https://pitt.libguides.com/online/open - This list of OER was compiled by the University of Pittsburgh libraries. The list of open educational resources includes complete courses, open access books, large repositories, multimedia, images, and artwork.

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World Digital Library: https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-digital-library/about-this-collection/   - Launched in 2009, the World Digital Library (WDL) was a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, with the support of UNESCO, and contributions from libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations around the world. The WDL sought to preserve and share some of the world’s most important cultural objects, increasing access to cultural treasures and significant historical documents to enable discovery, scholarship, and use.

Books, manuscripts, maps, and other primary materials on the site are presented in their original languages. More than 100 languages are represented in the WDL collection, including many lesser known and endangered languages.

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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation | English

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https://www.grammarbook.com    The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is a concise, entertaining workbook and guide to English grammar, punctuation, and usage

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https://www.ipl.org  Explore IPL's repository of 500,000+ essays across thousands of topics to help you finish your homework. But with help from IPL’s comprehensive list, finding research paper topics is no longer the struggle it used to be.

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https://www.infoplease.com/almanacs  Search or browse numerous topical almanacs.

                                    

https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia Access more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

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https://www.infoplease.com/us/societies-associations List of association selected for general readership interest.

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https://www.si.edu/explore - Searchable database of resources from the Smithsonian Institution

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https://www.encyclopedia.com - Encyclopedia.com has more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.

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https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-factbook_18147364   Comprehensive statistical annual showing a wide range of key statistics for its member countries and major additional countries.

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BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL & CELEBRITY PROFILES

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https://www.biography.com - Read exclusive biographies, watch videos & discover fascinating stories about your favorite icons, musicians, authors & historical figures.

 

https://www.50states.com/ - Facts, figures and other information about each state. Includes study guides and resources for teachers.

 

https://eol.org/ - Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.
 

https://guides.library.cornell.edu/sevensteps/evaluate -  A stepwise guide to efficient research using the Cornell University Library.

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https://www.bibme.org - is an automatic citation creator that supports MLA, APA, and Chicago formatting. Other styles are powered by Citation Style Language

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https://blackamericaweb.com - Features Black American News and History including Black Headline News, Black Business, Sports, Health, Black Entertainment and Black Churches.

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www.chegg.com - Learn faster with Chegg Prep. Search millions of Study Flashcards or create your own online Flashcards for Free.
 

https://www.citationmachine.net - to review for unintentional plagiarism and recommendations for sentence structure, writing style, grammar and more! Citation formats include APA, MLA, and Chicago Style.

https://www.consumerworld.org – latest in consumer news-consumer resource guide with over 2000 links to everything “consumer.”

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https://www.democrarycollabortive.org - The Democracy Collaborative mission is to demonstrate in theory and in practice the principles of a democratic economy, offering a vision of what that economy can be, designing models that demonstrate how it operates, and building in coalition with others the pathways to a new reality.

https://www.dictionary.com - Dictionary.com is a leading digital dictionary that provides millions of English definitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and word origins.

Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias – may be accessed through the https://www.refdesk.com.

Economic History Association -  https://eh.net - The Economic History Association owns and operates the EH.net website and mailing lists to provide resources and promote communication among scholars in economic history and related fields.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com - Discover new words, expand your knowledge, and improve your English. 

https://dp.la – Digital Public Library of America - The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

ERIC – Education Resources Information Center – https://eric.ed.gov

https://www.findarticles.com - FINDARTICLES is a CBS Interactive portal that lets you find articles about any topic, by searching in our network of news and technology sites.

https://globaledge.msu.edu - Global business knowledge portal connecting international business professionals to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global ...

https://www.grammarly.com  - Grammarly now organizes your writing feedback by theme, so you can see how each change will help your readers better understand your message.

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https://www.jstor.org - JSTOR’s continuously expanding Open Community Collections feature freely accessible primary source materials in a wide variety of subjects contributed by libraries, museums, and archives.  JSOR provides a platform for discovering and connecting research, images, and primary sources. 

Khan Academy Free Online Courses, Lessons and Practice tests, include High School, College and Life Skills – https://www.khanacademy.org

https://scholar.google.com  - Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books.

 

https://www.slavevoyages.org - The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases are the culmination of several decades of independent and collaborative research by scholars drawing upon data in libraries and archives around the Atlantic world. The new SlaveVoyages website itself is the product of three years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists, cartographers, computer programmers, and web designers, in consultation with scholars of the slave trade from universities in Europe, Africa, South America, and North America. The National Endowment for the Humanities was the principal sponsor of this work carried out originally at Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. The Hutchins Center of Harvard University has also provided support. The website is currently hosted at Rice University.

https://www.itseducation.asia/deep-web.htm# -great landing spot as a research tool for academic and scholarly research.

Library of Congress Research Center – https://www.loc.gov is the starting point for researchers using the Library of Congress, both on-site and remotely via the Web. Links are provided to all research centers.

https://owl.purdue.edu – OWL Purdue Writing Lab offers free resources including writing and teaching, writing research, grammar, mechanics, and different style citations guides.

Public Agenda – Trending Topics – https://publicagenda.org – Public Agenda is a nonpartisan research and public engagement organization dedicated to strengthening democracy and expanding opportunity for all Americans.

 

COVID-19 – National Academies Press-COVID-19 and the Present and Future of Black Communities: The Role of Black Physicians, Engineers, and Scientists
 

Proceedings of a Workshop (2021)

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/26146/covid-19-and-the-present-and-future-of-black-communities-the-role-of-black-physicians-engineers-and-scientists

 

https://www.who.int/ -  World Health Organization Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
 

https://www.norc.org/ - NORC’s mission is to conduct high-quality social science research in the public interest.

 

https://www.usa.gov/statistics  - Find data about the U.S., such as demographic and economic data, population, and maps. Get information about the 2020 U.S. Census.

 

https://www.refdesk.com  – One of the best sites for quick reference, facts, news, hot topics. 

https://www.turnitin.com - Turnitin solutions promote academic integrity, streamline grading and feedback, deter plagiarism, and improve student outcomes.

https://www.samhsa.gov - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families.

https://scholarpedia.org - Scholarpedia is an English-language wiki-based online encyclopedia with features commonly associated with open-access online academic journals, which aims to have quality content.

Sparknotes - https://www.sparknotes.com  SparkNotes are helpful study guides to literature, math, science, and more. Find sample tests, essay help, and translations of literature and other subjects.

World Bank Open Data - https://data.worldbank.org World dataBank, produced by the Worldbank, offers access to variables from the World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition, and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor (GEM) and the Millennium Development.


 

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
 

https://guideslibrary.harvard.edu/news - Guide to Newspapers and Newspaper Indexes at Harvard University and elsewhere.

https://www.nytimes.com - Live news, investigations, opinion, photos, and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world

https://USAtoday.com - USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos​ ...

https://time.com - Breaking news and analysis from TIME.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

https://www.wsj.com - WSJ online coverage of breaking news and current headlines from the US and around the world. Top stories, photos, videos, detailed analysis, and in-depth ...

ERIC – Education Resources Information Center – https://eric.ed.gov

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EDUCATION STATISTICS – ONLINE RESOURCES – Open Access

 

Alabama Department of Education – www.alsde.edu

 

Alabama Virtual Library – https://www.avl.lib.al.us  The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and residents of the State of Alabama with 24/7 online access to premier libraries and information.

 

Department of Education – https://www.ed.gov

 

ERIC – Education Resources Information Center – https://eric.ed.gov

 

https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-resources/globalization The Center for Global Development provides a series of working papers, articles, blog posts, and multimedia that cover major globalization topics. Working papers are available for download in PDF format and provide in-depth research on how globalization can lead to economic development for all. Users may filter by publication type or search by the newest and most popular documents.

 

https://scholar.google.com - - Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books.

 

Library of Congress Research Center – https://www.loc.gov The starting point for researchers using the Library of Congress, both on-site and remotely via the Web. Links are provided to all research centers.

 

Kids Count Data Center – Indicators of Child Well Being by Annie E. Casey Foundation – https://www.aecf.org

 

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) https://nces.ed.gov

 

Public Agenda – Trending Topics – https://publicagenda.org

 

Reference Desk – www.refdesk.com Ready reference resources for students and faculty.
 

 

Children Award-Winning Books
 

Caldecott Awards

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Coretta Scott King Awards

 

Newbery Awards

 

Notable Books Recognition

 

GOVERNMENT SITES

 

Department of Education – https://www.ed.gov

 

Alabama Department of Education – www.alsde.edu

 

Alabama College and Career Ready Standards and Support – alex.state.al.us/ccrs

 

Common Core Standards – www.corestandards.org -Preparing America's students for success. · Learn why the Common Core is important for your child · Explore the Common Core …

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Education Resources - Bureau of Labor and Statistics – www.bls.gov

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy - https://www.census.gov/en.html  

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EDUCATION ONLINE VIDEOS​

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The Teaching Channel -  https://teachingchannel.org/videos - We offer educators a massive library of videos and other resources to drive professional learning. Join our worldwide community of educators today.
 

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RELIGION & THEOLOGY​

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Atlanta University Center- Robert W, Woodruff Library.  Resources for Christianity and World Religions. - https://research.auctr.edu/biblicalstudies

 

Cambridge University Press - Church History Resource - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/open-access

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HEALTH SCIENCES

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Electronic Reference Sources

Alabama Virtual Library – https://www.avl.lib.al.us  The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and residents of the State of Alabama with 24/7 online access to premier libraries and information.

Center for Disease Control – https://www.cdc.gov

ERIC – Health Literacy, Knowledge and Information – https://eric.ed.gov

https://globaledge.msu.edu/global-resources/globalization The Center for Global Development provides a series of working papers, articles, blog posts, and multimedia that cover major globalization topics. Working papers are available for download in PDF format and provide in-depth research on how globalization can lead to economic development for all. Users may filter by publication type or search by the newest and most popular documents.

https://www.refdesk.com – One of the best sites for quick reference, facts, news, hot topics.  Click the Nursing and Health topics link.

MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine and MedicineNet.com may be accessed through the Reference
Desk – www.refdesk.com link.

PubMed – https://www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PubMed® comprises more than 32 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links from PubMed Central and publisher websites.

https://www.samhsa.gov - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families.

https://scholar.google.com - Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books.   

 

Health and Women’s Issues – over 300 resources under Health; 100 resources under Women’s Issues may be accessed through the https://www.refdesk.com link.

Health Topics and Issues - Consumerworld.org may be accessed through the https://www.refdesk.com   link  

Healthcare Online Videos – https://www.khanacademy.org

Medical References – Mayoclinc.com, Merck Manual, National Library of Medicine, and Medical Libraries from the University of Iowa

Library of Congress – Research Center – Health and other related subjects, topics. https://www.loc.gov

Saylor Academic Open Textbooks -  https://www.saylor.org/books - Want more resources for your classroom?

Saylor Academy’s courses are built from curated OER and are openly licensed for reuse — you can adopt and adapt our materials to meet your needs.

World Health Statistics – www.who.int/topics

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GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE SITES

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Alabama Public Health – https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov

Center for Disease Control – https://www.cdc.gov

National Center for Health Statistics - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm

Health and Human Services – https://www.hhs.gov

National Library of Medicine-https://www.nlm.nih.gov

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration https://www.samhsa.gov

World Health Statistics – https://www.who.int/topics

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BUSINESS STATISTICS – ONLINE RESOURCES – Open Access

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Bureau of Economic Analysis – https://www.bea.gov

Business Data and Statistics – https://usa.gov

Bureau of Justice Statistics – https://bjs.ojp.gov

National Agricultural Statistics Services  – https://www.nass.usda.gov

Economic Research Services - https://www.ers.usda.gov

National Center for Health Statistics - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm

Bureau of Labor and Statistics – https://www.bls.gov

The United States of Commerce Department – https://www.commerce.gov

Minority Business Administration – https://www.sba.gov

Small Business Administration – https://www.sba.gov

NASDAQ Stock Market: Stock Quotes and Exchanges – https://www.nasdaq.com

Investopedia – Sources for Investment Education – https://investopedia.com

Harvard Business Publishing - https://www.harvardbusiness.org

Ohio State University Fisher College of Business - https://fisher.osu.edu

The Society for Human Resources Management - https://www.shrm.org

 

https://cber.culverhouse.ua.edu/ - Provides census and economic data for Alabama. 

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https://www.blackownedbiz.com - Find Black-Owned Business – Global Networking Opportunities

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https://score.org  - Black Entrepreneur Resources - Support Black Owned Businesses - Unlock the potential of minority-owned businesses with valuable resources and support. Learn how economic inclusion drives innovation and fosters thriving communities. Available Online For Free. For Small Business Owners.

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https://democracycollaborative.org/ - The Democracy Collaborative mission is to demonstrate in theory and in practice the principles of a democratic economy, offering a vision of what that economy can be, designing models that demonstrate how it operates, and building in coalition with others the pathways to a new reality.

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https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/ - Business Management Daily has been providing sound business news, insight, and advice since 1937. At Business Management Daily, we're driven to help organizations and individuals succeed. That's why we deliver plain English, actionable advice to high performers at more than 80,000 companies of all sizes across hundreds of different industries. 

 

https://www.accountingtoday.com/ - "The latest accounting news & information for the public accounting profession, along with practice management advice."

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CAREERS
 

https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/ACINet.aspx

https://www.bestcolleges.com/financial-aid/african-american-scholarships/

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https://publicagenda.org/reports/a-major-step-what-adults-without-degrees-say-about-going-back-to-college/

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