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* Add or browse a '''free, open''' Library Resources.
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==Library Resources==
==Library Resources==
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===Academic Archive or Library===
===Academic Archive or Library===


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!Web Site
! <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Add free, open Archive</span>
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|Arxiv at Cornell University Library
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|http://arxiv.org/
| Arxiv at Cornell University Library
|open
| http://arxiv.org/
|Browser
| open
|arXiv is an e-print service of 538,000 articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics
| Browser
|English
| arXiv is an e-print service of 538,000 articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics
|-
| English
|CogPrints - Cognitive Science ePrint Archive
|-
|http://cogprints.org/
| CogPrints - Cognitive Science ePrint Archive
|open
| http://cogprints.org/
|Browser
| open
|an electronic archive for self-archive papers in any area of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science, Philosophy, Biology, Medicine, Anthropology, as well as any other portions of the physical, social and mathematical sciences that are pertinent to the study of cognition.
| Browser
|English
| an electronic archive for self-archive papers in any area of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science, Philosophy, Biology, Medicine, Anthropology, as well as any other portions of the physical, social and mathematical sciences that are pertinent to the study of cognition.
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|eTexts at Adelaide University
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|http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/
| eTexts at Adelaide University
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| http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/
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| open
|Free web books online
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| Free web books online
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| English
|Google Books
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|http://books.google.com/
| Google Books
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| http://books.google.com/
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|Google Book Search
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| Google Book Search
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|ibiblio
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| ibiblio
|http://www.ibiblio.org/
|open
| http://www.ibiblio.org/
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| open
|ibiblio.org - the public's library and digital archiv
| Browser
|English
| ibiblio.org - the public's library and digital archiv
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| English
|MIT Classics
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|http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html
| MIT Classics
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| http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html
|Browser
| open
|Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since 1994
| Browser
|English
| Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since 1994
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| English
|My Open Archive
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|http://www.myopenarchive.org/
| My Open Archive
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| http://www.myopenarchive.org/
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| open
|Open Archive in Japanese
| Browser
| Open Archive in Japanese
|Japanese
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| Japanese
|Online Literature Library
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|http://www.literature.org/authors/
| Online Literature Library
|open
| http://www.literature.org/authors/
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|The online literature library
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| The online literature library
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| English
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|PLoS One
|http://www.plosone.org/home.action
| PLoS One
|open
| http://www.plosone.org/home.action
|Browser
| open
|An interactive open-access journal for the communication of all peer-reviewed scientific and medical research
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| An interactive open-access journal for the communication of all peer-reviewed scientific and medical research
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| English
|PLoS Biology
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|http://www.plosbiology.org/home.action
| PLoS Biology
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| http://www.plosbiology.org/home.action
|Browser
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|A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science
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| A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science
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|Project Gutenberg
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|http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
| Project Gutenberg
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| http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
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|Over 100,000 titles are available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources
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| Over 100,000 titles are available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources
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| English
|Twitter Biomedical Journals

|https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tecO4mLvNETuMvVDokltQIA&gid=0
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| Twitter Biomedical Journals
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| https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tecO4mLvNETuMvVDokltQIA&gid=0
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|University of Pennsylvania's Online Books
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|http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
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| University of Pennsylvania's Online Books
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| http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
|Listing over 35,000 free books on the Web
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|English
| Browser
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| Listing over 35,000 free books on the Web
|World Digital Library
| English
|http://www.wdl.org/en/

|open
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| World Digital Library
|The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
| http://www.wdl.org/en/
|Multilingual
| open
| Browser
| The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
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===Dictionaries===
===Dictionaries===


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|The Free Dictionary
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|http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
| The Free Dictionary
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| http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
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===Encyclopedias===
===Encyclopedias===


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|Encyclopedia of Life
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|http://www.eol.org/
| Encyclopedia of Life
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| http://www.eol.org/
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|An electronic page for each species of organism on Earth?
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| An electronic page for each species of organism on Earth?
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|Wikipedia
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|http://wikipedia.org/
| Wikipedia
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| http://wikipedia.org/
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|The free encyclopedia
| Browser
|70 languages and growing
| The free encyclopedia
| 70 languages and growing
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=== How-To Manuals ===
=== How-To Manuals ===


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|wikiHow
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|http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
| wikiHow
|interactive
| http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
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| The How-to Manual That You Can Edit
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|The How-to Manual That You Can Edit
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| Maps
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| Activities and learning resources
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|Maps
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===Maps===
===Maps===


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|Google Earth
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|http://earth.google.com/
| Google Earth
|interactive
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|Google Earth Viewer
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|Activities and learning resources
| Google Earth Viewer
| Activities and learning resources
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| Maps
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|Maps
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===Math Books===
===Math Books===


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|Free Mathematics Books
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|http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/mathematics.php
| Free Mathematics Books
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| http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/mathematics.php
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|E-Books for free online viewing and/or download
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| E-Books for free online viewing and/or download
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===Medical References===
===Medical References===


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|University of Michigan Medical Gross Anatomy
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|http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/anatomytables/anatomy_tables.html
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|University of Michigan Medical Gross Anatomy Tables
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| University of Michigan Medical Gross Anatomy Tables
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===Music for Kids===
===Music for Kids===


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|Music for Kids
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|http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
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|Symphony music education online for kids
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| Symphony music education online for kids
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===Online Textbooks===
===Online Textbooks===


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|California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) - Free Digital Textbook Initiative
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|http://www.clrn.org/FDTI/index.cfm
| California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) - Free Digital Textbook Initiative
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| http://www.clrn.org/FDTI/index.cfm
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|a list of standards aligned free digital textbooks for high schools that cover the course content in mathematics and science subject areas.
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| a list of standards aligned free digital textbooks for high schools that cover the course content in mathematics and science subject areas.
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===Online Texts===
===Online Texts===


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|Classic Book Shelf
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|http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/
| Classic Book Shelf
|open
| http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/
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|The literature network - We currently have over 1900 full books and over 3000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. Our quotations database has over 8500 quotes.
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| The literature network - We currently have over 1900 full books and over 3000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. Our quotations database has over 8500 quotes.
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|Dave McKay's Philosophy Books
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|http://davemckay.co.uk/philosophy/
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| http://davemckay.co.uk/philosophy/
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|Philosophy texts
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| Philosophy texts
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|E-Books Directory
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|hhttp://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
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| hhttp://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
|Browser
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|E-Books Directory is a daily growing list of freely downloadable ebooks, documents and lecture notes found all over the internet. You can submit and promote your own ebooks, add comments on already posted books or just browse through the directory below and download anything you need.
| Browser
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| E-Books Directory is a daily growing list of freely downloadable ebooks, documents and lecture notes found all over the internet. You can submit and promote your own ebooks, add comments on already posted books or just browse through the directory below and download anything you need.
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|Free Books
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|http://www.free-books.org/index.php
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|A lifetime of free audio ebooks and chapters
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| A lifetime of free audio ebooks and chapters
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|Free Books - Australia
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|http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
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|Many book collections in the public domain may be freely accessed here
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| Many book collections in the public domain may be freely accessed here
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|The Free Library
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|http://www.thefreelibrary.com/
| The Free Library
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|News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books
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|Online Text
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|http://www.online-literature.com/
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|Planet Book
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|http://www.planetebook.com/
| Planet Book
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|Classic literature for download as free eBooks
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| Classic literature for download as free eBooks
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|Poem Hunter
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|http://www.poemhunter.com/eBooks/
| Poem Hunter
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| http://www.poemhunter.com/eBooks/
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|Free Poetry Ebooks E-books
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== Second Life Resources ==


===Science Resources & Tools===


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|http://www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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|open
| Periodic Table
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| http://www.galaxygoo.org/biochem/PeriodicTable.htm
|a folksonomy of practical and theoretical applications, builds and designs in the Virtual World of Second Life for the purposes of teaching and learning
| Galaxay Goo
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| Browser

| Activities and learning resources


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|Periodic Table
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===Template for New Sections or Resources===
===Template for New Sections or Resources===


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World University and School {in a virtual world}

Welcome to World University and School Wiki and School Library Resources
which anyone can add to or edit.
The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting},
Multilingual University & School
where anyone can teach or take a class or course

  • Add or browse a free, open Library Resources.

Library Resources

  • Add free, open listings below.

Academic Archive or Library

Add free, open Archive Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Arxiv at Cornell University Library http://arxiv.org/ open Browser arXiv is an e-print service of 538,000 articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics English
CogPrints - Cognitive Science ePrint Archive http://cogprints.org/ open Browser an electronic archive for self-archive papers in any area of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science, Philosophy, Biology, Medicine, Anthropology, as well as any other portions of the physical, social and mathematical sciences that are pertinent to the study of cognition. English
eTexts at Adelaide University http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ open Browser Free web books online English
Google Books http://books.google.com/ open Browser Google Book Search English
ibiblio http://www.ibiblio.org/ open Browser ibiblio.org - the public's library and digital archiv English
MIT Classics http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index.html open Browser Bringing the wisdom of the classics to the Internet since 1994 English
My Open Archive http://www.myopenarchive.org/ open Browser Open Archive in Japanese Japanese
Online Literature Library http://www.literature.org/authors/ open Browser The online literature library English
PLoS One http://www.plosone.org/home.action open Browser An interactive open-access journal for the communication of all peer-reviewed scientific and medical research English
PLoS Biology http://www.plosbiology.org/home.action open Browser A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science
Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page open Browser Over 100,000 titles are available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources English
Twitter Biomedical Journals https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tecO4mLvNETuMvVDokltQIA&gid=0 open Browser English
University of Pennsylvania's Online Books http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ open Browser Listing over 35,000 free books on the Web English
World Digital Library http://www.wdl.org/en/ open Browser The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. Multilingual


Dictionaries

Add free, open Encyclopedias Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ open Browser English


Encyclopedias

Add free, open Encyclopedias Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Encyclopedia of Life http://www.eol.org/ open Browser An electronic page for each species of organism on Earth? English
Wikipedia http://wikipedia.org/ open Browser The free encyclopedia 70 languages and growing


How-To Manuals

Add free, open How-To Manuals Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
wikiHow http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page interactive The How-to Manual That You Can Edit
Maps http:// non-credit, so far Browser Activities and learning resources


Maps

Add free, open Maps Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ interactive Google Earth Viewer Activities and learning resources
Maps http:// non-credit, so far Browser Activities and learning resources


Math Books

Add free, open eBooks Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Free Mathematics Books http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/mathematics.php open Browser E-Books for free online viewing and/or download English


Medical References

Add free, open eBooks Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
University of Michigan Medical Gross Anatomy http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/anatomytables/anatomy_tables.html open Browser University of Michigan Medical Gross Anatomy Tables English



Music for Kids

Add free, open eBooks Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Music for Kids http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp open Browser Symphony music education online for kids English


Online Textbooks

Add free, open eBooks Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) - Free Digital Textbook Initiative http://www.clrn.org/FDTI/index.cfm open Browser a list of standards aligned free digital textbooks for high schools that cover the course content in mathematics and science subject areas. English


Online Texts

Add free, open eBooks Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Classic Book Shelf http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/ open Browser The literature network - We currently have over 1900 full books and over 3000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. Our quotations database has over 8500 quotes. English
Dave McKay's Philosophy Books http://davemckay.co.uk/philosophy/ open Browser Philosophy texts English
E-Books Directory hhttp://www.e-booksdirectory.com/ open Browser E-Books Directory is a daily growing list of freely downloadable ebooks, documents and lecture notes found all over the internet. You can submit and promote your own ebooks, add comments on already posted books or just browse through the directory below and download anything you need. English
Free Books http://www.free-books.org/index.php open Browser A lifetime of free audio ebooks and chapters English
Free Books - Australia http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm open Browser Many book collections in the public domain may be freely accessed here English
The Free Library http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ open Browser News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books English
Online Text http://www.online-literature.com/ open Browser English
Planet Book http://www.planetebook.com/ open Browser Classic literature for download as free eBooks English
Poem Hunter http://www.poemhunter.com/eBooks/ open Browser Free Poetry Ebooks E-books English
open Browser English


Second Life Resources

Add free, open eBooks Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Second Life Resources http://www.eduisland.net/salamanderwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page open Browser a folksonomy of practical and theoretical applications, builds and designs in the Virtual World of Second Life for the purposes of teaching and learning English


Science Resources & Tools

Add free, open Resources Web Site Made by Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Periodic Table http://www.galaxygoo.org/biochem/PeriodicTable.htm Galaxay Goo non-credit, so far Browser Activities and learning resources


Template for New Sections or Resources

Add free, open Library Web Site Kind of access Location Other Info Language
Books http:// non-credit, so far Browser Activities and learning resources
open Browser English
open Browser English
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