Identify Materials from External Sources
Syllabus Finder from George Mason University is a searchable catalogue of over 1.9 million syllabi. We can use this tool to find materials that colleagues are using in their courses.
Faculty Center is a source for comprehensive information about the college textbook universe.
Textbooks in perspective 
is a guide from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, covering questions we can ask when choosing a textbook.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that we may use without charge.
Connexions is a place to view and share educational modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc.
Numerous course lectures, videos, audio, and supplementary material are available on Apple's iTunes U (Requires iTunes software)
Public domain text, video, and audio materials are also available on sites such as Project Gutenberg or the Internet Archive.
Review/Desk Copies
Review copies, also known as desk copies or examination copies, are offered by many textbook publishers. Many are free of charge as long as the textbook is being considered as a textbook for a course.
A number of major publishers such as McGraw-Hill, SAGE Publications, Pearson, O'Reilly, and Wiley have information on obtaining review copies on their respective websites.
Tips on Identifying Materials
How to Choose Course Materials from Western Kentucky University. Checklist of items that will help identify appropriate materials for a course.
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