Zero-cost (to students) textbook alternatives

You will find below a sample listing of sites and repositories with discipline-specific resources. Visit the "Find library and open educational resources" tab of this guide for more titles.

Anthropology

• Introduction to Anthropology by Lisa Pope Fischer, City College
• OER Commons -- Anthropology
• Open SUNY Textbooks -- Anthropology
• Anthropology discipline-specific OER

Art and theater

• Art History Teaching Resources by Michelle Millar Fisher, Graduate Center, and Karen Shelby, Baruch College
• Black Theater by Jeannine Foster-McKelvia, City College
• College Open Textbooks -- Fine Arts
• Introduction to the History of Modern Art by Sharon Jordan, Lehman College
• Smart History

Computer Science

• Analog and Digital Telephony by Zory Marantz, City College
• Computer Programming and Problem Solving by Elena Filatova, City College
• Data Acquisition and Integration in GIS, by Yuri Gorokhovich, Lehman College
• Intech
• MIT Open Textbooks
• Programming Fundamentals by Raffi Khatchadourian, City College
• Computer Science discipline-specific OER

Criminal Justice

• Criminal Justice Community Portal -- MERLOT II
• Criminal Law Textbook from the Open Textbook Library
• MERLOT II -- Criminal Justice

Economics

History

• The Modern World since 1900 by Stephanie Boyle, City College

Languages

• The Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning (COERLL)
• OER Commons -- Languages
• University of Cambridge: The Language Centre

Literature

• African American Literature, by Anne Rice, Lehman College

Math

• Open Grove -- Math
• OpenStax -- Math
• Math Discipline-specific OER

Political Science

• American Government Textbook by OpenStax
• Political Science by Boundless

Psychology

• Critical Health Psychology by Amanda Almond, City College
• NOBA Project
• Open Textbook Library -- Psychology

Science

• Anatomy and Physiology by Debbie Priftakis, City College
• Biology I Lab Manual by Jeremy Seto, City College
• Chemistry I Lab Manual by Suresh Tewani, City College
• Intech
• Science Forward, a project of the Macaulay Honors College and CUNY Advance
• Visionlearning: Your insight into science founded by Anthony Carpi, John Jay College
• Biology discipline-specific OER

Sociology

• BC Campus Textbooks -- Sociology
• Child Welfare and Human Services by Gretta Fernandes, City College
• Introduction to Sociology Textbook by OpenStax
• Seminar in Current Community Problems by Dionne Bennett, City College
• Sociology by Boundless

Writing

• College Open Textbooks Collaborative -- writing
• Developmental Writing II & English Composition I by Jennifer Sears, City College
• Open Textbook Library -- writing

Click on a discipline below for a list of library databases. Use databases to find articles, readings, and other resources for your class.

Anthropology

Art

Computer Science

Criminal Justice

Languages

Math

Political Science

Psychology

Science

Sociology