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OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. ~ William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
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In February 2022, OpenStax released Introduction to Anthropology, authored by professors from the University of Pennsylvania, Oregon State University, and the University of West Georgia. The book is a four-field text integrating diverse voices, engaging field activities, and meaningful themes like Indigenous experiences and social inequality to engage students and enrich learning. The contributors to and dangers of socioeconomic inequality are fully addressed, as is the role of inequality in social dysfunction, disruption, and change.
Artist’s depiction of a woman hunting, created in 1565. Contrary to some long held beliefs, women have always played a role in hunting game. (credit: “Illustration of activities of Lapps and Finns: Men and women hunting with bows and arrows on snowshoes; “women hunt...as nimbly...or more than men” by Illustration of activities of Lapps and Finns/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division). Digital image and caption credit: OpenStax Introduction to Anthropology, CC-BY
This is a sample of several OER textbooks or course materials available in Anthropology. Additional OER in your subject may be found by searching the resources listed on the ACC Libraries primary Open Educational Resources Guide.
OER Commons has many textbooks on Anthropology and Archaeology.
BC Campus OpenED also has a few resources on Anthropology.
Open Access materials can be found using the Mason OER Metafinder. Try using the keyword anthropology and filter from there.