LibreTexts

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LibreTexts
Type of site
Open educational resources
Available inEnglish, Spanish
Country of originUnited States
OwnerLibreTexts
Founder(s)Delmar Larsen
URLlibretexts.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationContents publicly accessible. Registration required only for contributing instructors.
Launched2008 (2008)
Current statusActive
Content license
Creative Commons with some exceptions
Written inMindtouch platform

LibreTexts (formerly called STEMHyperlibrary

University of California Davis and has since expanded to 400 texts in 154 courses (as of 2018), making it one of the largest and most visited online educational resources.[5] LibreTexts currently has 13 library disciplines.[4][6][7][8][9]

Support

LibreTexts' current primary support is from the 2018 Open Textbook Pilot Program award from the

California State University System both through MERLOT and its Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) program.[13]

References

  1. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1525057 - Collaborative Research: Developing and Assessing Effective Cyberlearning within the STEMWiki Hyperlibrary". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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  5. ^ a b c "Department of Education awards pilot OER grant to UC Davis open textbook project | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  6. ^ "LibreTexts - Free The Textbook". libretexts.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. ^ a b "U.S. Department of Education Awards $4.9 Million Grant to University of California, Davis to Develop Free, Open Textbooks Program | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  8. ISSN 2059-8521
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  9. ^ "Student Savings at Scale: LibreTexts". SPARC. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  10. ^ "Awards - Open Textbooks Pilot Program". www2.ed.gov. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  11. ^ "LibreTexts wins inaugural Open Textbook Pilot grant | U.S. PIRG". uspirg.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  12. ^ "Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Home Page". www2.ed.gov. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  13. ^ "Welcome to Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) | Affordable Learning Solutions". als.csuprojects.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.