Lamar Memorial Library: Open Access Resources: General Resources

Open Access Resources

DOAJ database
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Library of Congress
Digital Collections, US Copyright Office, Law Library of Congress, Congress.gov, teacher resources, research and reference resources.

Atlas of Canada
Canadian interactive maps, reference maps, map archives, and more
British Library Map Collection
Includes historic and modern maps of the United Kingdom from the British Library. Also includes online exhibitions with historic images from the UK.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Includes current and historical maps of the world, continents, National Parks and Monuments, and more.
United States Geological Survey
Maps of topographical subjects, including earthquakes, water, volcanoes, landslides, and more. Current and historical maps.

Bartleby.com
Contains: quotation books, gazetteers, fact books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, style books, anthologies in the public domain
United Nations
Official documents of the United Nations
US Census Bureau
Statistics about the population and economy of the United States
US Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government publications including the federal register, the Constitution of the United States, economic indicators, congressional bills, documents, reports, and more.

American Memory Collection
Library of Congress
HathiTrust Digital Library
A partnership of major research institutions working to preserve cultural heritage. Contains many scanned original documents.
US National Archives gifs
Short, animated history from the U.S. National Archives. Archival GIFs featuring historic events, newsreels, National Parks, and more.

Internet Movie Database
Film resource, actors, directors, etc.
Library of Congress Catalog
The Library of Congress collections have millions of catalog records for books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, images, and electronic resources.

Biography
Biographical information on people, history & culture, celebrities , nostalgia, and crime & scandal.

Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT II)
Free and open online collection for online teaching and learning.
National Center for Education Statistics
Federal entity responsible for collecting and analyzing data related to educaion
Open Education Resources Commons
Poetry Archive
The Poetry Archive features poets reading their own work aloud. It also has a section that contains lesson plans and resources for teachers.
Teaching Commons
Open educational resources from leading universities and colleges