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Free to Access: Research Databases

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Open Educational Resources (OERs)

Free online textbooks, many with supplemental materials like lesson plans, lab manuals, simulations, lecture slides, test banks, etc. All licensed for re-use, some licensed for adaptation.






Google Scholar

Google Scholar is Google's attempt to index the scholarly literature that can be found on the free web. It links to freely available articles on publisher websites, author websites, institutional repositories, and pre-print servers, as well as reports, online books, and other scholarly material online.
Google Scholar can also link you to full text provided by Taylor Memorial Library. To activate this, go to the Library Links page, and search for Centenary University. Check the box and click Save.


Additional, Subject-Specific Article Databases (free public access)


Access to Free/Open Dissertations & Theses

Libraries & Archives

  • Your Public Library

    Many public libraries provide their own digital subscriptions to content like ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, streaming video, music, and online training courses, not to mention programs like storytimes, book clubs, crafts, and more.

  • Jersey Clicks

    If you live in NJ and have a Library Card from your town's public library, plus an access pin for digital content, you can access several databases via the statewide Jersey Clicks service.

  • Internet Archive

    A non-profit digital library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.