Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

LibreTexts

Open access educational resource collection From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remove ads

LibreTexts (formerly called STEMHyperlibrary[1] and ChemWiki[2]) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit[3] online educational resource project. The project provides open access to its content on its website, and the site is built on the proprietary Mindtouch platform.[4] LibreTexts was started in 2008 by Professor Delmar Larsen at the 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]

Quick Facts Type of site, Available in ...
Remove ads
Remove ads

Support

LibreTexts' current primary support is from the 2018 Open Textbook Pilot Program award from the Department of Education Organization Act.[7][10][5][11] FIPSE[12] Other funding comes from the University of California Davis, the University of California Davis Library,[5] and the California State University System both through MERLOT and its Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) program.[13]

Libraries

LibreTexts' content is currently categorized by topic across 16 different "libraries".[14] These libraries include:

  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Geosciences
  • Global (multi-lingual)
  • Health
  • Humanities
  • K-12 Education
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Social Sciences
  • Ukrayinska (Ukrainian)
  • Workforce

See also

References

Loading content...
Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads