LibreTexts (formerly called STEMHyperlibrary and ChemWiki) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit online educational resource project. The project provides open access to its content on its website, and the site is built on the Mindtouch platform. LibreTexts was started in 2008 by Professor Delmar Larsen at the

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and has since expanded to 400 texts in 154 courses (as of 2018), making it one of the largest and most visited online educational resources. LibreTexts currently has 13 library disciplines.

Support

LibreTexts' current primary support is from the 2018 Open Textbook Pilot Program award from the

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. FIPSE Other funding comes from the

, the University of California Davis Library, and the

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both through

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and its Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) program.

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