This page highlights key directories that you can search for open access academic material.
Directories are a good place to start your search, as they aggregate sources and will link you through to the individual resources. Always consult the terms of use of specific resources for your purposes.
You can also explore the menu for more direct sources of open online resources.
Key directories
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Merlot II: Multimedia educational resources for learning and online teachingA curated collection of online teaching and learning resources contributed by an international education community. Terms of use vary - Creative Commons license and copyright information is provided on the details page for each item.
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DOAB: Directory of open access booksAn online directory of academic, peer-reviewed open access books. It can be searched or browsed by title, subject or publisher. Results can be refined by license type. Terms of use vary - see individual items for license information.
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DOAJ: Directory of open access journalsAn online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ can be browsed or searched by subject and then refined by CC license.
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OATD: Open access theses and dissertationsA resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Terms of use vary - see individual items for license information .
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OpenDOAR: Directory of open access repositoriesA directory of academic open access repositories. You can search for repositories or browse by country. Terms of use for content of repositories vary - see individual items for details.
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Creative Commons SearchCC Search provides convenient access to search services from other organisations for resources labelled with CC licences. You must still verify that any resource found using the CC Search is legitimately licensed as CC.
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