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Open Educational Resources (OER): Social Sciences
This guide provides information and resources for faculty who are interested in exploring opportunities for using textbooks and learning materials published through non-commercial sources in their (physical or virtual) classrooms.
Check These Out
The following resources can easily be searched by categories to find relevant resources:
Social Sciences Collections
- IntechOpen: Social Sciences
Open access textbooks in the social sciences.
- Avalon ProjectPrimary source documents in history and government.
- World History Sources
Tools for teaching and learning about history. - DocsTeach
Sponsored by the National Archives Foundation, this site supports teaching history with primary sources. - Avalon ProjectPrimary source documents in history and government.
- NOBA
Despite the .com address, NOBA is an OER project, underwritten by the Diener Education Fund. Use prepared textbooks or recombine modules to make your own. Supplemental materials available for many modules.
- NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
Basic information on a wide range of substances and related topics. - NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Lots of resources on alcohol use and abuse. - SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration publications. Materials are available free of charge. TIPS Treatment Improvement Protocols are particularly recommended by a practitioner.
Credits
This guide was developed by Leslie Murtha, Robert Mast, Amanda Carey, Janet Hauge, and Mike Sargente, Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries.
Published June 2020.