John McMurry’s classic textbook, Organic Chemistry, will now become free to use online. The text was originally published in 1984, and according to his copyright agreement with the publisher, McMurry was permitted to have full copyright returned to him after 30 years. McMurry has decided to make his book open access, which means anyone with an internet connection will be able to use it for free, including any future updated editions. The book will be available on OpenStax, a platform for open access textbooks. If you would like to read more about this, you can read the article in Chemistry World. If you would like more information about other open chemistry resources, please email me at laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu.
