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• OER Basics
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On the web OER textbook material is organised in:

1. Repositories

• These are collections of material from many sources and publishers. Repositories are searchable and material is either accessed directly from that repository or a link is followed to a different platform or website to access the material.
• Some repositories contain material which has been created in response to the OER movement such as 'Open Textbook Library' and 'The Orange Grove'
• Other repositories contain material which may have been originally in print but now 'open' such as 'Project Gutenberg' and 'JSTOR'

2. Curated Collections

• These are collection provided by an individual organisation, sometimes linked to an academic organisation, and usually provide consistent re-use information
• Examples are 'OpenStax' and 'OpenSuny Textbooks' and University Presses.

3. Search engines

• While some may debate these are similar to repositories, the OER area is an evolving field with systems adapting and like-content being located from various entry-points

3. Individual websites 

• These can be organisations such as 'JSTOR' or individual authors.