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Open Educational Resources

Communication and Composition

OTN - Journalism, Media Studies & Communcation
Open Textbook Library's list of books on journalism, media studies, and communication. Note: many composition textbooks appear under "Literature, Rhetoric, and Poetry" in the Open Textbook Library.
OTN - Literature, Rhetoric, and Poetry
Open Textbook Library's list of books on literature, rhetoric, and poetry. Multiple compositions books are included on this list.

Literature

Standard Ebooks
Standard Ebooks are high-quality ebook versions of texts in the public domain, available for download in multiple formats. As a volunteer-run, nonprofit organization, all books are released back into the public domain by Standard Ebooks.
Finding Literary Criticism
Hunt Library's research guide on finding literary criticism.

Other Humanities

Smarthistory
Extensive art history resources including textbooks, images, videos, guides, and courseware.

Ancient History Encyclopedia
Ancient History Encyclopedia is an award winning ancient history database with educational materials, articles, timelines, maps, and other media.
OTN - History
Open Textbook Library's list of history textbooks.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Subject specific collections of media, information, books, and images curated and maintained by the Library of Congress.

OTN - Philosophy
Open Textbook Library's collection of philosophy textbooks. This list includes texts on ethics, innovation, and logic.

Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities
A peer-reviewed collection of pedagogical artifacts related to topics and concepts across the humanities. All artifacts are based on digital and open teaching practices. Instructors can create an account to make their own collection of resources.