Navigating and Using a LibreTexts OER

Typical LibreTexts book layout, with white background and light blue highlights and logo.
What kind of OER textbook are you using? LibreTexts books typically have a light coloured background and look similar to the screenshot shown. They have a light blue LibreTexts Logo, along with a navigation bar down the left hand side of the screen. Image source: Book by Karen Krumney-Fulks, LibreTexts, CC BY-NC-SA

Using the online web book version of your LibreTexts textbook

The web version of your textbook contains all the same text as the PDF versions. In a LibreTexts, your book will be accessible via a web link, and within the page you’re looking at, you can find and download a PDF version.

How to get started

  • Access your OER textbook via the web link your professor provided

Accessing LibreTexts Textbooks

Watch Navigating through a LibreTexts Book  (2 mins) on YouTube

Video source: Pogue, A. A. (2023, August 14). Navigating through a LibreTexts book [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/r4auROJ2zb4

The web version of your textbook is built on a platform with:

  • a navigation menu labelled “Contents” that:
    • appears to the left hand side of a typical web browser on a computer
    • appears at the top left of your screen on a mobile device, under the menu item that looks like 3 horizontal bars
    • is accessible to screenreaders
  • a search box that will allow you to search the entire book for key terms or sections
    • appears in the top left of page on a typical web browser on a computer
    • appears to the bottom/left of your browser on a mobile device, with a magnifying glass icon
  • previous & next buttons to allow you to move between pages
    • appear about the middle of the content page for typical web browsers on a computer, at the top of the page on a mobile device, directly underneath the page title

Using the PDF version of your textbook

LibreTexts books are available in PDF format by the page/section or the whole book. On any page in the book:

  • Use the downloads icon on the navigation menu (top of page)
  • Select whether you’d like to download the whole book or just the page

Take a look at Navigating and Using the PDF version of your Textbook for more information, including how to locate the PDF file.

Further Resources & Tips

Attribution & References

Except where otherwise noted, this page by Jen Booth, OER Design Studio at the Georgian College Library is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

License

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Using OER textbooks: Student Guide Copyright © 2023 by Jen Booth is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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