Research Guides: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources: FREE Resources to Help

COVID-19 impact

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected everything from businesses to schools. There are some helpful resources to ease the stress, especially if you are a student or researcher.

Free Articles & Research

Annual Reviews
New York Times
Register an account with the NYT and get unlimited free views of articles on the coronavirus outbreak.
Oxford University Press
Oxford has made content from their leading journals freely accessible.
Science (journal)
Springer
Free articles and research from the publisher Springer.
The Washington Post

From our databases

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
"HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 182 million pages and 281,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges an important research gap by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,800 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of academic journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more."

Suddenly You Find Yourself Teaching Online

This video, from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), focuses mostly on Library and Information Literacy instruction, but it has some good tips for doing instruction online, especially in a sudden situation.

Cengage Resources for Faculty
Resources and Help for Faculty Affected by COVID-19
The latest resources and faculty support from Cengage.

eBooks

Internet Archive: National Emergency Library
From the Internet Archive: A collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed. This Emergency Library is available to one user at a time, with a personal account.
Project MUSE
Several publishers have agreed to open up their scholarly content on Project MUSE.
Digital Public Library of America eBooks
Browse and download any of the more than 6,300 ebook titles available on DPLA’s Open Bookshelf. Choose from classic novels, children’s books, textbooks and non-English titles.

Boston Public Library eCard

BPL eCard
Use your MA residential address or Regis' street address to register for a BPL eCard to gain access to all their online resources.

Citing a Canceled Conference Presentation

APA Citation for Canceled Conference Presentation
Were you scheduled to present at a conference that got canceled because of the Coronavirus pandemic? APA Style has a blog post for that!

Fair Use Guide

FAIR USE 101: Librarians’ Advice for Educators
From the folks at ILoveLibraries.com, a breakdown of fair use, what it means, and what it means in emergency remote-teaching situations.
Public Statement of Library Copyright Specialists: Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching & Research
The full guide mentioned in the article above.

COVID-19 Publisher Information Directory

SLJ COVID-19 Publisher Information Directory
From School Library Journal: a comprehensive directory of children's book publishers and their temporary copyright guidelines and permissions for their materials in this time of emergency remote learning.