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<h2 id="support">Support</h2> <p>LibreTexts' current primary support is from the 2018 Open Textbook Pilot Program award from the <a href="/facts/Department_of_Education_Organization_Act/q6rJr38U">Department of Education Organization Act</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> FIPSE<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> Other funding comes from the <a href="/facts/University_of_California%2c_Davis/LTCyhaP5">University of California Davis</a>, the <a href="/facts/University_of_California%2c_Davis_Library/LTCyhaP5">University of California Davis Library</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> and the <a href="/facts/California_State_University_System/cEtbXV7C">California State University System</a> both through <a href="/facts/MERLOT/jdj2TPSM">MERLOT</a> and its Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) program.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="libraries">Libraries</h2> <p>LibreTexts' content is currently categorized by topic across 16 different "libraries".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> These libraries include: </p> <ul><li>Biology</li> <li>Business</li> <li>Chemistry</li> <li>Engineering</li> <li>Español (Spanish)</li> <li>Geosciences</li> <li>Global (multi-lingual)</li> <li>Health</li> <li>Humanities</li> <li>K-12 Education</li> <li>Mathematics</li> <li>Physics</li> <li>Social Sciences</li> <li>Ukrayinska (Ukrainian)</li> <li>Workforce</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/OpenStax/WKeVahLR">OpenStax</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"NSF Award Search: Award#1525057 - Collaborative Research: Developing and Assessing Effective Cyberlearning within the STEMWiki Hyperlibrary". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1525057" target="_blank">https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1525057</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Rusay, Ronald J.; Mccombs, Michelle R.; Barkovich, Matthew J.; Larsen, Delmar S. (2011-06-01). "Enhancing Undergraduate Chemistry Education with the Online Dynamic ChemWiki Resource". Journal of Chemical Education. 88 (6): 840. Bibcode:2011JChEd..88..840R. doi:10.1021/ed101119d. ISSN 0021-9584. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Internal Revenue Service". apps.irs.gov. <a href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=34023556&ein=845160503&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchAll&isDescending=false&city=&ein1=84-5160503&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=al&submitName=Search&sortColumn=orgName&totalResults=1&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=All+States" target="_blank">https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=34023556&ein=845160503&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchAll&isDescending=false&city=&ein1=84-5160503&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=al&submitName=Search&sortColumn=orgName&totalResults=1&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=All+States</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Allen, Gregory; Guzman-Alvarez, Alberto; Smith, Amy; Gamage, Alan; Molinaro, Marco; Larsen, Delmar S. (2015-10-06). "Evaluating the effectiveness of the open-access ChemWiki resource as a replacement for traditional general chemistry textbooks". Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 16 (4): 939–948. doi:10.1039/C5RP00084J. ISSN 1756-1108. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Department of Education awards pilot OER grant to UC Davis open textbook project | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/02/department-education-awards-pilot-oer-grant-uc-davis-open" target="_blank">https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/02/department-education-awards-pilot-oer-grant-uc-davis-open</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Allen, Gregory; Guzman-Alvarez, Alberto; Smith, Amy; Gamage, Alan; Molinaro, Marco; Larsen, Delmar S. (2015-10-06). "Evaluating the effectiveness of the open-access ChemWiki resource as a replacement for traditional general chemistry textbooks". Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 16 (4): 939–948. doi:10.1039/C5RP00084J. ISSN 1756-1108. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"LibreTexts - Free The Textbook". libretexts.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26. <a href="https://libretexts.org/mission.html" target="_blank">https://libretexts.org/mission.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"U.S. Department of Education Awards $4.9 Million Grant to University of California, Davis to Develop Free, Open Textbooks Program | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-49-million-grant-university-california-davis-develop-free-open-textbooks-program" target="_blank">https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-49-million-grant-university-california-davis-develop-free-open-textbooks-program</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Halpern, Joshua B.; Larsen, Delmar S. (2017). "Driving Broad Adaptation of Open On Line Educational Resources". MRS Advances. 2 (31–32): 1707–1712. doi:10.1557/adv.2017.256. ISSN 2059-8521. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Student Savings at Scale: LibreTexts". SPARC. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://sparcopen.org/impact-story/libretexts/" target="_blank">https://sparcopen.org/impact-story/libretexts/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"U.S. Department of Education Awards $4.9 Million Grant to University of California, Davis to Develop Free, Open Textbooks Program | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-49-million-grant-university-california-davis-develop-free-open-textbooks-program" target="_blank">https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-49-million-grant-university-california-davis-develop-free-open-textbooks-program</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Awards - Open Textbooks Pilot Program". www2.ed.gov. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-03-26. <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/programs/otp/awards.html" target="_blank">https://www2.ed.gov/programs/otp/awards.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Department of Education awards pilot OER grant to UC Davis open textbook project | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/02/department-education-awards-pilot-oer-grant-uc-davis-open" target="_blank">https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/02/department-education-awards-pilot-oer-grant-uc-davis-open</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"LibreTexts wins inaugural Open Textbook Pilot grant | U.S. PIRG". uspirg.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/libretexts-wins-inaugural-open-textbook-pilot-grant" target="_blank">https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/libretexts-wins-inaugural-open-textbook-pilot-grant</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Home Page". www2.ed.gov. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-03-26. <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html" target="_blank">https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Department of Education awards pilot OER grant to UC Davis open textbook project | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-20. <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/02/department-education-awards-pilot-oer-grant-uc-davis-open" target="_blank">https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/02/department-education-awards-pilot-oer-grant-uc-davis-open</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Welcome to Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) | Affordable Learning Solutions". als.csuprojects.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26. <a href="https://als.csuprojects.org/" target="_blank">https://als.csuprojects.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"LibreTexts Libraries". libretexts.org. Retrieved 2024-12-16. <a href="https://libretexts.org/platforms/libraries" target="_blank">https://libretexts.org/platforms/libraries</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>