{"id":83,"date":"2015-07-31T23:46:43","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T23:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/compreader\/?post_type=chapter&p=83"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:57:04","slug":"sources-for-additional-material","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/readinganthology\/chapter\/sources-for-additional-material\/","title":{"raw":"Additional Resources","rendered":"Additional Resources"},"content":{"raw":"\"decorative\r\n\r\nThematic Reading Anthology is an edited, curated collection of OER material for you to use as you see fit in your course. It consists of personal essays, literature, video and audio files, web writing, and long-form journalism. It represents only a fraction of the material that's available, of course. Material in this reader is drawn from the following sources, which can be mined for additional content if you're looking for a topic that you would like to use in your class. \u00a0Any content in this list can be copied into your course as long as credit is given to the original source.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source<\/th>\r\nDescription<\/th>\r\nType<\/th>\r\nLicense<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ProPublica<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Journalism in the Public Interest\"<\/td>\r\nlong-form journalism & investigative reports<\/td>\r\nmost stories are CC-BY NC ND<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
BoingBoing<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"The award-winning zine, blog and directory of wonderful things\"<\/td>\r\njournalism, blogs, and personal narratives<\/td>\r\nCC-BY NC SA<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
TED Talks<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less).\"<\/td>\r\nvideo lecture presentations embedded via YouTube<\/td>\r\nYouTube Standard Terms of Use<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Project Gutenberg<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Project Gutenberg<\/b> offers over 49,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.\"<\/td>\r\nliterature<\/td>\r\nPublic Domain<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
WikiSource<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Welcome to Wikisource, the free library that anyone can improve.\"<\/td>\r\nprimary source material on a wide variety of subjects<\/td>\r\nCC\u2014various; each item\u00a0indicates copyright clearly at the bottom of the page<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
OpenSource<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"The open source way\u00a0is about applying the principles of open source software development beyond software. Beyond technology. Opensource.com is about sharing how the open source way can change our world in the same way the open source model has changed software.\"<\/td>\r\nblogs and personal narratives around the open source software community<\/td>\r\nCC\u2014various (Primarily CC-BY SA)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
National Park Service<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Stories of America\u2019s diverse places and people are everywhere. Our stories are found across the landscapes of our nation, in more than 400 national parks, in National Heritage Areas, along historic trails and waterways, and in every neighborhood.\"<\/td>\r\nessays and profiles of U.S. people and places<\/td>\r\nPublic Domain<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Centers for Disease Control<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation\u2019s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.\"<\/td>\r\nblogs, technical reports, and personal essays related to health<\/td>\r\nPublic Domain (primarily)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
PLoS<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"PLoS is a nonprofit publisher and advocate of Open Access research.\"<\/td>\r\nacademic research, primarily biology & other natural sciences, including medicine<\/td>\r\nCC-BY<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Futurity<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"Futurity features the latest discoveries by scientists at top research universities in the US, UK, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The nonprofit site, which launched in 2009, is supported solely by its university partners...in an effort to share research news directly with the public.\"<\/td>\r\nshort-form academic articles and online journalism<\/td>\r\nvaries by page; most CC-BY<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Assorted Journals from UTS Press (University of Technology Sidney)<\/a><\/td>\r\nThis collection of Open Access Journals offers an international perspective and critical lens into a variety of subject areas. Includes Literacy and Numeracy Studies<\/em> and Cultural Review Studies<\/em>, above.<\/td>\r\nacademic journals<\/td>\r\nCC-BY<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Pan Am Post<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"News and analysis in the Americas\"<\/td>\r\nnews & analysis related to North & South America. Includes English- and\u00a0Spanish-language content.<\/td>\r\nCC-BY ND<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nIn this second table, find a list of reading material resources which are free to access, but do not have Creative Commons licenses on them. \u00a0If you'd like to use these materials in your courses, you're welcome to put a link to the content for your students to access, but you cannot copy the material directly into your course without breaking copyright law. We recommend connecting with your local librarian for help with more resources.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source<\/th>\r\nDescription<\/th>\r\nType<\/th>\r\nLicense<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Words Without Borders<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"The online magazine for international literature\"<\/td>\r\nFiction & Essay<\/td>\r\nCopyrighted--link to content<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
TextBOX<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"an anthology of exemplary fiction, essays and poetry published in The Missouri Review since 1978.\" Includes writing prompts, discussion questions, author interviews, and critical introductions to each piece.<\/td>\r\nFiction, Essay, & Poetry<\/td>\r\nCopyrighted--link to content<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Narrative<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2003, Narrative<\/em> is dedicated to advancing literary arts in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging readership across generations, in schools, and around the globe. Our online library of new literature by celebrated authors and by the best new and emerging writers is available for free.\" \u00a0Requires users to create a free account<\/strong> to access material.<\/td>\r\nFiction, Poetry, Essay, & Visual Arts<\/td>\r\nCopyrighted--link to content<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
The New Yorker<\/a><\/td>\r\n\"The New Yorker<\/em> is a weekly magazine offering a signature mix of reporting and commentary on politics, international affairs, popular culture and the arts, science and technology, and business, along with fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons.\"<\/td>\r\nNonfiction, Fiction, & Visual Arts<\/td>\r\nCopyrighted--link to content<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

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Thematic Reading Anthology is an edited, curated collection of OER material for you to use as you see fit in your course. It consists of personal essays, literature, video and audio files, web writing, and long-form journalism. It represents only a fraction of the material that’s available, of course. Material in this reader is drawn from the following sources, which can be mined for additional content if you’re looking for a topic that you would like to use in your class. \u00a0Any content in this list can be copied into your course as long as credit is given to the original source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Source<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nLicense<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ProPublica<\/a><\/td>\n“Journalism in the Public Interest”<\/td>\nlong-form journalism & investigative reports<\/td>\nmost stories are CC-BY NC ND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BoingBoing<\/a><\/td>\n“The award-winning zine, blog and directory of wonderful things”<\/td>\njournalism, blogs, and personal narratives<\/td>\nCC-BY NC SA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TED Talks<\/a><\/td>\n“TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less).”<\/td>\nvideo lecture presentations embedded via YouTube<\/td>\nYouTube Standard Terms of Use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Gutenberg<\/a><\/td>\n“Project Gutenberg<\/b> offers over 49,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.”<\/td>\nliterature<\/td>\nPublic Domain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WikiSource<\/a><\/td>\n“Welcome to Wikisource, the free library that anyone can improve.”<\/td>\nprimary source material on a wide variety of subjects<\/td>\nCC\u2014various; each item\u00a0indicates copyright clearly at the bottom of the page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OpenSource<\/a><\/td>\n“The open source way\u00a0is about applying the principles of open source software development beyond software. Beyond technology. Opensource.com is about sharing how the open source way can change our world in the same way the open source model has changed software.”<\/td>\nblogs and personal narratives around the open source software community<\/td>\nCC\u2014various (Primarily CC-BY SA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Park Service<\/a><\/td>\n“Stories of America\u2019s diverse places and people are everywhere. Our stories are found across the landscapes of our nation, in more than 400 national parks, in National Heritage Areas, along historic trails and waterways, and in every neighborhood.”<\/td>\nessays and profiles of U.S. people and places<\/td>\nPublic Domain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centers for Disease Control<\/a><\/td>\n“CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation\u2019s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.”<\/td>\nblogs, technical reports, and personal essays related to health<\/td>\nPublic Domain (primarily)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PLoS<\/a><\/td>\n“PLoS is a nonprofit publisher and advocate of Open Access research.”<\/td>\nacademic research, primarily biology & other natural sciences, including medicine<\/td>\nCC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Futurity<\/a><\/td>\n“Futurity features the latest discoveries by scientists at top research universities in the US, UK, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The nonprofit site, which launched in 2009, is supported solely by its university partners…in an effort to share research news directly with the public.”<\/td>\nshort-form academic articles and online journalism<\/td>\nvaries by page; most CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assorted Journals from UTS Press (University of Technology Sidney)<\/a><\/td>\nThis collection of Open Access Journals offers an international perspective and critical lens into a variety of subject areas. Includes Literacy and Numeracy Studies<\/em> and Cultural Review Studies<\/em>, above.<\/td>\nacademic journals<\/td>\nCC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pan Am Post<\/a><\/td>\n“News and analysis in the Americas”<\/td>\nnews & analysis related to North & South America. Includes English- and\u00a0Spanish-language content.<\/td>\nCC-BY ND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In this second table, find a list of reading material resources which are free to access, but do not have Creative Commons licenses on them. \u00a0If you’d like to use these materials in your courses, you’re welcome to put a link to the content for your students to access, but you cannot copy the material directly into your course without breaking copyright law. We recommend connecting with your local librarian for help with more resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Source<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nLicense<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Words Without Borders<\/a><\/td>\n“The online magazine for international literature”<\/td>\nFiction & Essay<\/td>\nCopyrighted–link to content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TextBOX<\/a><\/td>\n“an anthology of exemplary fiction, essays and poetry published in The Missouri Review since 1978.” Includes writing prompts, discussion questions, author interviews, and critical introductions to each piece.<\/td>\nFiction, Essay, & Poetry<\/td>\nCopyrighted–link to content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Narrative<\/a><\/td>\n“A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2003, Narrative<\/em> is dedicated to advancing literary arts in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging readership across generations, in schools, and around the globe. Our online library of new literature by celebrated authors and by the best new and emerging writers is available for free.” \u00a0Requires users to create a free account<\/strong> to access material.<\/td>\nFiction, Poetry, Essay, & Visual Arts<\/td>\nCopyrighted–link to content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The New Yorker<\/a><\/td>\n“The New Yorker<\/em> is a weekly magazine offering a signature mix of reporting and commentary on politics, international affairs, popular culture and the arts, science and technology, and business, along with fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons.”<\/td>\nNonfiction, Fiction, & Visual Arts<\/td>\nCopyrighted–link to content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t
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