LibGuides: Open Access to Resources during COVID-19: Academic E-Book Resources

Welcome

Many publishers are lifting restrictions to e-books and other resources for a limited time during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guide is an ongoing effort and will continue to grow as we find new resources.

*We hope access to some of these resources, particularly the monograph access while the physical library is closed, will assist in some of your research needs. However, remember that access to these resources is temporary, and they may not last throughout a course term. The library has access to databases and materials that may offer a more permanent solution. Please contact your subject librarian if you have questions. We are happy to help.*

Remember:

Request the Library Scan Portions of Your Textbook (instructors only)
Instructors may request that the UWF Libraries scan instruction-relevant sections of your textbook during this time.
Contact Your Subject-Specialist Librarian
Ask for help from your subject-specialist librarian on locating online resources.
Open Educational Resources Guide
Search our guide on OERs for additional open resources.
Interlibrary Loan
You may still make requests for electronic articles and book chapters while the library is closed.

Publishers Providing Temporary Open Access

BioOne Complete
Peer-reviewed scholarly research and research libraries are trusted guides during times of scientific uncertainty. As the world navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, BioOne is proud to share the wealth of relevant content from our publishing partners to provide support for those working on solutions for this global crisis.
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is making higher education textbooks in HTML format free to access online during the coronavirus outbreak. Please see the Coronavirus Free Access Collection for access to this limited collection.
Cengage Unlimited
For US colleges experiencing unplanned, mid-semester impacts due to COVID-19, Cengage is offering students free access to all our digital platforms and 14,000 ebooks through Cengage Unlimited.
Free access is available through the remainder of this semester.
Emerald Publishing
Emerald have brought together a number of freely available research resources related to the Coronavirus group of viruses, and epidemics more broadly.

Hathitrust Digital Library (A&I)
The Emergency Temporary Access Service makes it possible for authorized member library patrons to obtain lawful access to specific materials in the corpus, specifically digitized items in HathiTrust that correspond to physical books held by their own library when that book is not currently available due to the temporary disruption in service.

Internet Archive National Emergency Library
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.
JSTOR (permanent OA)
More than 6,000 Open Access ebooks from 75+ publishers, including Brill, Cornell University Press, De Gruyter, and University of California Press, are available at no cost to libraries or users.
Note: These items have been open access since before the pandemic.
NewpaperArchive
Their unique archive spans more than 400 years of family history, small-town events, world news and more.
Project MUSE
In response to the challenges created by the global public health crisis of COVID-19, Project MUSE is pleased to support its participating publishers in making scholarly content temporarily available for free on our platform. Participating e-book publishers include:
- Central European University Press
- Cornell University Press
- Fordham University Press
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Manchester University Press
- MIT Press
- Ohio State University Press
- Penn State University Press
- Princeton University Press
- Temple University Press
- Texas Tech University Press
- University of Arizona Press
- University of Georgia Press
- University of Nebraska Press
- University of North Carolina Press
- University of South Carolina Press
- University of Virginia Press
- University Press of Colorado
- Utah State University Press
- Vanderbilt University Press
Click on the link for a complete list.
Free access is available through May/June 2020.
Project MUSE (permanent OA)
Books are made open access on MUSE through a variety of funding initiatives, including Knowledge Unlatched, NEH Humanities Open Book grants, TOME, and individual publisher programs.
Note: These items have been open access since before the pandemic.
Taylor & Francis
This microsite provides links and references to all relevant COVID-19 research articles, book chapters and information that can be freely accessed on Taylor & Francis Online and Taylor & Francis ebooks in support of the global efforts in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and further research into COVID-19.
University of Michigan Press
To support remote teaching and research during the COVID-19 global health event, the titles in this collection are free-to-read.
Free access is available through June 30, 2020.

Testing & Education Reference Center with Career Module
Free trial through June 15, 2020. Access code is Pens49866.
Available online practice tests include entrance exams, certification and licensing tests (i.e., NCLEX-RN, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, Praxis, etc.)