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OER & Zero Cost Textbooks: OER Texbooks that have been used at Norco College

Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology by James A. Wise; Mark Womble; et. al.
Publication Date: 2013; Web version last update Jan 2021

Anthropology

Perspectives by Nina Brown (Editor); Thomas McIlwraith (Editor); Laura Tubelle de Gonzalez (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Explorations by Beth Shook (Editor); Katie Nelson (Editor); Kelsie Aguilera (Editor)
Publication Date: 2024

Biology

Biology 2e by Mary Ann Clark; Jung Choi; Matthew Douglas
Publication Date: 2018; Web version last update 2021

Early Childhood Education

Child Growth and Development by Raymond, P., Ricardo, & Johnson.
Publication Date: 2021
Child, Family, and Community by Laff and Ruiz
Publication Date: 2021

English

English Composition I by Lumen Learning, Audrey Fisch, Laura Alyse Leininger, et. al.
English Composition II by Lumen Learning
Writing Commons
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Successful College Composition (3rd Edition) by Rebecca Weaver, Lynne Bost, Michelle Kassorla, et. al.
Publication Date: 2019

Guidance

College Success by Linda Bruce
Community College Companion by Mark C. Rowh
Available online through the Norco College Library portal
Career/Life Planning and Personal Exploration by Santa Ana City College
Blueprint for Success in College and Career v 1.3 by Dave Dillon

History

The American Yawp by Joseph L. Locke (Editor); Ben Wright (Editor)
ISBN: 9781503606715
Publication Date: 2021

Journalism

Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing

Library

Introduction to College Research by Walter D. Butler, Aloha Sargent, and Kelsey Smith
Publication Date: 2021
Created with support of the ASCCC OERI.
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research by Ohio State University Libraries
Publication Date: 2018

Political Science

American Government 2e by Glen Krutz; Sylvie Waskiewicz
Publication Date: 2019; Web version last update Dec. 2020

Psychology

Psychology 2e by Rose M. Spielman; William J. Jenkins; Marilyn D. Lovett
Publication Date: 2020; Web version last update 2021