LibGuides: Chemistry: OERs & Public Domain

Welcome to OER & Public Domain Resources

This page contains resources that are either Open Educational Resources (OERs) that have a Creative Commons (CC) license or media that is currently in the Public Domain (usually the copyright has expired). When using these resources, please remember to check the licenses or verify that the information is in the public domain.

Courseware

Boundless Chemistry by Lumen Learning
Chemistry - MIT Open Courseware
Chemistry at Coursera
Chemistry Courses
Chemistry LibreTexts
Freshman Organic Chemistry I via Yale University
Principles of Chemical Science - MIT Open Courseware

OER Repositories

Chemistry LibreTexts
MERLOT Materials: Chemistry
OER Commons- Chemistry
OpenNJ
"Open NJ allows faculty and students to find Open Educational Resources (OER) adopted at participating New Jersey institutions. By creating this common space, Open NJ enables faculty to share OER, expand their knowledge of adopted OER, and identify OER for their potential adoption." -website
ChemCollective

Open Textbooks

The Basics of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
chem1 Virtual Textbook
CHEM101: General Chemistry I
Chemical Information Sources
Chemistry 2e
Chemistry 2e (Atoms First)
CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything
General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications
Introductory Chemistry
Introductory Chemistry
Organic Chemistry With a Biological Emphasis - Volumes I & II
Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry