Open access resources
You don't need a domain username and password to use these resources, but remember that they may be limited by your location and you may have to register before you can start using them.
Databases and journals
- BioMed Central
- Core open access research paper aggregator
- DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
- Digital Library of the Commons - general search of free full text articles
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- ERIC - Education Resource Information Centre
- Google Scholar
- The Knowledge Network: (was the NHS e-library). You need to register online for a password
- Mednar: this is a free specialist medical search engine
- NHS Scotland Publications search
- Open Access Button: free, legal, research articles
- OTseeker: A specialist database from Australia
- Paperity a collection of open access scholarly articles
- PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database covering bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy
- Public Library of Science (PLOS)
- Sabinet open access is a searchable collection of full text African electronic journals including open access journals and the African Journal Archive.
- Scottish Public Health Observatory
- SSRN - Social Science Research Network
- TRIP (Turning research into practice): free database covering evidence-based medicine and patient information leaflets
- Europe PMC: free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature
Textbooks
An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open copyright license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public. Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost.
Here are some of the main providers:
- BC Open Textbook Collection
- eCampus Ontario
- Manitoba Open Textbook Initiative
- NCBI Bookshelf (life sciences and healthcare)
- Oapen
- OER Commons
- Open Book Publishers
- Open SUNY Textbooks
- Open Textbooks
- Openstax
- PDX Open
- UCL Press
- Wikibooks
Definition from Learn more about Open Textbooks, the Student PIRGs (Accessed 13.12.17)