Catalog – Open Textbooks

Moving Pictures

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

Author(s): Russell Sharman

Subject(s): Films, cinema

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Last updated: 17/07/2024

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

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: 10/07/2024

Ethics in Journalism and Strategic Media

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 47 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

Last updated: 09/07/2024

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.

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: 08/07/2024

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.

Language Encounters on the French Colonial Mississippi

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Linda Carol Jones

Subject(s): Indigenous peoples

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 24/06/2024

Advanced Public Speaking

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Lynn Meade

Subject(s): Speeches, Business communication and presentation

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Open Resource

Last updated: 12/06/2024

This advanced public speaking textbook is designed to encourage you as a speaker and to help you sharpen your skills. It is written to feel like you are sitting with a trusted mentor over coffee as you receive practical advice on speaking. Grow in confidence, unleash your personal power and find your unique style as you learn to take your speaking to the next level--polished and professional. SCROLL DOWN for Chapters

Enclothe

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 19 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Sarah West Hixson, PhD

Editor(s): Christine Rickabaugh

Subject(s): Fashion and beauty industries, Fashion and textile design, Apparel, garment and textile industries

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 04/06/2024

Teaching Apparel Production

CC BY (Attribution) 7 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Sheri Deaton

Subject(s): Apparel, garment and textile industries

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 30/05/2024

Introduction to Mechanical Design and Manufacturing

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 17 H5P Activities English

Author(s): David Jensen

Subject(s): Engineering: general, Product design, Precision engineering and manufacturing

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Last updated: 06/05/2024

This text offers a holistic approach to product design from a mechanical engineering perspective. The intent of this text is to support introductory design course work. Using a combination of traditional text, embedded videos, and links to externa resources, this book serves as a foundation for exploring design, entrepreneurship, machine design, and manufacturing. While not comprehensive in any of these categories, the goal is that students will have a broad understanding of the economic, aesthetic, and technical aspects of product design and Manufacuring.

Music in World Cultures

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Justin R. Hunter, Matthew Mihalka

Subject(s): Music

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 14/02/2024

This text provides just a small sampling of some of the various musical styles and traditions that might be found, though the skills developed in this course can be applied to any type of music.