New OER from Iowa State University

[Abbey Elder]

[Apologies for cross-posting]

The ISU Digital Press is excited to announced the publication of two open educational resources this month:

Fundamentals of Human Anatomy Laboratory Manual 

Authors: Carly Manz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2024.160

A PDF containing exercises to print for use in the lab environment is available for download in the book's Introduction.  

This laboratory manual is meant to be used in a lab course that accompanies a college-level introductory human anatomy course. It covers the language of anatomy, cells and tissues, and the organ systems that comprise the human body. Multiple open textbooks were adapted to create this lab manual. Attribution for these sources are provided at the end of each chapter.

Note! This lab manual builds on the work of several experts who have shared their own OER in the past. Thank you to the authors of these works for your contributions to the OER field! Adapted works include: Douglas College Human Anatomy & Physiology I by the Douglas College Biology Department, Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Language by NSCC, Kimberlee Carter, Marie Rutherford, and Douglas College Biology Department, Human Anatomy (OERI) by Whitney Menefee, Julie Jenks, Chiara Mazzasette, & Kim-Leiloni Nguyen, OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 1E and 2E by Betts, et al, and Lumen Learning's Biology I Laboratory Manual. 

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Plant Breeding Methods

Authors: Walter R. Fehr and Walter P. Suza

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2024.159

This text has been compiled to provide an overview of how plant breeders develop cultivars of plant species. The methods that breeders use depend directly on the type of cultivar used to produce a commercial crop. The four most common types of cultivars are (a) clonal cultivars (b) synthetic cultivars (c) pure-line cultivars and (d) hybrid cultivars. These types of cultivars will be discussed throughout the book, alongside review questions for self-study. 

Note! Throughout the text, references are made to a primary resource, Dr. Fehr's Principles of Cultivar Development. Vol. 1: Theory and Techniques. A scan of this 1991 publication is available in the Iowa State University Digital Repository with the author's permission as the copyright holder for his work.

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Have a great month, all!

Abbey K. Elder (she/they)

Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Iowa State University

Statewide Open Education Coordinator, Iowa OER

ORCiD: 0000-0003-2289-0166