Open Access Resources

Welcome to the Open Access Resources section of the J.J. College of Nursing Library. We provide our nursing students, faculty, and researchers with a diverse range of freely accessible scholarly resources to support their academic and professional endeavors. Our collection includes open access books, journals, articles, and databases specifically tailored for nursing and healthcare. Enjoy the benefits of free access, global reach, and the latest research without any subscription or payment. We continually update our collection to ensure you have access to the most current and relevant information. For assistance, please contact our librarian. 

Google Scholar: Google Scholar is a freely accessible search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across various disciplines, including nursing and healthcare. 

BASE: BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) is a powerful search engine that provides access to millions of academic documents from various disciplines, including nursing, by searching across a wide range of repositories and databases. 

OAJSE (Open Access Journal Search Engine): OAJSE helps users find open access journals and freely available research articles across various disciplines, including nursing. It simplifies access to high-quality, peer-reviewed literature from reputable publishers.

PubMed is a free search engine that provides access to a vast database of biomedical and life sciences literature. Managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) 

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

OA.mg: OA.mg is an academic search engine dedicated to providing access to millions of open access research papers 

Preprints.org: Preprints.org is a multidisciplinary preprint platform dedicated to making early versions of research papers freely accessible before peer review.

ERIC: The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a comprehensive online database that provides access to a wealth of educational research and information, including articles, reports, and other scholarly resources. 

Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature. It provides search functionality, recommendations, and citation graphs to help users find relevant research papers. 

BioMed Central is an open-access publisher of peer-reviewed biomedical research journals. It covers a wide range of disciplines including medicine, biology, and health sciences. 

Open Access Journals website provides a directory of journals that offer open access to their articles. 

Indian Journals platform offers a list of open-access publications. This includes a range of journals across various disciplines that are freely accessible to the public. 

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a comprehensive directory that provides access to high-quality, open-access journals across various disciplines. 

ResearchGate is a professional network for researchers and scientists. It allows users to share their research, collaborate with others, and access a wide range of scientific papers, articles, and data. 

ProQuest is a comprehensive database providing access to a wide range of academic resources, including dissertations, theses, and scholarly journals.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). 

Shodhganga is a digital repository of Indian theses and dissertations. Managed by the INFLIBNET Centre, it provides access to a vast collection of electronic theses and dissertations submitted by research scholars from various Indian universities. 

DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) is a directory that provides access to thousands of academic books available for free under open access licenses. It covers a wide range of disciplines and allows users to search for and download full-text books at no cost. 

Open Access eBooks provides a collection of freely accessible academic books across various disciplines. 

National Digital Library (NDL) of India, hosted by IIT Kharagpur, provides access to a wide range of digital resources including books, articles, theses, and research papers. 

OER Commons is a digital platform that offers a vast collection of open educational resources (OER). It provides access to free teaching and learning materials, including textbooks, lesson plans, and multimedia content, which can be used and adapted for educational purposes. 

ALISON offers a range of free online courses and certifications, including many related to nursing. The link you provided directs to nursing-related courses available on ALISON, which include training in various aspects of nursing and healthcare.