Stay updated with information on the Coronavirus by visiting UC Merced's Emergency Preparedness site (no longer available). Campus communications, FAQs, and links to additional resources are provided.
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)
JoVE Website
Science Education Biology
Social Psychology
JoVE Science Education
Lab Manual
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"
University 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:
OECD Available Resources
Archive.org Available Resources
United Nations Publications Available Resources
COVID-19 Related Resources and Works
Policy Map Available Resources
University-wide trial access
Taylor & Francis Available Resources
COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Content (Expires June 30, 2020)
Paratext Available Resources
U.S. Documents Masterfile™
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
COVID-19 Research Hub
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.
Beginning Saturday, March 21st from 1am to 5am Pacific Time, RefWorks, RefWorks for Google Docs, RefWorks Citation Manager, and Write-n-Cite will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
Using the Library from Off-Campus for All Library Users.
UC Merced has provided strategies, tools, and resources to facilitate remote instruction and learning. Details are available at Educational Continuity.
On Thursday, February 20th from 8am to 9am Pacific Time, EBSCO will be performing systems maintenance which may cause its eBook content to be inaccessible. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
Please join us for an author talk featuring Assistant Professor of Public Health, Dr. Sidra Goldman-Mellor. Dr. Goldman-Mellor will discuss her most recent article, "Association of Suicide and Other Mortality with Emergency Department Presentation"- published in JAMA Network Open. This article focuses on the data Dr. Goldman-Mellor collected, statewide, from California residents to examine the effects of emergency department presentation and the association with suicide or other mortality. Dr. Goldman-Mellor's research suggests that the increased risk may call for more interventions and patient support. Dr. Goldman-Mellor's article has also been featured in a recent news article published in MD Magazine.
Length: 60 Minutes
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Zoom (password required, provided upon registration)
For more information and to register, visit the event listing.
On Sunday, February 2nd from 7pm to 8pm Pacific Time, OCLC will be performing systems maintenance which may cause sporadic interruptions and delayed response times for online catalog services. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
On Saturday, February 8th from 7pm through Sunday, February 9th at 7am Pacific Time, ProQuest products such as ProQuest Congressional, Ebook Central, LibCentral and RefWorks may be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.
Due to health considerations at this time, all library workshops have been cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
We are still available to help you. If you need research assistance please use one of our many online, library help options:
Make a Research Appointment (offered via Zoom)
24/7 Reference Chat
Browse our Online Research & Subject Guides
Using Flipster to Read Your Favorite Magazines Online
Instructor: Sara Davidson Squibb
View our entire lineup of library workshops for spring 2020.
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