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New and Noteworthy OER 02/20

February 20, 2026 / / 0 Comments

New and Noteworthy is the City Tech Library OER Team’s monthly roundup of notable open educational resources. We try to include at least one open resource relevant to each school at City Tech in every post. At the end of the month, these resources will be compiled and distributed by the library liaison for your department. Please contact us if you know of new or particularly interesting OER to share with our colleagues or would like more information about open educational resources initiatives at City Tech.

Biological Sciences

  • Health Information Management: Unlocking the Power of Data in Healthcare by Sheree Lloyd, Joel Scanlan, and Sallyanne Wissmann, Council of Australian University Librarians (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “This comprehensive textbook captures best international practice for health information management (HIM) and is focused on the practical needs of current and aspiring health information managers. The text includes evolving and innovative approaches for health information and data management from across the world. The text provides a comprehensive overview of HIM principles, including data governance, electronic health and medical records (EHRs/EMRs), privacy and security regulations, and health informatics. It explores the role of HIM professionals in improving healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes, and supporting clinical decision-making. Through case studies and practical examples, readers will gain insights into the challenges and advancements in HIM, preparing them for a dynamic and evolving healthcare environment.”

Business

  • Fashion and Apparel Consumer Behavior by Andrea Niosi, and Doreen Chung, Iowa State University Digital Press (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This open textbook was designed for students studying apparel and fashion studies at an undergraduate level. It draws on the fields of marketing, business, communications, media studies, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The book invites readers to examine the internal forces that shape consumer decision making, such as perceptions, motivations, personality, and attitudes as well as the external ones, such as social and situational influences, culture, and subcultures, especially those related to our appearances and clothing.”

Career and Technology Teacher Education

  • Peer Observation of Teaching: A Practical Guide for College Teachers, by Donald Johnson and Lynn Meade, University of Arkansas Libraries (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “ This book is a how to guide on the peer observation of teaching as a formative professional development practice. It offers step-by-step guidance on each phase of the process—from initiating contact and conducting pre-observation meetings to observing classes, facilitating post-observation discussions, and writing constructive reports. Emphasis is on mutual respect, collegial growth, and improved student learning.”  
  • Educational Psychology by Nicole Arduini-Van Hoose, SUNY Create (2020). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Specific topics include cognitive, social, and emotional development, individual and cultural differences in learning and interaction styles, learning theories and instruction, effective motivation in education, issues of testing and assessment, and creating environments conducive to learning.”

Chemistry

  • Exploring Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry by W. Christopher Boyd, MSL Academic Endeavors (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This textbook, Exploring Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, covers the fundamentals of inorganic and organometallic chemistry for undergraduate and graduate students. Both theories of structure and bonding and reaction chemistry are covered, with applications to the catalysis of organic reactions, biochemistry, and drug design. A modular approach allows for basic materials of each chapter to be covered in an undergraduate course, with more advanced material suitable for M.S. and Ph.D. students.” 

Computer Systems Technology

  • Beyond Coding: The Complete Guide to IT Soft Skills, by David Tuffley, Griffith University (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “Technical skills no longer guarantee IT success. This book teaches the soft skills that create complete IT leaders. Students will learn to communicate clearly, build strong teams, and solve problems with structured thinking. The guide covers time management, project delivery, and stakeholder relations. It also addresses ethics, customer service, cultural awareness, and leadership. These skills give you an edge in today’s competitive market. The book offers practical tools and strategies to advance your career and lead successful projects.”
  • The Future is Now: Empowering Society Through AI Literacy, by Jason S. Wrench and Sanae Elmoudden, Milne Open Textbooks (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The Future is Now: Empowering Society Through AI Literacy” aims to educate and empower a broad audience on the nuances of artificial intelligence, ensuring that readers are not only informed about what AI is and can do but are also prepared to engage with the technology ethically and responsibly. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach, weaving together technical explanations, ethical considerations, and socio-economic insights to provide a comprehensive overview of AI’s role in society today and its potential for the future.”

Engineering

  • Communicating Strategically in the Workplace: A Resource for Engineering and Science Majors, by Karishma Chatterjee; Damla Ricks; and Diane E Waryas Hughey, Mavs Open Press (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “We created this book to provide a targeted understanding of the process of communication to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) students. We have included specific and concise information in this book catering to technical and professional fields. Students will be able to develop their skills in writing, presenting, and interviewing, and improve their interpersonal relationships in the workplace.”

Nursing

  • Introduction to Nutrition and Wellness by Janet Colson; Sandra Poirier; and Yvonne Dadson, MTSU Pressbooks Network (2022). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This book is designed for students taking NFS 1240 Introduction to Nutrition and Wellness at Middle Tennessee State University and for Tennessee high school students enrolled in Nutrition Across the Lifespan. Topics include basic human nutrition concepts with key nutrients, food safety, lifespan nutrition, weight management, and sports nutrition.”
  • Foundations of Human Anatomy – Macanatomy: a peer-driven OER project by Joe Lawton; Jada Gibson; Alyssandra Mammoliti; Raeesah Mohammed; Aditya Kalra; and Jenny Wang, eCampusOntario (2026).  License: CC BY-ND
    “The MacAnatomy Open Education Resource (OER) is a publicly-accessible resource for all students interested in anatomy. This resource is built by and designed for students. Being the first of its kind (a peer-driven anatomy OER), it is also an active research project.”
  • The Language of Medical Terminology by Lisa Sturdy and Susanne Erickson, Open Education Alberta (2022). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The Language of Medical Terminology is an open educational resource (OER) that begins with a focus on the practice of breaking down medical terms into their component parts. This is practiced through the beginning of the book in order to develop a solid foundation on medical term parts, their meaning and how to understand the full meaning behind medical terminology as a whole. The OER then continues onto the use of abbreviations, anatomy and physiology, body systems, common tests and procedures and finishes with content focusing on medical professionals in health care. This OER serves to provide the basic knowledge necessary to work in the health care setting.” 

Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging

  • Foundations of Human Anatomy – Macanatomy: a peer-driven OER project by Joe Lawton; Jada Gibson; Alyssandra Mammoliti; Raeesah Mohammed; Aditya Kalra; and Jenny Wang, eCampusOntario (2026).  License: CC BY-ND
    “The MacAnatomy Open Education Resource (OER) is a publicly-accessible resource for all students interested in anatomy. This resource is built by and designed for students. Being the first of its kind (a peer-driven anatomy OER), it is also an active research project.”
  • The Language of Medical Terminology by Lisa Sturdy and Susanne Erickson, Open Education Alberta (2022). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The Language of Medical Terminology is an open educational resource (OER) that begins with a focus on the practice of breaking down medical terms into their component parts. This is practiced through the beginning of the book in order to develop a solid foundation on medical term parts, their meaning and how to understand the full meaning behind medical terminology as a whole. The OER then continues onto the use of abbreviations, anatomy and physiology, body systems, common tests and procedures and finishes with content focusing on medical professionals in health care. This OER serves to provide the basic knowledge necessary to work in the health care setting.”

Open Education

  • UBC Open Text Publishing Guide, by Erin Fields; Amanda Grey; Donna Langille; and Clair Swanson
    “The UBC Library has created an Open Text Publishing Guide to help authors navigate the process of creating a text. If you are in the middle of creating your own open text or are about to embark upon one, this guide will walk you through what the project entails. We have focused on providing templates and workflows to provide concrete help and assistance as you undertake the process of publishing your own text.”

City Tech OER team:

Cailean Cooney, Associate Professor, OER Librarian: ccooney@citytech.cuny.edu
Joshua Peach, Adjunct OER Librarian: jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu
Jo Thompson, Adjunct OER Librarian: jthompson@citytech.cuny.edu
Sara Sarmiento, Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian

New and Noteworthy OER 09/22

September 22, 2025 / / 0 Comments

New and Noteworthy is the City Tech Library OER Team’s monthly roundup of notable open educational resources. We try to include at least one open resource relevant to each school at City Tech in every post. At the end of the month, these resources will be compiled and distributed by the library liaison for your department. Please contact us if you know of new or particularly interesting OER to share with our colleagues or would like more information about open educational resources initiatives at City Tech.

Biological Sciences

  • Ecology for All!, by Nathan Brouwer, Hannah Connuck, et al. (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The textbook covers a wide range of topics including Introduction to Ecology, Evolution, Adaptations to the Physical Environment, various ecological communities, Population Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, Biogeochemical Cycles, Landscape Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, and Human Impact on Global Climate among others.”

Business

  • Gateway to Business Analytics with Microsoft Excel, by Humberto Barreto, DePauw University (2025). License: CC BY
    “Business analytics is a new, expanding subfield with fuzzy edges that overlap into a variety of other established disciplines, including economics, econometrics, computer science, data science, finance, statistics, mathematics, and even psychology. Business analytics includes such traditional techniques as regression and data visualization, but also newer methods such as web scraping, big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Its key distinguishing feature is using data to make and communicate business decisions. This textbook utilizes Microsoft Excel to present a mix of topics appropriate to an undergraduate level introduction to business analytics course with an engaging delivery style.”

Business: Fashion

  • Fashion and Apparel Consumer Behavior, by Andrea Niosi and Doreen Chung, Iowa State University Digital Press (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This open textbook was designed for students studying apparel and fashion studies at an undergraduate level. It draws on the fields of marketing, business, communications, media studies, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The book invites readers to examine the internal forces that shape consumer decision making, such as perceptions, motivations, personality, and attitudes as well as the external ones, such as social and situational influences, culture, and subcultures, especially those related to our appearances and clothing.”

Computer Engineering Technology

  • Ethics in Technology, by Edward V. Weber, St. Charles Community College (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The purpose of this text is to facilitate focused discussions about contemporary issues of the ethical considerations related to technology evolution, development, deployment, and consumption, as well as issues (both known and unknown) of potential misuse and abuse of technology. It is intended to focus predominantly on the concepts of applying critical and ethical thinking to issues and subsequent decisions related to our interactions with technology in the 21st century.”

Computer Systems Technology 

  • Scientific Computing for Chemists with Python, by Charles J. Weiss, Augustana University (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This book serves as an introduction to coding for chemists. The tools employed in this book are the powerful and popular combination of Jupyter notebooks and the Python programming language. No background beyond first-year college chemistry and occasionally some very basic spectroscopy (for advanced chapters) is assumed for most of this book. This book starts with a brief primer on Jupyter notebooks in chapter 0 and computer programming with Python in chapters 1 and 2.”

Gender and Sexuality Studies

  • Sociology of Gender: An Equity Lens, by Heidi Esbensen, Dana Pertermann, Nora Karena (2025). License: CC BY
    “Sociology of gender uses the tools of sociology—sociological perspectives, traditional and novel research methods, and expansive theories of gender and sexuality—to explore how gender and dominant gender norms are socially constructed, imposed, enforced, reproduced, challenged, and negotiated. […] This textbook will introduce you to the thought leadership, research, and theories of contemporary sociologists—many of whom identify as women, LGBTQIA+, and People of the Global Majority—that are shaping this exciting field of study. This textbook also describes how social movements have influenced theories of gender and how the field of sociology has been responsive to these movements.” 

Government & Political Science

  • The Exciting Dynamics of State and Local Government, by Laura Merrifield Wilson, University of Indianapolis (2025). License: CC BY
    “This book provides readers with both a large-scale overview of state government (including its responsibilities and rights established through federalism, political institutions such as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and political behavior such as voting, interest groups, and the media) in addition to guiding individual examinations of states through case studies incorporated in each chapter. The text gives readers a greater understanding of the role and responsibilities of state and local government. Utilizing state comparisons and highlights, in content included in both the chapters and the accompanying case studies, readers delve into the intricate world of comparative government while analyzing the differences and similarities, as well as the reasons for them, between and among states.” 

Human Services

  • Personal Health and Safety, by Ches Jones, University of Arkansas (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    This textbook examines personal health through factors and choices relating to both physical and mental health. Topics include managing stress, injury and violence prevention, reproductive choices, addiction and substance use, nutrition, physical activity, and environmental health.

Psychology 

  • Mental Disorders and the Criminal Justice System, by Anne Nichol, Kendra Harding, and Monica J. McKirdy (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “This is an introductory textbook exploring the management and treatment of people with mental disorders throughout the criminal justice system.” 

Sociology 

  • Sociology of Gender: An Equity Lens, by Heidi Esbensen, Dana Pertermann, Nora Karena (2025). License: CC BY
    “Sociology of gender uses the tools of sociology—sociological perspectives, traditional and novel research methods, and expansive theories of gender and sexuality—to explore how gender and dominant gender norms are socially constructed, imposed, enforced, reproduced, challenged, and negotiated. […] This textbook will introduce you to the thought leadership, research, and theories of contemporary sociologists—many of whom identify as women, LGBTQIA+, and People of the Global Majority—that are shaping this exciting field of study. This textbook also describes how social movements have influenced theories of gender and how the field of sociology has been responsive to these movements.” 

Open Education

  • Designing Learning Experiences for Inclusivity and Diversity: Advice for Learning Designers, by Keith Heggart, Mais Fatayer, Camille Dickson-Deane, et al., UTS ePress (2024). License: CC BY-NC
    “The development and implementation of inclusive and diverse learning experiences is a vital consideration for educators in higher education. Increasingly, learning designers play a significant role in this process. This textbook offers postgraduate students a comprehensive guide to designing learning experiences that are accessible, equitable, and inclusive. It provides advice, principles, and practical strategies to help learning designers create a learning environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity while promoting equitable learning outcomes.”
  • Emphasizing a Student-Centered Process: Open Pedagogy Course Assessments Across Disciplines, by Jean R. Hertzberg, Heather J. Hether, Christina R. Hilburger, Amanda Lohiser, Angela M. McGowan-Kirsch and Kelly Soczka Steidinger, Milne Open Textbooks (2025). License: CC BY
    “Emphasizing a Student-Centered Process: Open Pedagogy Course Assessments Across Disciplines showcases how Open Educational Practices (OEP) empower students as active contributors to knowledge creation. Grounded in constructivist principles, this collection highlights student-centered assessments—from collaborative course design and renewable assignments to generative artificial intelligence—that foster critical thinking, active learning, and inclusivity. Through practical examples and reflective discussions, the book provides educators with actionable strategies to integrate open pedagogical practices across disciplines while addressing challenges such as institutional support, professional development, and resource accessibility.”

City Tech OER team:

Cailean Cooney, Assistant Professor, OER Librarian: ccooney@citytech.cuny.edu Joshua Peach, Adjunct OER Librarian: jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu
Jo Thompson, Adjunct OER Librarian: jthompson@citytech.cuny.edu

New and Noteworthy OER 12/08

December 8, 2023 / / 0 Comments

New and Noteworthy is the City Tech Library OER Team’s monthly roundup of new and noteworthy open educational resources. We try to include at least one OER relevant to each school at City Tech in every post. At the end of the month, these resources will be compiled and distributed by the library liaison for your department. Please contact us if you know of new or particularly interesting OER to share with our colleagues or would like more information about open educational resources initiatives at City Tech.

African American Studies

Business

  • Introduction to Marketing Instructor Course Pack, by Scott van Dyk, Coast Mountain College (2022). License: CC BY
    “Introduction to Marketing is a first-year course covering the fundamental topics of marketing including (but not limited to) marketing principles, market research, consumer behaviour, customer satisfaction, branding, advertising, supply chain management, marketing plans and international marketing. The course has been developed to be delivered in an online, facilitated format that is asynchronous. The course material references the open textbook Principles of Marketing and is intended to provide educators with guidance on how to both manage your time and present the content. The course includes assignment ideas and rubrics that can be used throughout the course. The activities in this course require the instructor to spend time with small groups of students regularly providing feedback for their assignments and reviewing work. The course is application based and requires students to develop and use problem solving skills.”

Chemistry

  • Organic Chemistry – A Tenth Edition, by John E. McMurry, OpenStax (2023). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “In Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition from OpenStax, McMurry continues this tradition while updating scientific discoveries, highlighting new applications, scrutinizing every piece of art, and providing example problems to assist students. Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition continues to meet the scope and sequence of a two-semester organic chemistry course that follows a functional group approach. A highlighted list of changes along with a detailed table of contents and ancillary descriptions can be found on the Instructor and Student resources sections of this page.”

English

History

  • World History, Volume 2, by Ann Kordas, Ryan J. Lynch, Brooke Nelson, and Julie Tatlock, OpenStax (2023). License: CC BY
    “World History, Volume 2: from 1400 is designed to meet the scope and sequence of a world history course from 1400 offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Suitable for both majors and non majors World History, Volume 2: from 1400 introduces students to a global perspective of history couched in an engaging narrative. Concepts and assessments help students think critically about the issues they encounter so they can broaden their perspective of global history. A special effort has been made to introduce and juxtapose people’s experiences of history for a rich and nuanced discussion. Primary source material represents the cultures being discussed from a firsthand perspective whenever possible. World History, Volume 2: from 1400 also includes the work of diverse and underrepresented scholars to ensure a full range of perspectives.”

Hospitality Management

  • Human Resources in the Food Service and Hospitality Industry, The BC Cook Articulation Committee, BCcampus (2015). License: CC BY
    “Human Resources in the Food Services and Hospitality Industry is one of a series of Culinary Arts open textbooks developed to support the training of students and apprentices in British Columbia’s food service and hospitality industry. Although created with the Professional Cook, Baker, and Meatcutter programs in mind, these have been designed as a modular series, and therefore can be used to support a wide variety of programs that offer training in food service skills.”
  • Meat Cutting and Processing for Food Service, The BC Cook Articulation Committee, BCcampus (2015). License: CC BY
    “This book is intended to give students a basic understanding of the various types of meat and poultry used in the food service industry, and how the terminology used by retail, wholesale, and food service customers varies. Meat cutting for restaurants and hotels differs slightly from meat cutting for retail. Restaurants and hotels sometimes use names of cuts on menus that are common in the kitchen vernacular or in other jurisdictions like Europe or the United States, while retail meat cutters are bound by Canadian regulations regarding labeling and marketing of meat products to consumers for retail.”

Nursing

  • Nursing Advanced Skills, by Open RN Project, Chippewa Valley Technical College (2023). License: CC BY
    “This textbook is an open educational resource with CC-BY licensing developed specifically for prelicensure nursing students. The e-book and downloadable versions are free. Affordable print versions are published in collaboration with XanEdu and available on Amazon and in college bookstores. Content is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Advanced Skills course (543-112) and the NCLEX-RN Test Plan. 1 Content includes advanced skills for registered nurses, such as intravenous infusion, blood product administration, management of central lines and chest tube systems, basic electrocardiogram interpretation, and nasogastric/feeding tube insertion, and builds on basic nursing skills discussed in the Open RN Nursing Skills OER textbook.”

Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging

  • Localization & Treatment Procedures in Radiation Therapy, by Jared Stiles, University of Iowa (2023). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Book Description: Localization and Treatment Procedures in Radiation Therapy provides an overview of patient simulation, treatment planning, and treatment delivery. The goal of the book is to educate learners on conventional and modern simulation procedures, treatment planning fundamentals and considerations, and treatment delivery techniques and technologies in an ever-evolving field. The content is designed for radiation therapy students, professionals, and all communities of interest.”

Open Education

  • The Open Pedagogy Student Toolkit, by Jamie Witman, The Open Education Network (2023). License: CC BY
    “This toolkit is intended as a guide for students who are engaging in open pedagogy. The toolkit defines open pedagogy, the benefits of open pedagogy, and the rights and responsibilities that come with being a student creator. Instructors may wish to use this toolkit as a resource to scaffold conversations about open pedagogy with their students and to appropriately prepare them for working in the open.”

OER Team:

Cailean Cooney, Associate Professor, OER Librarian: ccooney@citytech.cuny.edu
Joshua Peach, Adjunct Reference & OER Librarian: jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu
Jo Thompson, Adjunct Reference & OER Librarian: jthompson@citytech.cuny.edu

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