Online textbooks free for students.

Jessica Smith

Senior Officer, National Copyright Unit

COAG Education Council

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We've recently added a great free textbook resource, Open Textbook Library, to our Smartcopying website, and we wanted to make sure you were all aware of it: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/.  

 All the textbooks on the website have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be viewed online and downloaded for no cost​. 

We list Open Education Resources and Creative Commons material on our Smartcopying website and update them regularly, so keep an eye on the following pages:

• OER repositories: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-oer-materials
• Open textbooks: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-oer-materials/open-textbooks
• Creative Commons material:  http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-cc-licensed-material 
• Creative Commons licensed images: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-cc-licensed-images
• Creative Commons licensed music: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-cc-licensed-music
•  Creative Commons licensed videos: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/open-education/open-education-resources/where-to-find-cc-licensed-material/where-to-find-cc-licensed-videos​