University Update on COVID-19
Learn about the steps we are taking for a safe return to campus this fall.
Expanded Library Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic
Expanded/Free Resources for NJCU Users
NJCU users get free access to expanded and extended resources from publishers and database providers in light of COVID-19 pandemic. The following databases have been added to Library Databases by Title.
- HeinOnline Academic: Covers research topics in political science, legal research, history, criminal justice, religious studies, women’s studies, business and economics. Complimentary from the provider till the end of fall 2020 semester in light of COVID-19 pandemic.
- JSTOR: JSTOR expanded resources (including freely available for libraries of participating institutions to help students through December 31, 2020 due to COVID-19).
- Artstor (Artstor provides NJCU users with expanded and complimentary resources through December 31, 2020 in light of COVID-19 pandemic.)
- Project MUSE: Project MUSE provides extra free content from participating publisher. NJCU users can access the resources here through library database search. Each publisher designates the specific content and for how long it will be freely available on MUSE. Find the updated list here.
- ProQuest: Added a free Coronavirus Research Database
- R2 Digital Library (on trial 5/11/2020 – early August, 2020)
Free Resources for All Users
- Books:
- National Emergency Library: Created by the Internet Archive, the National Emergency Library loans digitized books to the world during the global COVID-19 pandemic through June 30, 2020. Users can sign up to check out up to 10 books at a time. It has a 2.5 million books that are in public domain. Browse the collection for more information.
- Library of Congress Open Access Books
- Hathitrust: Temporary emergency access for members to 220,000 print titles in addition to the millions of existing open-access books. Read Harthitrust announcement here.
- Ohio State University Press Publications: Free access to monographs and textbooks in COVID-19 crisis.
- VitalSource: Textbooks from such major publishers as McGraw-Hill, Taylor and Francis, and Routledge. Individual login needed; limited to seven titles. VitalShource helps and FAQ.
- Redshelf: Hundreds of e-textbooks for both students and faculty; NJCU is a participating institution. Individual login needed; limited to seven titles.
- Gale: Open access to resources for teaching and learning (free registration required).
Free Access to Quality Corona Virus Research from Publishers and Online Database Providers
- New England Journal of Medicine
- PubMed
- Science
- Science Direct (Elsevier)
- Springer Nature
- Brookings: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics
- Cambridge University Press: Coronavirus Free Access Collection
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: Coronavirus Hits Campus
- FDA: resources page containing updates, town hall meetings, news, press releases, and the like.
- Financial Times: Coroavirus tracked: the latest figures
- Harvard Business Review: special coronavirus coverage
- LexisNexis: legal news and analysis on COVID-19
- Library of Congress: Coronavirus Resource Guide (U.S. legislation, presidential actions, state government orders and actions, congressional reports, and more)
- National Academies Press: Coronavirus Resources Collection
- The New Yorker: The Coronavirus Crisis
- Oxford Academic Journals: University Press: Resources on COVID-19 and related topics
- RAND Corporation: COVID-19 website
- Sage has established a microsite on this disease.
- Taylor and Francis: COVID-19 content
- University of Chicago Press: coronavirus research section (scroll to bottom of the page)
Others
- Booklist: Free until further notice
- Library Journal: Please enter the following credentials for temporary free access to full online access:
- Login: access@libraryjournal.com; Password: LJfullaccess1
- LibraryThing
- Publishers Weekly Free for the duration of COVID-19 crisis
- Audio Books:
- Audible: Free audiobooks of classics and fairy tales for children and teens for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. Audiobooks are available in six languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Japanese.
Last updated: 9/30/2020
Created: 3/26/2020