LibGuides: Open Educational Resources: Home

Where to search for a specific article?

Use the following resources to see if a specific article is available in an open access version.

CORE
Pulls research papers from 11K data providers from around the world via a browser extension or through OAI (Open Access Initiative) identifier.
Digital Commons Network
Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, the Network includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches for articles, books, and other scholarly content from many publishers, and attempts to provide links to the full text. Great for known item searches but offers limited ability to refine/limit your search.
Unpaywall: Simple Query Tool
Use this tool to check a few articles to see if they are Open Access. DOI required.
Unpaywall Browser Extension
Works with the Chrome browser to see if there is a free version of an article available.

What are OER?

Open Educational Resources (OER) are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes. (Creative Commons Wiki)

Because they are openly licensed, you might use them to:

help create content for a MOOC
teach workshops or provide reference assistance to people not affiliated with MIT (who can't use MIT resources)

For more information, see 7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources.

Open Educational Resources: Home

Where to search for a specific article?

What are OER?

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