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Publishing with VIVA

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)  6 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Jessica Kirschner

Editor(s): Jessica Kirschner

Subject(s): The Arts

Last updated: 2026-03-16

This guide provides an overview of the publishing process authors working with VIVA Open Publishing, currently focused on the publication of open educational resources (OER). It is a work in progress and will be updated to reflect the most up-to-date services, workflows, expectations, and guidance.

Introduction to Biological Sciences II

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Editor(s): Jonathan Moore, Dianne Jennings

Subject(s): The Arts

Last updated: 2026-03-16

This text was created for use in Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) BIOL 152: Introduction to Biological Sciences II

Statistical Modeling: Regression, Survival Analysis, and Time Series Analysis

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Lawrence M. Leemis

Subject(s): Mathematics, Social research and statistics, Probability and statistics

Institution(s): William & Mary

Publisher: William ＆ Mary Press

Last updated: 2026-03-13

Statistical Modeling provides an introduction to regression, survival analysis, and time series analysis for students who have completed calculus-based courses in probability and mathematical statistics. The book uses the R language to fit statistical models, conduct Monte Carlo simulation experiments, and generate graphics. Over 300 exercises at the end of the chapters make this an appropriate text for a class in statistical modeling.

The PDF version of this book, and the EPUB version, are available at no cost here: https://doi.org/10.21220/SQQ8-A372

Instructors reviewing, adopting, or adapting this textbook: please help us understand your use by filling out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/ES5vnsvHLt

The Ecosphere and Environmental Issues

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Sarah Sojka

Subject(s): Ecological science, the Biosphere, The environment, Conservation of the environment

Last updated: 2026-03-12

The Craft of Sociological Research

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Victor Tan Chen, Gabriela León-Pérez, Julie Honnold, Volkan Aytar

Subject(s): Society and Social Sciences, Research methods / methodology, Sociology and anthropology, Sociology

Institution(s): Virginia Commonwealth University

Publisher: VIVA, Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

Last updated: 2026-03-12

The Craft of Sociological Research: Principles and Methods of Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Social Science Data was developed with the goal of developing an open educational resource (OER) that makes well-written and engaging methods-training materials available for free to students. The manuscript was written by a team of authors at Virginia Commonwealth University who are all researchers as well as teachers of undergraduate methods courses. Some portions of the text were adapted from existing OER social scientific methods textbooks, and others are original. Our aim is to provide broad but sound coverage of widely used methodologies, giving students the background they need to both evaluate and conduct research. While targeted at undergraduates, the textbook includes optional sections that provide more advanced methodological training. It also features Q&As with prominent sociologists and sidebars on topical issues that social scientific research has helped illuminate. We hope the text is accessible to students with a variety of backgrounds and interests, and to that end we have tried to make the writing lively and clear throughout and provide supplemental online and multimedia resources when possible.

This project was funded with the generous support of the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA), a program of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), and VCU Libraries’ Open and Affordable Course Content Initiative.

Teaching Cultural Anthropology for 21st Century Learners

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Author(s): Cortney Hughes Rinker, Sheena Nahm McKinlay

Editor(s): Cortney Hughes Rinker, Sheena Nahm McKinlay

Subject(s): Social and cultural anthropology

Publication date: 2023-04-15

Last updated: 2026-03-12

Setting the Stage for Learning: Equitable, Evidence-Based K-12 Instructional Design and Assessment

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Janine Davis, Courtneay Kelly

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy

Institution(s): University of Mary Washington

Last updated: 2026-03-12

Quantitative Methods in Geography: A Lab Manual

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Nathan Burtch, Caitlin Finlayson

Subject(s): The Arts

Last updated: 2026-03-12

Introduction to Special Education Resource Repository

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Serra De Arment, Ann S. Maydosz, Kat Alves, Kim Sopko, Christan Grygas Coogle, Cassandra Willis, Roberta A. Gentry, C.J. Butler

Subject(s): Teaching of students with different educational needs

Institution(s): George Mason University, Longwood University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University

Last updated: 2026-03-12

Introduction to Petrology

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  80 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Elizabeth A. Johnson, Juhong Christie Liu

Subject(s): Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Petrology, petrography and mineralogy

Publisher: Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA)

Last updated: 2026-03-12

Learn about igneous and metamorphic rocks (and how to analyze them), the fun way! Students learn concepts and practice knowledge by conducting inquiries guided with examples based on videos and interactive diagrams.
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