In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many publishers and vendors are making their previously pay-walled materials available for free for use by instructors and researchers. On this webpage, we compile these resources. It’s important to note that these resources will not stay openly accessible forever. Many of these resources are now discoverable in Omni.
Remember, the Library has a large, existing collection of electronic books, journals, videos and databases. These materials can be found by searching Omni (books, journals, videos), or on our research tools page (databases). Omni contains records for both resources that we pay for, and open access resources – be sure to limit your search to resources available online. Feel free to reach out to your librarian for help with locating relevant resources for your classes. If you have an existing Course Resource List, library staff are actively looking for alternatives for print materials.
Offerings from publishers
- Cochrane Library
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Systematic reviews and clinical trials from the Cochrane Collaboration are open access until further notice. See https://www.cochrane.org/news/free-access-cochranes-covid-19-pandemic-resources-guaranteed
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Duke University Press
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As institutions transition to online instruction, we can provide 90 days of complimentary electronic access to our book and journal content to support your online courses. If you would like to enable access for your institution, contact orders@dukeupress.edu and your Librarian. Discover in Omni
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Harvard Business Review Publishing
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IGI Global
- IGI Global's Message to Researchers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Internet Archive: National Emergency Library
- After June 16, books in the National Emergency Library are available to one borrower at a time using controlled digital lending.
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JSTOR (through June 30, 2021)
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Full archive expanded access program (all Arts & Science Collections, Thematic Collections, Primary Source Collections not currently licensed by your institution are available at no additional charge).
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McGraw Hill
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McGraw Hill offers course support in transitioning to online courses.
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COVID-19 content only
Some publishers are providing free access to materials directly related to COVID-19. These are listed here:
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM): freely available Novel Coronavirus Resources
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American Chemical Society (ACS): A free-to-read special collection of publications from ACS journals related to coronaviruses: Chemistry in Coronavirus Research
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American College of Physicians: Free coronavirus content form the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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BioOne: peer-reviewed articles on COVID-19 open access through 2020
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Cambridge University Press: Coronavirus research published by the Cambridge University Press.
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Clarivate: Global Resource Site
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Duke University Press: Navigating the threat of Pandemic Syllabus (until Oct 1, 2020)
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Elsevier: Novel Coronavirus Information Center
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Emerald: Content related to Coronavirus and epidemics management is now open access.
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JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network: Coronavirus Resource Center
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JoVE: Coronaviruhttps://www.jove.com/coronavirusresources Free Access Resource Center
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Mary Ann Liebert: freely-available science-backed research on coronavirus
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NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine): COVID-19 Resources
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Oxford University Press: Free Access to OUP Resources on Coronavirus and Related Topics
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ProQuest: Coronoavirus Research Database
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Royal Society: Coronavirus research published by the Royal Society
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Sage Publishing: Access COVID-19 Articles (freely available)
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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM): Epidemiology collection (freely available)
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Springer Nature: Free research articles, ebooks, and additional commentary on COVID-19
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Taylor & Francis: Coronavirus reading list open access content
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Wiley Online Library: Novel Coronavirus Content Free to Access
A note on finding information on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2
For reliable information on the COVID-19 disease, or the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the coronavirus disease, consult information from trusted public health organizations. The WE-SPARK Health Institute has compiled a webpage with links to some of these organizations. For help finding research on these topics, we suggest this research guide developed at the Gerstein Science Information Centre (University of Toronto). Feel free to reach out to us for research help.
Acknowledgments
Much of this information is sourced from lists that are being collaboratively written by librarians and publishers across the world. Check back for updates.
Publisher/Vendor Support for Access to E-Resources in Response to COVID-19, available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PHJUj34_ujpxlcceigMHd5wDXvPGa1guOYAmadMXans/edit
International Coalition of Library Consortia, Information Services Providers, available at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pFSA-yEDixl5ZKtQmEUOuW_vdDFLdzDbhjP5Cjrkajo/edit#gid=0
University Information Policy Officers, Vendor Love in the Time of COVID-19, available at https://tinyurl.com/vendorsupportedaccess