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Open Educational Resources (OERs): OER Search Portals

This guide provides an introduction to Open Educational Resources, how to find them, and how to get started using them in the classroom.

OER Search Portals

Use the Portals on this page to search for OER materials from multiple sources at the same time.  Consider also content available in Canvas Commons.

OER Commons

 

Supported in part by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, ISKME, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, created OER Commons as part of the Foundation's worldwide OER initiative.  Advanced search allows the ability to limit by: subject area, material type, education level, media format, accessibility and license type.

Click here to search OER Commons.

MERLOT

A project of California State University, MERLOT (Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is an online repository of OER materials contributed by consortium and individual members.  The SmartSearch feature allows users to find OERs beyond the MERLOT repository, but these results will not necessarily be peer reviewed.

Click here to search MERLOT.

Mason OER Metafinder

Created by George Mason University, the Mason OER Metafinder searches in real-time across 22 sources of open educational materials.  Provides up-to-the-minute results from OER repositories and other digital collections.  Searches can be limited to specific sources of content and can be limited by date range, title and author.

Click here to search the Metafinder.

Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS)

 

Developed at SUNY Geneseo's Milne Library, OASIS is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier.  Including content from 114 sources, searches can be narrowed by subject or type of resource such as: Textbooks, course materials, modules, interactive simulations, public domain books, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, learning objects and primary sources.  Advanced search option available.

Click here to search OASIS.

Teaching Commons

Teaching Commons brings together high quality OERs from leading colleges and universities.  Curated by librarians and their institutions, the Teaching Commons includes open access textbooks, course materials, lesson plans, multimedia and more.

Click here to search Teaching Commons.