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New and Noteworthy OER 10/24

October 24, 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.

Business

  • Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management, by Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper, LSE Press (2025).
    License: CC BY-NC
    “Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management is a fully open access collection of management cases, featuring examples from the health sector, media, oil and gas industries, fast fashion, financial services, and the public sector. Written by LSE academics and tested in the classroom, the case studies in this book challenge students to evaluate classic issues of management, such as corporate governance and leadership, and to address contemporary dilemmas, from considering a company’s responsibilities in the face of man-made climate change to how to create inclusive workforces.”

Career and Technology Teacher Education

  • Meraki: Towards transformative learning in higher education, by Chrissi Nerantzi, University of Leeds (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Created with creativity, openness, and collaboration at its core, this living book reveals the impact education can have when it’s approached with heart, curiosity, and innovation. Across 13 engaging articles, it offers a personal yet widely relatable exploration of critical and creative teaching. It encourages readers to think differently about learning—both inside and outside the classroom—and how these experiences can be meaningfully connected.”

Chemistry

  • Cooperative Organic Chemistry Student Laboratory Manual, by Elizabeth L. Day, Melanie M. Cooper, and Mengqi Zhang, Michigan State University Libraries (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “The basis for this laboratory curriculum is to experience science from the perspective of an organic chemist. Working in groups, students are tasked with a project requiring them to design and carry out an investigation centered around an organic chemistry reaction. Students have opportunities to plan investigations, engage in green decision-making, use scientific models of phenomena, construct explanations, analyze data to generate evidence, and use that evidence in argumentation communicated in classically scientific ways—reports, scientific papers, posters, and oral presentations.”

Chinese

  • Elementary Chinese 1 Workbook, by Wenying Zhou, Michigan State University Libraries (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “Through the power of H5P interactive activities, this workbook, employing an innovative e-writing approach, is designed to help beginning learners lay a solid foundation for the natural development of the Chinese language skills necessary to excel in their learning journey. At the heart of this method lies a focus on Chinese receptive skills that are essential for the development of communicative competences: listening and reading, seamlessly integrated with typing. This unique combination, unlike the traditional handwriting approach, not only fosters accuracy in listening and reading comprehension but also enhances their accurate pronunciation and typing in Chinese communication.”

Computer Systems Technology

  • A History of Enterprise Search 1938-2022, by Martin White, University of Sheffield (2022). License: CC BY-NC
    “A chronological history of the development of enterprise search applications on a decade – by – decade basis from 1938 – 2022 starting with the use of punched cards to search through enterprise collections of scientific information and ending with the transition to the integration of artificial intelligence models into search applications.”

Construction Management & Civil Engineering Technology

  • Civil Engineering Tools: Concepts, Applications, and Question Bank, by Ramteja Sajja; Yusuf Sermet; and Ibrahim Demir, University of Iowa (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “Civil Engineering Tools: Concepts, Applications, and Question Bank is a concise and practical guide to the essential software and digital tools used in modern civil engineering. Covering key platforms like AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, Excel, Mathcad, and generative AI, this book bridges theory with real-world application. Designed for students, educators, and professionals alike, it offers clear explanations, workflow examples, and a targeted question bank to reinforce learning and technical confidence.”

English

  • Futurism, Feminism, and the Right to “Genius”: Mina Loy’s “The Sacred Prostitute” and Other Plays, edited by Alison Dobbins and Alexis Bacon, Michigan State University Libraries (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “Published together here for the first time, the plays of Mina Loy are full of frank expressions of female desire and satirical critiques of social hierarchies. These Futurist poetic dramas provide catalysts for conversations about issues that remain volatile today: gender identity, free speech, reproductive rights, equity, and access, and serve as a palpable reminder of the contributions of women to an avant-garde arts tradition that has historically championed white, European men. In addition to the play scripts, this book includes performance video and production and design notes.” 

Geography

Health Sciences

  • Africa’s Knowledge Bridge: Empowering Global Access to Research Resources in a COVID World, edited by Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu; Kingsley Emwinyore Agho; Bernadine Nsa Ekpenyong; Khathutshelo Percy Mashige; and Tanko Ishaya, by Western Open Books (2025). License: CC BY
    “This book brings together first-hand COVID-19 research led by Western Sydney University academics in collaboration with African scholars. While these studies were originally published in leading open access journals, many colleagues across Africa faced barriers to access due to connectivity and database limitations. In response, Western Sydney University Library has created this open textbook as a freely accessible repository, allowing anyone to download and read the research with ease.”

Nursing

  • Nursing Informatics, Communication, and Collaboration: The Impact on Patient Outcomes, by Laura K. Garner-Jones, Weber State University (2025). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Nursing Informatics, Communication, and Collaboration…explores essential competencies such as computer and information literacy and examines the impact of health information technology. The text highlights digital tools that enhance outcomes, including electronic health records, artificial intelligence, and precision medicine. Beyond technology, this resource emphasizes the importance of communication, conflict management, person-centered care, and interprofessional collaboration as core elements of effective nursing practice.”

Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging

  • Radiographic Procedures Review Guide, by Carla M. Allen and Taylor M. Otto, University of Missouri-Columbia (2024). License: CC BY-NC-ND
    “This resource has been designed to support clinical preceptors in effectively assessing radiography students during competency evaluations. Our goal is to enhance the clinical education experience by providing clear guidelines for evaluating a student’s knowledge and performance while reinforcing their understanding of anatomy, positioning, and image quality.”

Technology and Design

  • Project Management Fundamentals, by Shelly Morris and Karla Murtescu, Seneca Polytechnic (2025). License: CC BY-NC
    “The primary purpose of this text is to provide an open source textbook that can be used in introductory project management courses. The objective is to develop a concise, widely applicable open source textbook that can be used in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. This text covers all aspects of the project management lifecycle. The author has intentionally left out examples from fields of practice like business, engineering and information technology in order to ensure this text has universal applicability.”

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

New and Noteworthy OER 11/22

November 22, 2024 / / 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.

Career and Technology Teacher Education

  • Applications of Educational Technology, by Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University Libraries (2018). License: CC BY-NC
    “This course is an introduction to the design and development of instruction using educational media and technology. It involves development of teaching and learning materials using digital technologies, contemporary applications of computers and other electronic systems to instruction.”

Communication Design

  • The Mass Media Landscape, by Dave Bostwick, Alyssa Riley, Dominique M. Valle, University of Arkansas (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The Mass Media Landscape is a compilation of lessons to help audiences understand the evolution of U.S. mass media and disruptive media technologies. It includes overviews of media law, media ethics and media literacy. Chapters contain interactive exercises, review quizzes, writing assignments, and multimedia content.”

Communications

  • Introduction to Communication and Media Studies, by J.J. Sylvia IV, Fitchburg State University/ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks with an Equity Lens) Project (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This textbook examines communication and media studies, covering key communication theories and illustrating how to develop information and media literacy through critical thinking and rhetorical analysis. It also discusses the historical evolution and impact of mass media until the present day.”

Computer Systems Technology

  • Dynamic data processing: Recursive least-squares, by Peter J.G. Teunissen, TU Delft Open (2024). License: CC BY
    “This book is a follow-up on Adjustment theory. It extends the theory to the case of time-varying parameters with an emphasis on their recursive determination. Least-squares estimation will be the leading principle used. A least-squares solution is said to be recursive when the method of computation enables sequential, rather than batch, processing of the measurement data.”

Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering Technology

  • Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, by Ralph Ford and Christopher Coulston, (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Originally published by McGraw Hill in 2009, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers is written for students and teachers engaged in electrical and computer engineering design projects, primarily in the senior year. It guides students and faculty through the steps necessary for the successful execution of design projects. The objective is to provide a treatment of the design process with a sound academic basis that is integrated with practical application. The foundation of the book is a strong vision — that a solid understanding of the Design Process, Design Tools, and the right mix of Professional Skills are critical for project and career success. This text is unique in providing a comprehensive design treatment for electrical and computer engineering.”

English

  • The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric, by Jill M. Parrott, Dominic J. Ashby, and Jonathon Collins, Encompass Digital Archive, Eastern Kentucky University (2022/2024). License: CC BY
    “The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric gives instructors and students of college writing courses a single source for information on metacognitive critical reading, rhetorical awareness, and MLA formatting basics as well as interesting and relevant reading and viewing content. Its approach is interdisciplinary, bringing in material from ecology, sociology, psychology, technology, popular culture, political science, cultural studies, and literature.”

History

  • Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies, by Lisa Day and Jacob Johnson, Encompass Digital Archive, Eastern Kentucky University (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies is an edited collection of original scholarship. The textbook offers an interdisciplinary perspective and is ideal for introductory classes in Appalachian Studies. Available free to students everywhere, this textbook features coverage of Appalachian artistic, cultural, historical, natural, and social development.”

Psychology

  • Introduction to Memory and Cognition, by L. Robert Slevc, University of Maryland (2024).  License: CC BY-SA
    “The goal of these materials (and the corresponding PSYC 341 course at UMD) is to promote a good understanding of current theories and debates that motivate research in cognitive psychology, understand which research methods are appropriate to address different questions in the field, and have an improved ability to understand and discuss this knowledge through class participation and assignments.”

Radiologic Tech & Medical Imaging

  • Ultrasound Physics and its Application in Medicine, by Arbin Thapaliya, Alec Sithole, Michael Welsh, and Gaston Dana, Franklin College/PALNI Press (2024). License: CC BY
    “A solid foundation of the technological properties of ultrasound would give health care providers a competitive advantage in the future. This is one of the first goals of this textbook. This textbook also covers general aspects of diagnostic ultrasound providing an excellent reference for both beginners and professionals. In addition, this textbook has end-of-the-chapter experiments that will help educators conduct labs for students and any other learners to enhance their learning and solidify the practical skills.”

World Languages: Chinese

  • Introduction to Classical Chinese, edited by Andrew Schonebaum and Kong Mei, University of Maryland (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Introduction to Classical Chinese is an openly licensed college level Classical Chinese textbook compiled by Professor Patrick Hanan at Harvard University, and further developed by many contributors at various universities over the span of forty years between 1984 and 2024.”

City Tech OER team:
Anne Leonard, Interim OER Coordinator: aleonard@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 05/10

May 10, 2024 / / 0 Comments

New and Noteworthy is the City Tech Library OER Team’s monthly roundup of emerging 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.

Anthropology

  • Zombie Apocalypse: Holy Land, Haiti, Hollywood, by Terry Rey, North Broad Press/Temple University (2024). License: CC BY
    “Zombie Apocalypse: Holy Land, Haiti, Hollywood explores the intellectual and cultural histories of two highly influential and essentially religious ideas, that of the zombie and that of the apocalypse. The former is a modern idea rooted in Haitian Vodou and its popular African and European religious antecedents, while the latter is an ancient one rooted in Zoroastrianism and the Bible and widely expanded in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and is arguably one of the most influential ideas in world history. Today the merger of the zombie and the apocalypse has pervaded popular culture, with the zombie surpassing the vampire and Frankenstein as the most prolific monster in popular American consciousness.”

Career and Technology Teacher Education

  • Assessment Strategies for Online Learning: Engagement and Authenticity, by Dianne Conrad and Jason Openo, AU Press (2018). License: CC BY-NC-ND
    “In their investigation of assessment methods and learning approaches, Conrad and Openo aim to explore assessment that engages learners and authentically evaluates education. They insist that moving to new learning environments, specifically those online and at a distance, afford educators opportunities to embrace only the most effective face-to-face assessment methods and to realize the potential of delivering education in the digital age. In this volume practitioners will find not only an indispensable introduction to new forms of assessment but also a number of best practices as described by experienced educators.”
  • Critical Digital Pedagogy in Higher Education, edited by Suzan Köseoğlu, George Veletsianos, and Chris Rowell, AU Press (2023). License: CC BY-NC-ND
    “Recent efforts to solve the problems of education—created by neoliberalism in and out of higher education—have centred on the use of technology that promises efficiency, progress tracking, and automation. The editors of this volume argue that using technology in this way reduces learning to a transaction. They ask administrators, instructors, and learning designers to reflect on our relationship with these tools and explore how to cultivate a pedagogy of care in an online environment. With an eye towards identifying different and better possibilities, this collection investigates previously under-examined concepts in the field of digital pedagogy such as shared learning and trust, critical consciousness, change, and hope.”

Communication Design

  • Data Visualization Insights – Hands-on Book, by Sharath Kumar Jagannathan, Saint Peter’s University (2023). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This book is an insightful guide on the art and science of data visualization. It delves into the various types and dimensions of data, exploring the most effective chart types for visualization. The book emphasizes practical application, including exercises and case studies, with a focus on tools like Python and R programming. It is designed to transform complex data into comprehensible and actionable insights, catering to both beginners and advanced users in the field of data visualization.”

Computer Systems Technology

  • Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence, by Charles Sturt University Library (2024). License: CC BY-NC
    “Artificial intelligence” is book 5 of 5 in Charles Sturt University’s Digital Skills series. The series has been developed to assist undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students with navigating the digital world at university. “Artificial intelligence” contains 2 modules focused on assisting students in developing skills around using AI tools in their studies. Including guidance on responsible use of AI tools, encompassing information on benefits, risks, and ethical considerations for students.”

Health Sciences & Health Services Administration

  • Integrating Science and Politics for Public Health, edited by Patrick Fafard, Adèle Cassola, and Evelyne de Leeuw, Palgrave (2022). License: CC BY
    “…bridges the divide between political science and public health, whilst simultaneously embracing the complexities and differences of both. Although public health is inherently political, the tools and insights of political science are often ignored in public health scholarship. Bringing together academics and researchers working at the intersection of both, the book demonstrates how integrating these fields can help reconcile the roles of politics and scientific evidence in policymaking. It also highlights the key conceptual, methodological and substantive implications for bridging this divide, and charts a path forward for a movement towards political science with public health.”
  • Narrative Ethics in Public Health: The Value of Stories, edited by Drue H. Barrett, Leonard W. Ortmann, and Stephanie A. Larson, Springer (2022). License: CC BY
    We view this book as a complement to our other public health ethics training resources and as an alternative to use of case studies. The primary audiences are instructors in schools of public health and other academic settings, public health students, and ethicists interested in the fields of public health and public health narrative ethics. This book may also be useful to other public health practitioners, including front-line workers, field epidemiology trainers and trainees, managers, planners, and decision-makers for raising awareness about ethical issues in public health practice and research.”

Mechanical Engineering Technology

  • Introduction to Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, by David Jensen, University of Arkansas. License: CC BY-NC
    “This book is an introduction to product design and manufacturing, with a focus on the mechanical engineering aspects. It covers the principles, methods, tools and techniques that are used to create, analyze, optimize and manufacture products that meet the needs and wants of customers. The book is intended for students, educators, practitioners and researchers who are interested in learning about the theory and practice of product design and manufacturing. The book is open access, which means that it is freely available online for anyone to read, download, share and reuse. The book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the current state of the art in product design and manufacturing, as well as to inspire new ideas and innovations.” 

Nursing

  • Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, edited by Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman, Chippewa Valley Technical College (2022). License: CC BY
    “This book introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management, prioritization strategies, delegation and supervision, legal implications of nursing practice, ethical nursing practice, collaboration within the interprofessional team, health care economics, quality and evidence-based practice, advocacy, preparation for the RN role, and the avoidance of burnout with self-care. Several online, interactive learning activities are included in each chapter that encourage application of content to patient-care situations. Additionally, the Appendix includes a “suite of patients” with suggested prompts for classroom discussion to assist students in applying concepts from the book to real patient-care situations.”
  • OpenRN Simulations, Chippewa Valley Technical College (2022). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “The H5P activities in this collection are included in the Open RN textbooks as formative assessments. The activities include a variety of assessment types such as flashcards, multiple choice, drag and drop, fill in the blank, and branching scenarios. Branching scenarios are used to create virtual simulations that include videos, images, and sounds to encourage the development of clinical judgment as students apply content to patient care.”

Physics

  • Physical Geology: A Lab Manual, by Natalie Flynn, North Broad Press/Temple University (2024). License: CC BY
    “Physical Geology: A Lab Manual is designed to support the laboratory portion of Temple University’s EES 2001 Physical Geology course. The manual contains individual units relating to essential topics covered in the lecture portion of the course. It is designed to provide the active exploratory portion of earth science learning. A hands-on approach is the focus, while providing sufficient background and support information to make the content meaningful.”

World Languages: French

  • Français inclusif: An Interactive Textbook for French 101, by Amber Hoye; Dr. Mariah Devereux Herbeck; Brittney Gehrig; Sharon Westbrook; Madelynn Ruhter; Emily Blackburn; Dr. Jason Herbeck; and Hortense Saget, Boise State University (2022). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “This textbook provides a remixed version of Français interactif, adding interactivity and new exercises. It offers an easy way for students to study the vocabulary and grammar for each module, while providing exercises to practice and apply what they’ve learned.Modules also contain an introduction page with learning objectives, a cultural reflection assignment, a presentational speaking and/or writing assessment, and Allez plus loin (Go further) page which contains additional content.”

World Languages: Spanish

  • LACLI (Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx, and Iberian Free Online Resources), by Latin America Northeast Libraries Network (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
    “Welcome to LACLI, an international collaboration to create a repository of free online resources for Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx, and Iberian studies! LACLI is an essential tool to find websites that provide access to a great variety of resources such as audiovisual materials, books, data, ephemera, government documents, oral histories, periodicals, reference works, visual materials, web archives and more!”

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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