{"id":2774,"date":"2020-04-30T09:24:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T08:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scolma.org\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2020-06-12T07:53:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T06:53:50","slug":"resourcescovid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scolma.org\/?p=2774","title":{"rendered":"Resources COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Research resources available to all online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many publishers and content aggregators have made extra content free online. SCOLMA has put together the collection of resources below to help researchers, academics, students and librarians navigate what&#8217;s out there.\u00a0As far as we are aware, the resources below are available internationally and therefore may be of interest to African colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>The list below gives a selection of resources which you may want to explore. It covers general content, African Studies resources and specialist information on Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an academic institution, it is worth contacting relevant major publishers and content aggregators, as many may offer extended free trial access during this difficult period.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep in touch with SCOLMA by subscribing to our mailing list LIS-SCOLMA on jiscmail &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiscmail.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/webadmin?A0=LIS-SCOLMA\">https:\/\/www.jiscmail.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/webadmin?A0=LIS-SCOLMA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that listing does not imply endorsement by SCOLMA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>General and specialist resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Latest issue of the SCOLMA journal ARD\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scolma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SCOLMA-African-Research-No.136-Web.pdf\">SCOLMA African Research No.136 Web<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A list of publishers who have chosen to temporarily make electronic content freely available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.muse.jhu.edu\/resources\/freeresourcescovid19\/\">Project MUSE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gale.com\/intl\/covid19support\">Resources to support libraries and educators impacted by COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0access provided by Gale.\u00a0 The password for all is &#8220;open&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/witspress.co.za\/news\/covid-19-resources-for-academics-and-students-free-access-to-entire-wits-university-press-ebook-collection-in-university-libraries\/\">Covid-19 Resources for Academics and Students<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Free access to entire Wits University Press eBook collection in university libraries.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/about.jstor.org\/covid19\/\">JSTOR resources during COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0for participating academic institutions and secondary schools, as well as expanded free access for everyone to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.jstor.org\/l\/public-health\/\">26 journal archives in Public Health\u00a0<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.jstor.org\/covid19\/free-covid-19-articles\/\">6,000+ selected journal articles related to COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0; &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/register\">free read-online access\u00a0has expanded<\/a>\u00a0from six to 100 articles per month.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebsco.com\/covid-19-resources#sect1\">Information and Resources to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; resources from EBSCO and partners for academic institutions, researchers, and secondary schools.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bibliu.com\/blog\/coronavirus-covid-19\/\">BibliU COVID-19 statement and free access offer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.edpsciences.org\/#!s=current&amp;l=en\">EDP Sciences Journals<\/a>\u00a0To support all researchers during the Covid-19 pandemic, EDP Sciences has\u00a0opened the journals content\u00a0on our site from 2018-2020 so it is freely available for all to read.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equinoxpub.com\/home\/equinox-covid-19\/\">EQUINOX and COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 EQUINOX publishers are providing free access to the last 12 months of journal issues to all.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epubs.siam.org\/page\/EpidemiologyCollection\">SIAM Epidemiology Collection<\/a>\u00a0(Society for Industrial &amp; Applied Mathematics)<br \/>\nThe SIAM Epidemiology Collection has been made freely available in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the associated disease COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/coronavirus\">SAGE Journals<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Free medical, social, and behavioral science articles, including their &#8220;Most Recent Covid-19 Articles&#8221; collection.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/group.springernature.com\/gp\/group\/media\/press-releases\/freely-accessible-textbook-initiative-for-educators-and-students\/17858180\">Springer Nature<\/a>\u00a0are providing free access to textbooks across a range of fields.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crl.edu\/news\/crl-reduces-access-barriers-nearly-10000-digitized-titles\">The US\u00a0Center for Research Libraries<\/a>\u00a0has made more of its historical collections freely available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keeping up to date with coronavirus in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Columbia University has compiled a list of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.columbia.edu\/libraries\/global\/virtual-libraries\/african_studies\/intlorgs\/health.html#COVID\">COVID-19 in Africa<\/a>&#8221; electronic resources as part of their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.columbia.edu\/global\/virtual-libraries\/african_studies.html\">African Studies WWW-VIrtual Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africafocus.org\/\">AfricaFocus Bulletin<\/a>\u00a0has extensive links to the latest news and analysis.<\/li>\n<li>See also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africanarguments.org\/category\/covid-19-in-africa\/\">African Arguments<\/a>, and the blogs of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascleiden.nl\/news\/blogs-about-corona-africa\">African Studies Centre, Leiden<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Archival collections and content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingstoneonline.org\/\">Livingstone Online<\/a>: illuminating imperial exploration.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitallibrary.usc.edu\/cdm\/landingpage\/collection\/p15799coll123\">International Mission Photography Archive<\/a>:\u00a0historical images from Protestant and Catholic missionary collections in Britain, Norway, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the United States.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.nls.uk\/kirk\/kirk1.html\">The Kirk Papers<\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0a collection of photographs and papers belonging to East Africa pioneer Sir John Kirk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research resources available to all online Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many publishers and content aggregators have made extra content free online. 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