BELOW ARE THE LISTINGS OF FREE ONLINE RESOURCES WHICH CAN IMMEDIATELY BE ACCESSED TO ELECTRONIC ARTICLES, JOURNALS, BOOKS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC RESOURCES. THESE ARE SELECTED, REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE LIBRARIAN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AN ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS RESEARCH NEEDS.
OPEN ACCESS IS A PROPERTY OF INDIVIDUAL WORK, THUS PROPER ATTRIBUTION OF THE SOURCE MUST BE OBSERVED.
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) https://doabooks.org
DOAB is a searchable database of peer reviewed scientific monographs that have been made accessible by academic publishers in open access.
Freelipiniana Online Library http://bit.ly/Freelipiniana
The Freelipiniana Online Library seeks to bring Filipiniana literature to every Filipino in a time when information and education are limited.
JSTOR http://www.jstor.org
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Open Book Publishers http://openbookpublishers.com
OPB publishes high-quality academic books and make them freely available to readers around the world.
Open Culture http://openculture.com
Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community.
Open Stax http://openstax.org
Free, flexible textbooks – in the format your student needs.
Open Research Library http://openresearchlibrary.org
The Open Research Library (ORL) is planned to include all Open Access book content worldwide on one platform for user-friendly discovery, offering a seamless experience navigating more than 20,000 Open Access books.
Open Textbook Library https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
Gives free and easy access to data provided by International Organizations, such as the World Bank, the United Nations and Eurostat.
Philippine e-Book Hub http://ebookhub.ph
The largest online source of Filipiniana e-books
You can read online thousands of classic books and quotes written by best known authors
*E-JOURNALS
Digital Library of the Commons http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc
The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. The DLC provides free and open access to full-text articles, papers, and dissertations.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) https://doaj.org
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
EBSCO OD https://biblioboard.com/opendissertations
It is a free resource accessible to all researchers. OpenDissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) http://eric.ed.gov
ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
Frontiers https://www.frontiersin.org
Covering more than 600 academic disciplines, this is one of the largest and highest-cited publishers in the world.
Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
JSTOR http://www.jstor.org
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Microsoft Academic https://academic.microsoft.com
Microsoft Academic is a free public web search engine for academic publications and literature, developed by Microsoft Research.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) https://oatd.org
Advanced research and scholarship. Theses and dissertations, free to find, free to use.
Paperity http://paperity.org
The first multi-disciplinary aggregator of open access journals and papers. Its focus is helping you avoid paywalls while connecting you to authoritative research.
Philippine E-Journals http://ejournals.ph
The Philippine E-Journals (PEJ) is an online collection of academic publications of different higher education institutions and professional organizations. Its sophisticated database allows users to easily locate abstracts, full journal articles, and links to related research materials.
PQDT Open https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/search.html
With PQDT Open, you can read the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.
ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/
The world’s largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms.
The Acronym Server http://acronyms.silmaril.ie/
Formerly known as the Internet Acronym Server that provide definition of acronyms.
Acronym Search http://www.acronymsearch.com/
Over 50,000 acronyms and abbreviations in many categories.
NetLingo List of Chat Acronyms & Text Shorthand http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php
The world’s largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms.
*ALMANACS & YEARBOOKS
Guinness World Records http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
This lists the ultimate record-breaking facts and achievements.
Information Please Almanac http://www.infoplease.com/
Online version of the Time Almanac that “allows searching along with the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs containing statistics, facts, and historical records.”
The CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac http://www.almanac.com/
This site contains “astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.”
The Yearbook of the United Nations https://unyearbook.un.org/
The authoritative reference work on the UN System
ARTS & CULTURE
National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) https://ncca.gov.ph/
A rich website of information on Philippine culture and the arts.
*ATLASES & GEOGRAPHY
Atlapedia Online http://www.atlapedia.com/
Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Maplandia http://www.maplandia.com/
The searchable world gazetteer based on Google maps.
Map Quest https://www.mapquest.com/
Provides standard interactive road maps and driving directions. If you click on “Outside U.S. and Canada” you may retrieve roadmaps of the rest of the world.
National Geographic Maps http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps
Offers a series of a travel maps to suit unique travel needs.
World Atlas http://www.worldatlas.com/
Complete lists of continents, countries, lakes, oceans, mountains, etc.
*BIOGRAPHIES
Almanac Biography http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Includes 30,000 short entries from Infoplease.
Biography.com http://www.biography.com/people
Includes over 7,000 biographies and daily features that highlight connection.
Biography Online http://www.biographyonline.net/
A collection of biographies about famous, inspirational and influential people, who have helped to shape and change the world.
COUNTRY INFORMATION
Altapedia Online: Countriez A-Z http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm
Provides facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy and many more.
The World Fact Book https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Top Documentary Films https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/
A great collection of interesting, full watchable documentaries.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Art Encyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Includes 9,000 famous painters, sculptors and photographers, at art museum sites & image archives worldwide.
Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Provides full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine.
Encyclopedia.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/
Consists of more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
Holocaust Encyclopedia https://www.ushmm.org/learn/holocaust-encyclopedia
Includes holocaust-related articles published by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy http://plato.stanford.edu
Organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.
LAW
Chan Robles Virtual Law Library https://chanrobles.com/index1.htm
It is a database of comprehensive electronic library on Philippine legal resources.
QUOTATIONS
Quotations from Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/
Includes 120,000 most authoritative quotations on the web, with 50,000 other short selections.
BrainyQuote http://www.brainyquote.com/
One of the oldest and most established quotation sites on the web.
STATISTICS & DEMOGRAPHICS
Asian Development Bank Data Library https://www.adb.org/
It is a searchable database of essential social, economic and financial indicators relating to ADBs developing member countries.
CountrySTAT Philippines https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/Featured/CountrySTAT-Philippines
A web-based system that integrates national food and agricultural statistical information to ensure harmonization of national data and metadata collections for analysis and policy making.
PIDS Economic and Social Database http://econdb.pids.gov.ph/
Keeps various Philippine economic and social data both at the national and sub-national levels and in long time series for some
United Nations Statistics Division http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/
Provides a global centre for data on international trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment and demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sources
United Nations Global SDG Indicators Database http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/
Provides access to data compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General’s annual report on “Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals”
The World Bank Open Data http://data.worldbank.org/
Offers free access to global development data on financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics.
World Health Organization Global Health Observatory http://www.who.int/gho/en/
A compilation of health statistics for its 194 member states.
World Statistics http://world-statistics.org/index.php
Gives free and easy access to data provided by International Organizations, such as the World Bank, the United Nations and Eurostat.
FOR KIDS
Audible https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across eight different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
CK-12
CK-12 Foundation provides a library of free online textbooks, videos, exercises, flashcards, and real world applications for over 5000 concepts from arithmetic to history.
Let’s Read – Digital Library of Children’s Books
https://tinyurl.com/LetsReadGooglePlay
An online library of free children’ books
Literacy Cloud https://literacycloud.org/
A website and service offered by Room to Read, a not-for-profit organization. It provides e-books, thematic reading lists, read alouds videos and resources.
Mga Kuwentong Musmos www.literacycloud.org
A free 20 audio drama adaptations of Filipino Picture Books
Neo K12 https://neok12.com
Contains a collection of educational videos, games, quizzes, diagrams and puzzles that kids love
