OERs - General Resources
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EBSCO Databases This link opens in a new windowThe EBSCO eBook Open Access Collection is a growing collection of 2,700+ open access books from trusted university presses and scholarly publishers. The collection is DRM-free and available at no cost on the EBSCOhost platform.
To access the database, log in to the EBSCO Databases platform and select the eBook Open Access (OA) option.
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AustliiAustralian Legal Information Institute - Provides free access to Australian caselaw and some legal journals.
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OASIS (Openly Available Sources Integrated Source)Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS searches open content from around 114 different sources and contains 440,269 records.
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Open Society Justice Initiative (HeinOnline)The Open Society Justice Initiative publishes reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets exploring and advocating on issues of human rights and justice.
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Taylor & Francis Open Access JournalsPeer-reviewed open access (OA) research across all disciplines.
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WikijurisOpen Australian law texts on Governing the Internet and Australian IP Law.
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Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide
he University of Queensland Library; James Cook University Library; University of Southern Queensland Library; Charles Darwin University Library; Southern Cross University Library; Queensland University of Technology Library; Deakin University Library; University of South Australia Library; Edith Cowan University Library; University of Tasmania Library; and The Australian National University Library, Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (CAUL OER Collective, 2025).
This guide is designed to support students undertaking legal studies and contribute to the development of research skills in Australian law schools. -
A Guide to Writing in Law SchoolSteven Tudor and Stephanie Falconer, A Guide to Writing in Law School (La Trobe eBureau, 2024).
This book aims to help students improve their writing by presenting various pieces of advice, tips, warnings and encouragement. It contains general chapters on planning, clear writing, and acknowledging your sources, as well as dedicated chapters on some of the specific writing tasks that law students undertake. -
Digital Commons Network - Law CommonsThe Digital Commons Network provides free access to full-text scholarly articles and other research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.
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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - LawApproximately 657 open access journals on the subject of Law.
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OER Commons - LawOER Commons provides a curated collection of textbooks and resources for Law studies.
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Open Textbook Library - LawThe Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalogue of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks.
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Teaching Commons - LawThe Teaching Commons showcases high-quality open educational resources from leading colleges and universities and makes them available to educators and students around the world.
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University of Adelaide Press - LawCelebrating the principles of open access, the Press published scholarly and academic volumes. There are approximately 8 Law titles.
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MERLOT materials - Business LawApproximately 225 open education resources on the subject of business law.
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Saylor Academy Open Textbooks - Business LawApproximately 12 open-access eBooks about the subject Business Law.
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CybersecurityThis journal aims to cover all essential aspects of cybersecurity.
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IGI Global - Cybersecurity journal articlesA collection of open access journal articles.
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International Journal of Cyber CriminologyInternational journal focused on the study of cyber/computer crime.
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Journal of CybersecurityPublishes accessible articles describing original research in the interdisciplinary cyber domain.
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Journal of Cybersecurity and PrivacyJournal of Cybersecurity and Privacy is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on all aspects of computer, systems, and information security, published quarterly online by MDPI.
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The Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and LawThis peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL) focuses on the advancement of the field by publishing the state of the art in both basic and applied research conducted worldwide.