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Wondering if the OER project you're thinking of is already in progress? Check the below list of OER in Development by Discipline first to see what others are working on. Links to in-progress projects are also posted on each subject page throughout this directory.
Also see the Pressbooks Directory where, in addition to completed textbooks, books in-progress may be found. For information on how to search for developing books see the Pressbooks Directory chapter in the Pressbooks Guide.
Anthropology and Archaeology
Introductory Anthropology (IUP)
Architecture
Preserving the Residential Heritage of the 20th Century and Sustainable Development
Biosystems Engineering
Introduction to Biosystems Engineering
Business
Video series: Doing Business Around the World (BCIT)
Finance
Principles of Finance
Chemistry
Beginning Chemistry Adaptation
Communications and Media
Communications
Communication Literacy: An Introduction to Communication Studies
Programming
Computer Programming undergraduate textbook by Dr. Alireza Manashty.

Public Relations
Introduction to Public Relations
Publishing
The Web, Content Industries, and Ourselves
Computer Science
Agent-Based Evolutionary Game Dynamics
Information Systems
Introduction to Data Science (University of Arkansas)
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Exploring Earth: An Introduction to Earth Science (Oklahoma State University)
Geography
Global Regions: World Regional Geography

Human Geography: Principles and Applications
Geology
Soils: An Annotated Bibliography

The Story of Earth: An Observational  Guide
Education
Equity Literacy Project

First Year Seminar Readings

Inquiry Based Learning

Teaching in the University: Learning from the Experiences of Grad Students and Early Career Faculty

Writing Across the Curriculum: A Guide to Teaching Writing-Intensive Courses
Indigenous Education
Supplementary materials to bridge Open Modules on Indigenous Awareness (BCIT) XX
Open Education
OER Activity Sourcebook

OER Starter Kit for Program Managers

UNESCO Open Education for a Better World
Environmental Studies
Calculus Survey for Environmental Science majors
Fine Arts
Music
GLOBALMUSIX: Contemporary Music throughout the World

Music Theory Tutorial
Health, Medical, and Social Work
General
Interprofessional Education Lab Manual and Workbook
Addiction
Inclusive Version: Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Health Sciences
Lifelong Fitness and Wellness
Nursing
Nursing Researchers
Social Work
Disability Social Work Textbook
Speech Therapy
Language Disorders in School-Age Children and Adolescents
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Technology
Interdisciplinary
Research
Qualitative Research Methodology: Aligning Theory and Application textbook, by Dr. Amber Fletcher 

Law
BC Litigation Practice Manual
Liberal Arts & the Humanities
English Literature and Writing
The Island Heritage

Literature Genres: Serial Killers and Violence in Pop Culture

The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature

Technical Writing for Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering Majors

Writer to Writer: A Guide to Academic Writing

Writing Across the Curriculum: A Guide to Teaching Writing-Intensive Courses
Gender, Race, Sexuality, Social Justice
Case Studies in Community Psychology: A Global Lens

Critical Feminist Methodologies (Oklahoma State University)

 Feminist Choices: A FEminiSTSCHRIFT for Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres (U.Vic.)

Global Perspectives on Gender

The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience

Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies

Mathematics for the People: Quantitative Literacy for Social Justice
History
 As if They Were the Enemy: The Dispossession of Japanese Canadians on Saltspring Island(U.Vic.)

History of Applied Science and Technology

The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience

Preserving the Residential Heritage of the 20th Century and Sustainable Development
Languages
GEM Guidebook Series: World Languages
German
Auf dem Weg!: High School German
Spanish
Educación Ciudadana
Translating the Digital Citizenship Toolkit (into Spanish)
Library and Information Science
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research - 1st Canadian Edition
Philosophy
An Introduction to Inquiry: Explanation and Confirmation in Process

Introduction to Philosophy series
Math
Calculus Survey for Environmental Science Majors

Elements of Linear Algebra (Virginia Tech Publishing)

Cognitively Accessible Math for Adult Learners

Mathematics for the People: Quantitative Literacy for Social Justice

Non-STEM College Algebra

Technical Mathematics (TRAILS)
Science
General
History of Applied Science and Technology

Technical Writing for Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering Majors
Biology
Foundations of Biology
Physics
Sound of Physics (Open SUNY)

Introduction to Physics by Dr. Nikolay Kolev, Dr. Pierre-Philippe Ouimet, Dr. Olusola Fasunwon and Dr. Arzu Sardarli.
Social Sciences
Anthropology and Archaeology
Introduction to North American Archaeology
Psychology
Ancillary Materials for open textbook: Principles of Social Psychology - 1st Intl Edition

Case Studies in Community Psychology: A Global Lens
Trades
Curriculum package for Piping Trades (BCIT)

Student manual for Kongsberg’s Dual Fuel Steam Propulsion Plant software (BCIT)

Technical Mathematics (TRAILS)
Upgrading
Adult Basic Education
Cognitively Accessible Math for Adult Learners
English Language Learning (ELL)/ESL
It's all Greek to Me