Creative Commons is a type of license that expands upon the content’s copyrights. The creative commons license allows content to be free to use and possibly adapt for whatever purpose the viewer wishes.
Started in 2008 by American librarian Jeffrey Beall, Beall's List contains the names of potentially predatory open access publishers and journals. This list, along with the infographic at the bottom of this guide, are helpful tools in evaluating the quality of open access periodicals.
Some browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox can be used to help you find legally open copies of journal articles.
We welcome recommendations for additional resources for this guide.
Please contact Maggie Lykens at mlykens@mtaloy.edu with any questions or suggestions.
Open Access is a type of unique publishing strategy that allows articles and research data to be available online, for free or a low subscription fee. The aim of Open Access is to provide a more global learning experience for both students and teachers.
Open Education is similar to open access but it deals with textbooks and related learning materials. The copyrights are usually adjusted to allow educators and researchers to use and adapt the lessons and learning aids to suit their purposes or teaching styles. These platforms are also either for free or for a low fee subscription.
The Community College Consortium for OER hosted a series of informative workshops on OER during the summer of 2020. Links to recordings and slide decks can be found here.
