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Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide for Faculty

A how-to guide on finding and adopting open educational resources (OER) for Northwestern University courses.

E-textbook defined

The e-books linked below are traditionally copyrighted materials that are available in full text via the library's databases. The can't be downloaded, shared, or adapted in the same way as OER, but they are completely free for Northwestern students and faculty to access. Some licensing restrictions (such as a limit on the number of simultaneous users) may apply.