Open Access
Open Access
Open Access sources are research articles made freely available on the open web, with the intent of accelerating research. The links provided here are to some of the most reliable OA sources available. They are best used in addition to the scholarly databases provided by your school. In the event that any of these sources require the creation of a free account, use your school Gmail account for increased protection of your data.
Encyclopedia Virginia - Explore the inclusive story of Virginia to understand how the past informs the present and the future.
Hampton Roads Resource Collections - Check out local history, military, art, and science resources.
Archive.org - Search this non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Directory of Open Access Books - Discover more than 60,500 academic peer-reviewed books.
Google Books - Explore the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.
HathiTrust Digital Library - Explore HathiTrust's collection of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items.
Open Library - Discover more than 3 million books.
Project Gutenberg - With a focus on classic titles that are in the public domain, you can access over 60,000 eBooks for free.
Digital Commons Network - Explore works from over 587 universities.
Directory of Open Access Journals - Access high quality, peer-reviewed journals.
Eric - Explore the largest education database in the world.
InfoPlease - Discover reference sources from encyclopedia, atlases, dictionaries and almanacs.
JSTOR - Search this digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
JSTOR Text Analyzer - Copy and paste the perfect source here to find more like it.
Google Scholar - If an article requires payment, contact your library for help in possibly locating it for free.
iSeek Education - Use this targeted search engine specifically designed for students and teachers.
Library of Congress - Search the largest library in the world.
Oxford University Press - Discover this inclusive collection of Open Access books and journals.
RefSeek - Use this targeted search engine specifically designed for student researchers.
Sweet Search - Discover this search engine for students that emphasizes high quality resources evaluated and approved by research experts.
Taylor & Francis - Search a variety of high-quality Open Access journals.
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BHA & RILA - Find European and American articles from over 1,200 journals published from 1975-2007.
British Journal of Aesthetics - Explore this forum for debate on the philosophy of art.
Dance Research - Find Open Access content from the Society of Dance Research.
Europeana - Investigate cultural heritage collections of more than 3,000 institutions across Europe.
Film Philosophy - Explore the ways in which films develop and contribute to philosophical discussion.
New Theatre Quarterly - Explore news, analysis, and debate within the field.
Smarthistory - Find content from more than five hundred art historians, curators, archaeologists, and artists committed to inclusive art history.
Ethnologue - Research over 7,000 living languages.
Gapminder - Explore a fact-based worldview.
National Bureau of Economic Research - Investigate major economic issues.
OECD Data - Explore the data the OECD uses to effect global policy change.
Pew Research Center - Access research and analysis in the field of social science.
UN Data - Research popular statistical tables, and country and regional profiles.
UNESCO Statistics - Explore data on international education, science, culture, and communication.
UN Human Development Reports - Research human development data from around the world.
World 101 - Information on international relations.
The World Factbook - Access data for historical, cultural, economic, and environmental issues for 266 world entities.
World Health Organization - Explore data and news as the WHO works to promote global health.
US Geological Survey - Access maps based on the landscape, natural resources, and hazards of the United States.
American Yawp - Search the Stanford University Press collaborative open U.S. history textbook.
British History Online - Research over 1,300 volumes of British and Irish history, images, and maps.
Churchill Archives for Schools - Explore primary documents and analysis of key events in world history.
Congress.gov - Search the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.
Digital History - Access U.S. history textbooks, essays, multimedia, speeches, and images.
Digital Public Library of America - Discover historical text and media from across the U.S.
Economic History Society - Explore themes of economic and social change.
Encyclopedia Virginia - Explore the inclusive story of Virginia to understand how the past informs the present and the future.
Europeana - Research thousands of European archives, libraries, and museums.
Gutenberg-e - Explore award-winning historical studies.
History News Network - Put current events into historical perspective.
LOC Historic American Newspapers - Search America's historic newspapers from 1777-1963 .
The Map as History - Explore interactive and animated maps that bring history to life.
Masters of Tradition - An interactive story map for exploring the United States.
The National Archives - Access over 2 million records not available elsewhere online.
The New York Public Library Digital Collections - Updated daily, this site features prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
ProCon.org - Explore both sides of current issues.
United States Courts - Learn more about the Judicial Branch and its work.
Untold - A free collection of short history videos.
World History Encyclopedia - a free, web-based encyclopedia for those studying ancient history and ancient cultures.
CCSE Net - This open access journal publishes on literature written in the English language, English linguistics, translation studies and related areas.
International Journal of Language and Linguistics - The IJLL provides a platform for the fields of language, literature and linguistics.
International Journal of Language and Literary Studies - The IJLL is a peer reviewed journal for research in all areas of linguistics and literature.
International Journal of Stylistics - This journal publishes research that aims to make a contribution to understanding style and its effects on readers.
Journal of Critical Studies in Language and Literature - The JCSLL publishes research on style and its effects on readers.
Literature - Literature is s an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on literature and cultural studies published quarterly online
World Journal of English Language - This journal is devoted to publishing articles on various aspects, fields and scopes of the English Language.
Mathematical Intelligencer - Read articles about mathematics, mathematicians, and the history and culture of math.
PlanetMath - Search this free, collaborative, online mathematics encyclopedia.
Wolfram MathWorld - Explore the world's most extensive online mathematical resource.
zbMath - Research articles in pure and applied mathematics.
CiteSeerX - Explore this search engine specifically for computer and information science.
Encyclopedia of Earth - Find information about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.
Encyclopedia of Life - Led by the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, this source offers free, open, multilingual, digital access to trusted information on all known species.
FreeFullPDF - Download over 80 million free science papers.
Google Research - Explore papers in the field of computer science.
Hindawi - Access journals in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
NASA Historical Archives - Explore NASA's history.
National Academies Press - Find articles on the sciences, engineering, and medicine.
Public Library of Science - Research Open Access articles in the fields of science and medicine.
ScienceDirect - Discover the world's premier platform of peer-reviewed literature.
Science Open - Explore over 73 million Open Access articles.
SCIRP - Research Open Access articles in the fields or science, technology, and medicine.
Semantic Scholar - Explore this free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature.
US Department of Energy - Find resources provided by the department of energy.
Vadlo - Explore this search engine specifically for the life sciences.
Worldwide Science - Explore this global science gateway, searchable in many languages.