Catalog – Open Textbooks

The Mass Media Landscape

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 130 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Dave Bostwick, Alyssa Riley

Editor(s): Dominique M. Valle

Subject(s): Media studies, Cultural and media studies

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 07/10/2025

The Mass Media Landscape is a compilation of lessons to help audiences understand the evolution of U.S. mass media and disruptive media technologies. It includes overviews of media law, media ethics and media literacy.

Chapters contain interactive exercises, review quizzes, writing assignments, and multimedia content. Following are four points of emphasis:

Media literacy extends beyond the ability to identify misinformation and disinformation or follow reliable news sources.
A crucial part of media literacy is understanding mass media history.
Media literacy skills help both consumers and professionals create and publish reliable content, including on social media, in an ethical manner and with an understanding of long-term effects and potential consequences.
All students, not just those who seek careers in the industry, benefit from learning about media history, media law, media ethics, and media literacy.

Coaching Connections

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) 25 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Kristen Karpinski, Lynn Meade, Carson Rein, Dené Wamsley, Toby Phebus

Editor(s): Lynn Meade, Kristen Karpinski

Subject(s): Counselling and care of students

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 06/10/2025

Building a Professional Portfolio

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) 5 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Lynn Meade

Subject(s): Creative writing and creative writing guides, Careers guidance, Business studies: general

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 03/10/2025

Think of this book as your personal toolkit that equips you with knowledge, insights, and practical strategies necessary to create a professional e-portfolio. Use it to help you build your personal brand and to create a memorable portfolio that helps others to see who you are and what you know.

Moving Pictures

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

Author(s): Russell Sharman

Subject(s): Films, cinema

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 02/10/2025

A free and open-source introduction to the art and science of cinema. From the earliest iterations to the latest innovations, this introductory text explores the tools and techniques of mise-en-scene, narrative form, cinematography, editing, sound and acting, how each has contributed to the evolution of cinematic language, and how that evolution implicates critical issues of representation in mass media. Moving Pictures offers in-depth examination of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.

Author Contact: russell.sharman@gmail.com

Ethics in Journalism and Strategic Media

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 52 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Dave Bostwick

Editor(s): Ninette Sosa

Subject(s): Media studies: journalism, Legal ethics and professional conduct

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 26/09/2025

Ethics in Journalism and Strategic Media is a compilation of 15 lessons about ethical obligations for media professionals. Beyond newsroom journalism, this online guidebook incorporates case examples about public relations and advertising. Chapter content includes audio, video, writing assignments, and interactive fill-in-the-blank quizzes.

Areas of focus are codes of ethics, privacy, conflict of interest, plagiarism, fabrication, and offensive content. The handbook also contains two chapters on diversity.

Journalistic Skills for Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 132 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Dave Bostwick

Editor(s): Meera Kumar, Whitney King

Subject(s): Media studies: journalism, Usage and grammar guides, Language teaching and learning

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 25/09/2025

OER Engaged

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 9 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Christine Rickabaugh

Subject(s): Open learning, distance education, Educational strategies and policy

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 11/09/2025

This open textbook demonstrates how interactive and engaging open educational resources can be. It features H5P activities to showcase dynamic learning experiences and highlights how open education supports renewable assignments and open pedagogy. Designed for presentations, the book serves as a practical example of how OER and Pressbooks can transform teaching and learning.