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ACM Digital Library

Comprehensive full-text articles covering computing and information technology.

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Agricultural & Applied Economics

Scholarly research in agribusiness, food security, energy and resource economics, trade and development.

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Bentham Open

Free-to-view online journals covering medicine, technology and social sciences.

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Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)

Multidisciplinary search engine for open-access scholarly resources.

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Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection

3,600+ seminar-style lectures from basic science to therapeutic intervention.

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Bloomsbury Collections

Humanities and social sciences e-books.

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ChemistryOpen

Open-access reviews, papers and communications across chemistry.

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CIA World Factbook

World facts and figures.

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CORE

A collection of open-access research papers.

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Duke University Press

Books and journals across humanities, social sciences and more.

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EconBiz

Journals, working papers and conferences in business studies and economics.

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EconPapers

Economics working papers, journal articles and software.

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Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC)

1.4M+ journal articles, reports and conference papers in education.

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Eldis

Multidisciplinary resource with a focus on development studies.

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EThOS

Multidisciplinary doctoral theses database (British Library).

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European Geosciences Union OA Journals

Earth, planetary and space sciences journals.

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Frontiers

80+ open-access journals across disciplines.

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International Children’s Digital Library

A library for the world’s children.

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Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Refereed journal fostering sustainable development in Africa.

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JURN

Search engine harvesting free and open-access scholarly journals.

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Malawi LII

Judgments, legislation, gazettes and bills of Malawi.

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MDPI

Multidisciplinary open-access peer-reviewed journals.

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MedlinePlus

Authoritative free health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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MIT OpenCourseWare

Free lecture notes, assignments and readings across MIT courses.

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MSD Manuals

Free medical information in text, audio, video and 3D formats.

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National Academies Press

Reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

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Nature Research

40+ fully open-access multidisciplinary journals.

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NCBI Bookshelf

Free books and documents in life science and healthcare.

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Nordic Africa Institute

Research and documentation on modern Africa in the social sciences.

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OAPEN

Multidisciplinary open-access books.

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Open Book Publishers

Multidisciplinary e-books, strong in cultural heritage.

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Open Research Library

Free, multidisciplinary open-access platform.

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Open Textbook Library

Free, openly-licensed textbooks.

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Open Yale Courses

Free full courses from Yale — lectures, assignments and exams.

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OpenStax

Openly licensed textbooks from Rice University.

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Paperity

Multidisciplinary aggregator of open-access journals and papers.

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Public Library of Science (PLOS)

Open-access science and medicine journals.

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SciELO

Scientific Electronic Library Online — a platform for scientific literature.

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ScienceOpen

Discovery platform with interactive features for scholars.

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Scientific Open Access Journals (SOAJ)

Open-access peer-reviewed journals in health and medical sciences.

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Semantic Scholar

AI-powered platform to search and discover scientific knowledge.

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Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Social sciences research.

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SpringerOpen

Open-access journals and books across STM, humanities and social sciences.

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United Nations Digital Library

UN documents and open-access publications in six+ languages.

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Zenodo

A general-purpose open-access repository.

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