Research Guides: Where to Find Resources (by type): Open Access

Where to Find Open Access (OA) and Open Education Resources (OER)

What is Open Access?

Open Access (OA) - refers to free, accessible, digital, online content, like Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia.

Open Educations Resources (OER) - refers to free, open license educational materials, like textbooks or instructional videos.

For more advice and definitions about OER (Open Educational Resources), review the Creative Commons Education / OER page and Virginia Tech Libraries Open Education guide

Please explore the subpages listed in the left column under Open Access for these types of open access materials: Textbooks Online, Books + Articles, Images, Streaming Video and Other Materials

Top OA Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Open and Free Content on JSTOR and Artstor
Project Gutenberg - Art Bookshelf
Selected art books and books about artists: practical methods & specialties, general art and art history works, plus visitor guides to art expos, galleries, and museums.

Top OER Resources

MERLOT
MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community.
OER Commons
Curated collection of Art History, Graphic Arts, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts.
Open Learn: History & the Arts
Open Learn is an initiative of The Open University, UK providing supplemental materials for educators.
OpenCourseWare: Art History / Fine Arts / Visual Arts
Filtered results for MIT's OpenCourseWare resources. MIT OpenCourseWare is a free and open collection of material from thousands of MIT courses, covering the entire MIT curriculum.