What are Open Resources?
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are in the public domain or have been released under a copyright license that permits anyone to freely use them. OERs often also allow users to reuse, repurpose, adapt, and redistribute them.
Open access journals are scholarly journals that provide free access to their articles online.
Just like the rest of the library's resources, OERs and open access journals are frequently editorially or peer reviewed and are credible research sources. These resources will continue to be freely available to you after you graduate.
Open Textbooks
Open textbooks are helpful both for learning concepts for the first time and for reviewing and revisiting material you've previously learned.
- BC Open Textbooks: EntrepreneurshipDirect link to Entrepreneurship textbooks available via BC Open Textbooks.
- BC Open Textbooks: Human Resources and Organizational BehaviorDirect link to Human Resources and Organizational Behavior textbooks available via BC Open Textbooks.
- BC Open Textbooks: ManagementDirect link to Management textbooks available via BC Open Textbooks.
- BC Open Textbooks: MarketingDirect link to Marketing textbooks available via BC Open Textbooks.
- IntechOpenDirect link to Business, Management and Economics textbooks available via IntechOpen.
- OAPENDirect link to Business and Management textbooks available via OAPEN.
- OER Commons: ManagementDirect link to Management textbooks available via OER Commons.
- OER Commons: MarketingDirect link to Marketing textbooks available via OER Commons.
- OER Commons: Public RelationsDirect link to Public Relations textbooks available via OER Commons.
- OpenStaxDirect link to Business textbooks available via OpenStax.
- Open Textbook Library: Human ResourcesDirect link to Human Resources textbooks available via the Open Textbook Library.
- Open Textbook Library: ManagementDirect link to Management textbooks available via Open Textbook Library.
- Open Textbook Library: MarketingDirect link to Marketing textbooks available via Open Textbook Library.
Open Journals
- Directory of Open Access JournalsDirect link to business journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.
- MERLOTDirect link to business journal articles available via MERLOT.
- SpringerOpenDirect link to Business and Management journals available via SpringerOpen.
Additional Open Resources
- The Ethical Leadership Case Study CollectionMost of the case studies on this site are openly licensed. Where applicable, the Creative Commons license can be found in the footers of the documents (you will need to scroll to the third page on the long-form case studies to view the footers).
- MERLOT Business CasesDirect link to business cases available via MERLOT.
- Teaching Resources Library (MIT Sloan School of Management)Includes case studies and management simulations.