Open Access & Tools
Library of Congress
The largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, and maps.
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Internet Archive
A digital library offering free universal access to books, movies, and music.
ACCESS >Project Gutenberg
A library of over 60,000 free eBooks, including the world's great literature.
ACCESS >BASE Search
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. One of the world's most voluminous academic search engines.
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OALib (Open Access Library)
Hosts metadata to more than 5.7 million open-access articles covering a wide range of disciplines.
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FreeFullPDF
Search engine for free scientific publications in PDF format. Indexes over 80 million articles.
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Zenodo
A general-purpose open-access repository developed under the European OpenAIRE program.
ACCESS >ScienceOpen
A professional networking platform for scholars to enhance their research in the open.
ACCESS >Arabic Collections Online
Publicly available digital library of public domain Arabic language content.
ACCESS >UNESCO Digital Library
Access publications covering historical documents, cultural heritage, and civilization studies.
ACCESS >Pew Research Center
A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about issues, attitudes and trends (Media & Soc).
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MBRF Digital Library
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation library offering Arabic content.
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Arab Planning Institute Library
Offers resources in Arabic and English on economic and social development.
ACCESS >CORE
The world's largest collection of open access research papers. Excellent for data mining.
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Wiley Online Library
Publishes over 200 journals across all areas of Engineering, science and medicine.
ACCESS >PubMed Central
Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature (NIH).
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CDIO Initiative
Educational framework for engineering students (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate).
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Open Textbook Library
Textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used.
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