Literature Multidisciplinary
Google Scholar
Search scholarly literature across journals, books, theses, and repositories.
Search is free; full-text access variesAn open academic resource
Academic Commons
A shared starting point for research.
Research resources
Literature Preprints
arXiv
Open research in physics, mathematics, computer science, and related fields.
Free to read; preprints may not be peer reviewedLiterature Life sciences
PubMed
Biomedical and life sciences literature from the US National Library of Medicine.
Search is free; full-text access variesLiterature Open journals
DOAJ
A directory of peer-reviewed, open-access journals across disciplines.
Open-access articlesLiterature Research outputs
Zenodo
Discover and share research datasets, software, publications, and other outputs.
Access and reuse conditions vary by recordTools References
Zotero
Collect sources, organize a research library, and create citations and bibliographies.
Open-source reference managerTools Writing
Overleaf
A collaborative LaTeX editor for academic papers and technical documents.
Free plan; paid features availableTools Data analysis
Project Jupyter
Interactive notebooks that bring together code, narrative, data, and visualizations.
Open sourceTools Statistics
R Project
A language and environment for statistical computing and publication-quality graphics.
Free softwareLearning University courses
MIT OpenCourseWare
Course materials from MIT, including lecture notes, assignments, and selected videos.
Free learning materialsLearning Computing skills
Software Carpentry
Foundational lessons in programming, the Unix shell, and version control for research.
Open lesson materialsLearning Open textbooks
OpenStax
Peer-reviewed textbooks for introductory university and school courses.
Free online textbooksNo matching resources.
Methods & practice
Research guides
Short, practical references for reading, writing, analysis, and communication.
01Research writingFrom a focused question to a clear argument.
02Citations & referencesAttribution, source quality, and consistent style.
03Data analysis with PythonA reproducible workflow for tabular data.
04Writing with LaTeXStructure, equations, and bibliographies.
05Academic presentationsEvidence and ideas, clearly communicated.