copyright).
British Library 19th Century Collection
Over 460,000 late 15th to 19th century texts.

General Open Access Textbook Collections

Open Textbook Library
provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks. The Open Textbook Library is supported by the Center for Open Education and the Open Textbook Network (OTN). PASCAL, the South Carolina academic library consortium, is an OTN partner.
Open Stax College
Open source textbooks that are written by professional content developers who are experts in their fields and undergo a rigorous peer review process. All textbooks meet standard scope and sequence requirements.