To support the ongoing access to scholarly research and content, many publishers are coming together to make scholarly content temporarily free to students and educators of higher education institutions. View original press releases and freely available resources below.
Project MUSE Press Release “Free Resources on MUSE During COVID-19”
Project MUSE Available Resources
Johns Hopkins University Press (all books and journals, through 31 May 2020)
Ohio State University Press (all books and journals, through 30 June 2020)
University of Nebraska Press (all books and journals, through 31 May 2020)
University of North Carolina Press (all books, through 30 June 2020)
Temple University Press (all books, through 30 June 2020)
Vanderbilt University Press (selected books, through 31 May 2020)
Open Access Books and Journals on MUSE
Gale Press Release “Resources to Support Libraries and Educators Impacted by COVID-19”
Gale Available Resources
For Educators
Enhance Instruction (interdisciplinary curriculum-aligned resources from pre-K – Undergraduate)
Virtual Learning Professional Development Resources and Training
For All Audiences
Gale Health and Wellness – Coronavirus
Gale Health and Wellness is a comprehensive consumer health resource that provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues.
Gale In Context: Global Issues – Pandemic
Gale In Context: Global Issues supports global awareness and provides a global perspective empowering learners to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
Gale In Context: Global Issues – Preparedness
Gale In Context: Global Issues supports global awareness and provides a global perspective empowering learners to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
Gale In Context: Science – Viruses
Gale In Context: Science provides contextual information on hundreds of todays most significant science topics.
Gale eBooks: Coronavirus & Global Pandemics Collection
The Gale eBooks: Coronavirus & Global Pandemics Collection helps learners better understand global viruses, pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks, and more.
JoVE Education Video Journal Expanded Access News Release: "Expanded access to the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) for the University of California"
The California Digital Library (CDL) has secured expanded access to the JoVE Video Journal for all UC faculty, instructors, students, researchers, clinicians and staff. JoVE includes over 11,000 videos in disciplines such as biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, physics and psychology, and JoVE videos can be viewed on their site or embedded into learning management systems.
JoVE Education Available Resources (full access may require UC Merced NetID)
ProQuest Ebook Central Available Resources
ProQuest Ebook Central (requires UC Merced NetID to log in to access the expanded available titles)
JSTOR Press Release "Coming Soon: Free access to public health journals on JSTOR"
JSTOR Available Resources
JSTOR Database (full access will require a UC Merced NetID login)
The Royal Society Publishing Available Resources
Compilation of research findings and data related to the coronavirus outbreak
Cambridge University Press Available Resources
Duke University Press Available Resources
Duke University eBook Collection and electronic course materials
MIT Press Available Resources
Ohio State University Press Available Resources
University of Michigan Press Release "University of Michigan Press COVID-19 Response: Free Access to Scholarly Ebooks"
Univeristy of Michigan Press Available Resources
University of Michigan Press Ebook Collection
L.A. Theater Works Available Resources (for K-12 Educators)
Setting the Stage for Learning Program (educational arts program using theater to teach lessons in science, english, social studies, and drama)
SAGE Available Resources
Free Medical Research (related to COVID-19)
World Scientific Press Release: "World Scientific's Response to COVID-19"
World Scientific Available Resources
World Scientifc Journals (2001-current)
World Scientific COVID-19 Published Articles and Books
EBSCO Available Resources (Courtesy of Center for Research Libraries)
COVID-19 Research Dashboard (EBSCO Medical)
Resources A-Z Listing (Use your UCM NetID to sign-in)
Resources Include:
- African American Historical Serials
- Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson Retrospective Indexes Collection)
- Atla Historical Monographs Collection
- Atlantic Magazine Archive: 1857 - 2014
- Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine Archive: 1929 - 2000
- Business Periodicals Index Retrospective 1913 - 1982
- Ebony Magazine Archive
- Education Index Retrospective 1929 - 1983
- Forbes Magazine Archive: 1917 - 2000
- Fortune Magazine Archive: 1930 - 2000
- Frick Art Rerference Library Periodicals Index
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907 - 1984
- LIFE Magazine Archive
- The Nation Magazine Archive: 1865 - 2020
- The New Republic Magazine Archive
- People Magazine Archive
- Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890 - 1982
- Social Indexes Retrospective 1907 - 1983
OECD Available Resources
Archive.org Available Resources
United Nations Publications Available Resources
COVID-19 Related Resources and Works
Policy Map Available Resources
Taylor & Francis Available Resources
COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Content (Expires June 30, 2020)
Paratext Available Resources
Biblical Archaeological Society Available Resources
Spring 2020 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR)
AUPresses Available Resources
UP Social Distancing Collaboration
University of California Press Available Resources
Free UC Press Journals (Expires June 30, 2020)
University of Calgary Press Available Resources
Free Open Access to Select Materials (Expires June 30, 2020)
Oxford University Press Available Resources
Getty Publications Available Resources
Select Books (Expires June 30, 2020)
Manchester University Press Available Resources
Select eBook Collections (Expires June 30, 2020)
Other Resources
The following is a running list of vendors taking down paywalls for the duration of the current emergency.
Additional resources will be added as they are made available.
*If you are a UC Merced student or faculty in need of research support, our librarians are available to meet via Zoom- make an appointment.
