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Open Educational Resources

Information about RVCC's OER and no-cost course initiative to inform faculty and students

Library Materials for OER/No-cost courses

Because library materials are under copyright and not openly licensed, they are not "open educational resources." However, they can be used to replace other course materials at no cost to students.

When adopting library materials for z-courses, be sure you are using a permalink to the material. This is a stable URL that will prompt students to log in and then bring them to the resource. Work with your liaison librarian if you are unsure how to find a permalink for a resource.

Publications in Library Databases

Online news and magazine publications that you may want to incorporate in your classes may limit the number of free articles students can access without a subscription. Many of these publications are also available in the library databases, which students can access for free, 24/7. You can provide students with permalinks to these articles and students can print them for use in hard copy.

All links below will require login with G# and password.

The Atlantic
Available in Academic Search Premier through current issue as PDFs. Search for a specific article title or navigate to the issue you need using the All Issues and Articles menu.
Time Magazine
Available in Academic Search Premier through current issue as PDFs. Search for a specific article title or navigate to the issue you need using the All Issues and Articles menu.

New Yorker This link opens in a new window
The New Yorker Complete archive going back to 1925. Full-text, images, and content available for every issue.
New York Times Digital This link opens in a new window
Access the New York Times online for 24/7 individual mobile access to nytimes.com, including the historical archives back to 1851. Individual accounts are available for all faculty, students, and staff at Raritan Valley Community College. Once you create an account with your RVCC email, you can access nytimes.com using that account.
Instructional Resources for Faculty- In addition to campus-wide access to nytimes.com,RVCC has campus-wide access to the value-added InEducation academic resources available at www.nytimesineducation.com Please create your account and log in to access the features available from NYTimes In Education.
Wall Street Journal Online This link opens in a new window
Available from Proquest through current issue as HTML full text. Search for a specific article title or select an issue to view all articles. Note that online article titles may differ from the article titles in the database. If you cannot locate an article, contact your liaison librarian.