Research Guides: Open Access &amp; Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$): Using Articles for OER

Using CSU Library Materials As Alternative To Textbooks

Contact your subject librarian for more information on using library materials as an alternative to textbooks..

Finding Articles

Databases by topic
Use one of the Library's subject-specific databases to find full-text articles for your class.
Library Databases: A-Z list
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Linking to Articles

You can provide your students with links to full-text articles from Library databases without having to worry about copyright. Links to individual articles must be routed through the library's proxy server.

To link to a library article yourself from an EBSCO database:

Click the article title to view the full record
Click the "Permalink" link on the right side of the screen
Copy the Permalink URL
Paste the URL into Canvas