Library Resource Spotlight: New Open Access ebooks
Do you want to access some free-to-read Open Access ebooks that have no cost, no access limits and are a great way to support open scholarship? If so, let us introduce this month’s new Open Access ebooks that are now available in Library Search!
These Open Access ebooks cover a range of topics and subjects and bring together the latest research and knowledge in their areas.
Some of the titles that you can freely read include:
‘GenAI in Higher Education: Redefining Teaching and Learning’ by Sam Illingworth and Rachel Forsyth, which gives step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate, select, and implement GenAI technologies in teaching, learning, assessment, and student support,
‘Introducing scoping and systematic reviews’ by Erin Roga and Karen Pruis, which is an easy-to-read introduction for students and researchers when undertaking scoping or systematic reviews,
‘Navigating the 21st century business world: case studies in management’ edited by Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper, which 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,
‘Quantum mechanics: a physical approach’ by Ana Maria Cetto and Luis de la Pena, which offers a detailed account of the key concepts and mathematical apparatus of quantum mechanics, this textbook is an ideal companion to both undergraduate and graduate courses,
‘Human Rights in the Digital Domain: Core Questions’ edited by Tiina Pajuste, which explores four fundamental questions: how digitalisation changes the application of human rights, how human rights law can respond to the challenges of digital technology, how freedom of expression applies online, and how vulnerable groups are affected by digitalisation, and
‘Doing Ethnography: Institutional Surveillance and the Struggle for Epistemic Diversity’ by Annelies Moors, which traces the rise of ethical review procedures, open science mandates, and integrity protocols, examining how these developments shape ethnographic practice. It critically explores key themes such as doing no harm, informed consent, transparency, anonymity, researcher positionality, and the sharing of field notes.
For a list of ebook and print books that have recently been made available on Library Search to support your studies and research, check out our items recently added to Library Search sub-collection, and there’s also our open access and open educational resources sub-collection, which contains the learning, teaching, and research materials that are publicly available or released under an open license.
Deep dive into a vast range of topical subjects and help to support open scholarship at the same time, with no cost, no access limits and free-to-read ebooks!
