Open Access sources make academic research freely available on the open web. OA sources 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 in order to protect your data.
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.
Open Textbook Library - Access over 1,400 open textbooks written by licensed authors and publishers.
Project Gutenberg - With a focus on classic titles that are in the public domain, you can access over 60,000 eBooks for free.
Everyday Reading - Scan this list of public libraries that offer access to their collections.
BBC - UK and worldwide news
Quartz - International business news
The Intercept - Worldwide news
The Guardian - UK and worldwide news
Time Magazine - Global media source
Washington Post - Washington, D.C. and worldwide news
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.
Smithsonian Learning Lab - access Smithsonian resources and tools for homework research, or your own interests in history, art, science, or culture.
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.
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.
Google Arts & Culture- This non-commercial initiative works with artists around the world to make art accessible to all.
Grammy Museum-The Grammy Museum is an interactive, educational museum devoted to the history and winners of the Grammy Awards.
Louvre Explore the national art museum located in Paris, France.
Metropolitan Museum of Art- The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Museum of Modern Art- MOMA is committed to sharing though-provoking modern and contemporary art.
National Gallery of Art- Home to a community of scholars, this site offers exceptional resources for arts researchers.
New Theatre Quarterly - Explore news, analysis, and debate within the field.
Profotos- This online community offers educational content and display space for professional photographers.
Smarthistory - Find content from more than five hundred art historians, curators, archaeologists, and artists committed to inclusive art history.
BBC Country Profiles - Explore an instant guide to the history, politics and economy of countries and territories around the world.
Ethnologue - Research over 7,000 living languages.
Gapminder - Explore a fact-based worldview.
International Monetary Fund - The IMF is a global organization that works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for its 190 member countries.
LOC Portals to the World - Explore links to authoritative, in-depth information about the nations of the world.
National Bureau of Economic Research - Investigate major economic issues.
NationMaster - Explore statistics for over 305 countries.
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 Department of State - Explore the policy issues from the office of the US Department of State.
US Geological Survey - Access maps based on the landscape, natural resources, and hazards of the United States.
Centers for Disease Control - Search the national public heath agency of the United States.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Organization - Search the leading global organization for researching juvenile diabetes.
Mayo Clinic - Search this nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research.
National Institute on Drug Abuse - Access research on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction.
National Alliance of Mental Illness - Access articles on mental health advocacy, education, support and public awareness.
National Institutes of Health - Access the United States' medical research agency.
Psychology Today - Research the world's largest mental health and behavioral science destination online.
World Health Organization - The WHO is responsible for providing leadership on global health.
American Panorama - Explore this historical atlas of the United States hosted by the University of Richmond.
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 Channel - Find resources from the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment in media.
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 photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
ProCon.org - Explore both sides of current issues.
Smithsonian - Explore the resources of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex.
Teaching History- Teachinghistory.org is designed to help history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education
United States Courts - Learn more about the Judicial Branch and its work.
Untold - Explore this free collection of short history videos.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum - Search over 270,000 records that document Holocaust victims, rescuers, and others.
World History Encyclopedia - Access this free, web-based encyclopedia for those studying ancient history and ancient cultures.
Zinn Education Project - Explore a more accurate, complex, and engaging record of history than is found in traditional textbooks.
English Language and Liguistics:
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.
Second Language Acquisition
7000.org - Learn endangered languages.
Busuu - Learn 14 different languages for free.
News in Slow -Language learning through current events.
Open Culture - Learn over 48 languages on the best open culture platform.
Open Textbook - Access language learning textbooks online.
Get the Math - Interact with video and online activities to develop the algebraic thinking skills needed to solve real-world problems.
Mathematical Association of America - Explore the world’s largest community of mathematicians, students, and enthusiasts.
Mathematical Intelligencer - Read articles about mathematics, mathematicians, and the history and culture of math.
Numberphile - Watch videos of mathematicians from around the world.
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.
American Chemical Society - Explore over 80+ peer-reviewed chemistry journals.
CiteSeerX - Explore this search engine specifically for computer and information science.
Discovery Channel - find content on all things science, technology, nature, and more.
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.
How Stuff Works - Explore over 40,000 articles on a variety of science topics.
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.
National Geographic - This global non-profit is dedicated to using the power of science, exploration, and education to protect the wonder of our world.
NOVA - NOVA illuminates the transformative power of the scientific process.
Popular Science - Unpack the science behind the top current news stories, the latest technology, and digital trends.
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 Friday - Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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.