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Book Cover: Strategies for Conducting Literary Research by Barry Mauer and John VenecekFrom Barry Mauer and John Venecek comes an exceptionally written resource on the process of conducting literary research.

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According to one (student) user, “The material in Strategies for Conducting Literary Research was fairly new to me. I have taken literature classes before, but none were as in-depth on the topic. This course has built just about everything I know about this. I have been able to better articulate myself in essays for other classes thanks to this class. I refer back to the material covered in this course often when writing an essay and I’ve found it extremely helpful when it comes to methodologies, picking a clear thesis, etc.”

Barry and John have developed a Faculty Guide and Quick Reference to accompany their ‘book’ and shared a robust slideshow to provide context and rationale for their resource. Access the publicly-available 2nd edition by selecting the cover image (on the left).

 

Author Biographies
Barry Jason Mauer

Barry Mauer

Barry Jason Mauer is associate professor, English, at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of Deadly Delusions: Right-Wing Death Cult (2020) and co-editor (with Anastasia Salter) of the forthcoming volume, Re-imagining the Humanities (Parlor Press). He has published numerous articles and book chapters about citizen curating, which brings ordinary people into the production of exhibits, both online and in public spaces.

John Venecek

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John Venecek is a Humanities Librarian at the University of Central Florida. His primary areas of interest include open education resources, textbook affordability, and digital humanities. Prior to his arrival at UCF, John taught English at the College of DuPage and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ekaterinburg, Russia where he taught English and founded a foreign language library/resource center.

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The Anthology of World Literature 1650-present

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): Kathleen Hohenleitner

Publisher: UCF Pressbooks

Last updated: 17/09/2024

By engaging with this resource which presents texts by diverse world writers from 1650 to the present, learners will: (1) engage with diverse world writers in translation, including canonical and less canonical texts, and (2) identify literary conventions and trends across genres. The texts are in chronological order, but can be adapted by the faculty in whatever way they see fit. Each text is introduced with a brief discussion of author, original language and time period, and the literary conventions the students can expect to see in the text.

Introduction to Philosophy

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): Matthew Van Cleave, Paul Jurczak, Christopher Schneck, Douglas Sjoquist

Subject(s): Philosophy

Last updated: 11/09/2024

This eText was converted from the original [PDF] file to Pressbooks at the University of Central Florida by James Paradiso and Kylee Woodland so that content consumers would have an easier / more flexible way to retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute according to the Creative Commons license (CC BY) assigned to this work. Cover design: Mireya Ramirez / CDL Graphics.

Mixed-Methods Evaluation

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives)   English

Author(s): Su-I Hou

Editor(s): James Paradiso, CDL Techrangers

Subject(s): Public health and preventive medicine

Publisher: UCF Pressbooks

Last updated: 05/09/2024

Introduction to World Literature Anthology

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): Christian Beck

Publisher: UCF Pressbooks

Last updated: 26/08/2024

Adapted from Introduction to World Literature Anthology by Christian Beck under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license.

University Physics Volume 2

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): Samuel J. Ling, William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Publisher: OpenStax

Last updated: 20/08/2024

University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result.

American Government (3e - Third Edition)

CC BY (Attribution)  67 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): OpenStax and Lumen Learning

Subject(s): Politics and government

Last updated: 17/08/2024

The content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens.

Open Anthology of American Literature

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): Farrah Cato

Publisher: UCF Pressbooks

Last updated: 15/08/2024

This anthology is divided into five major sections, starting with the Colonial period and ending with the publication of Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl on the eve of the Civil War. Each section includes an overview and framework for approaching the readings, as well as overarching questions to help students think about the connections between the texts. There is also a brief introduction to each of the authors featured in these sections, followed by discussion questions based on the texts. The textual introductions do not include a great deal of biographical material; instead, I have used them to provide a frame (typically connected to the larger section introduction) that I hope will help students to navigate from. The discussion questions could also easily be used as open-ended exam questions or as essay prompts. Some of the discussion questions are also invitations for students to make intertextual connections, or to consider how the literary landscape changes from its “beginnings” to the Civil War.

College Physics

CC BY (Attribution)  18 H5P Activities    English (Canada)

Author(s): Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Subject(s): Physics, Educational: Physics

Institution(s): Rice University, SUNY Oswego, University of Sydney

Publisher: OpenStax and UCF Pressbooks

Last updated: 14/08/2024

College Physics is organized such that topics are introduced conceptually with a steady progression to precise definitions and analytical applications. The analytical aspect (problem solving) is tied back to the conceptual before moving on to another topic. Each introductory chapter, for example, opens with an engaging photograph relevant to the subject of the chapter and interesting applications that are easy for most students to visualize.

American Government (2e - Second Edition)

CC BY (Attribution)  154 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): OpenStax, Lumen Learning

Subject(s): Politics and government

Last updated: 13/08/2024

This work is based on Lumen Learning’s adaptation of OpenStax American Government 2e with interactive visual and navigational enhancements made by James R. Paradiso at the University of Central Florida’s Center for Distributed Learning (CDL). Cover design by Mireya Ramirez at CDL Graphics.

General Psychology

CC BY (Attribution)  603 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): OpenStax, Lumen Learning

Subject(s): Psychology

Last updated: 13/08/2024

Provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of psychology and understand how those concepts apply to their lives. A comprehensive coverage of core concepts is grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research, including coverage of the DSM-5 in discussions of psychological disorders. Incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.