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COVID-19

Purpose of the guide

This guide was created by the University Libraries, Health Sciences Library. Our goal is to provide access to relevant and timely information about the 2019 Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) also known as (2019-nCov) and the infectious disease associated with the virus (COVID-2019). This guide is a work in progress. More content will be added as information and resources become available.

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The current strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans (World Health Organization).

Library Resources: Articles

New or Expanded Access to Online Resources

Access to many electronic resources has been expanded due to vendors lifting license restrictions. University Libraries will share updated access information here. Please note, this expanded access is temporary and will not be a permanent addition to the University Libraries' collection. Please contact lib_erm@memphis.edu if you have any questions.

Adam Matthew Digital Portfolio
Free access to the entire Adam Matthew Portfolio through May 30. Required username and password found here: https://umwiki.memphis.edu/display/KayC/Library+Database+Passwords

Annual Reviews Online
Per Annual Reviews press release: To assist the many students, faculty, and researchers who are working and studying remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective today, we have made our journals available to all (without access control) through Thursday April 30, 2020. On that date, we will assess the need to extend this policy.

Harvard Business Review E-Book Collection
The complete catalog of e-books published by Harvard Business School Publishing with more than 600 e-books, including 400+ monographs, seminal works and 150+ article compilations. Available through June 30.

Internet Archive has created the National Emergency Library to serve the nation’s displaced learners. This suspension will run through June 30, 2020, or the end of the US national emergency, whichever is later, to meet students’ and readers’ needs while schools and libraries are closed at global scale.This library brings together millions of digitized library books to readers worldwide that are locked out of their libraries.

InfoSci eBooks
InfoSci®-Books is a database of over 5,900+ reference books containing over 105,000 chapters focusing on emerging research across 350+ topics in 11 core subjects. Access available through June 5.

JoVE Science Education
JoVE Science Education is a video library dedicated to teaching specific fundamentals through simple easy-to-understand video demonstration. Access to this resource is provided by JoVE for a limited time to support online instruction during COVID-19.
JSTOR
Expanded access to content: https://info.ithaka.org/acton/ct/10452/s-21b9-2003/Bct/l-1c2c/l-1c2c:a7/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3ANbTpHzb4a

Kanopy Films for Free
Select films on Kanopy will not trigger the purchase of license.

McGraw-Hill AccessEngineering
AccessEngineering is an engineering reference and teaching platform that delivers interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools.

MIT Press Direct
MIT Press eBooks. Key subject areas covered in the complete collection include art and architecture, biomedical sciences, business and finance, computer science, cognitive science, design, education, environment, game studies, humanities, information science, linguistics, neuroscience, new media, philosophy, and social sciences. Available through May 31.
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG)
Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) is a general encyclopedia of music. MGG is encyclopedic in the true sense of that term: it offers in-depth articles on every aspect of music as well as many related areas such as literature, philosophy, and visual arts. MGG Online contains the second print edition of MGG, published from 1994 to 2008, as well as current, continuous online updates and additions. Available until May 31, 2020.

New Day Films
From now until June 1, you can stream many New Day films for free on the New Day Streaming platform. Visit the page of a New Day film that you would like access to and email the title to lib_erm@memphis.edu for access.

Project MUSE. The following publishers have chosen to temporarily make content freely available on Project MUSE. Each publisher designates the specific content and for how long it will be freely available on MUSE.
- 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)

ProQuest Ebook Central Unlimited Access titles
Over 100 publishers on the ProQuest Ebook Central platform have changed their license terms to allow for unlimited simultaneous users. Browse these titles here.

Psychotherapy.net
Psychotherapy.net offers streaming training videos for psychotherapy, counseling, and social work. Access available until May 24, 2020. Find required username and password here: https://umwiki.memphis.edu/display/KayC/Library+Database+Passwords.
Recent Researches in Music Online (RRIMO)
Online access to all titles published in 2018 and later in the seven Recent Researches in Music series: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, 19th/20th centuries, American (including MUSA), and Oral Traditions. Publication rate is 15–20 new titles per year (≈ 4000 pages). Online titles will be available at the same time as the print publication. Available through June 2, 2020.
RILM Music Encyclopedias
RILM Music Encyclopedias is a continually expanding curated full-text collection that currently comprises 57 titles published from 1775 to the present. Its content spans various fields and subject areas of historical musicology, ethnomusicology and theory, with focus on topics ranging from popular music, opera, instruments, blues and gospel, to recorded music and women composers. Available until May 31, 2020.
Royal Chemistry Society Journals
All Royal Chemistry Society freely available.

SAGE Knowledge
All SAGE Knowledge content available DRM free until June 24, 2020.

SAGE Research Methods Video
All SAGE Research Methods Video available until June 24, 2020.

Springer Nature Textbooks
Springer Nature is now providing free access to a range of essential textbooks from all disciplines. Also available here: https://link.springer.com/search/page/2?facet-content-type=%22Book%22&package=mat-covid19_textbooks&facet-language=%22En%22&sortOrder=newestFirst&showAll=true

University of Michigan Press eBooks
Per University of Michigan Press: To support remote teaching and research during the COVID-19 global health event, titles in this collection are free-to-read until April 30, 2020.

US Documents Masterfile
United States Documents Masterfile makes quality primary research easier. It enables a single search for indexes and records for nearly 250 years of U.S. Federal government information. Access available through June 2020.

Bloomsbury Digital Resources - Available until May 31

UofM Library Assistance: Spring 2020

The University Libraries are committed to serving all of our students. This was true before COVID-19 and remains true during the UofM’s transition to online instruction. As always, we are ready to help with your research needs, and we are continually brainstorming innovative ways of making library resources more accessible during this time. We appreciate your patience as we work toward solutions that serve the best interests of our entire campus community.

This LibGuide provides recommendations for modified access to Library assistance and research materials for the duration of the Fall 2020 semester.

Libraries Homepage

Discovery Search Bar – broad keyword searches
- Includes all materials owned by the University Libraries
- Includes electronic resources available to U of M community members
- Includes some materials that may only be available via ILL
Search Journals – academic journal subscriptions
Search Databases – academic database subscriptions
Classic Catalog – materials owned by University Libraries

Contact the Library

By phone:
- Reference Desk: (901) 678-2208- For questions related to keyword searches, journals, databases, and all other research-related inquiries. If the phone is not answered and you'd like to leave a message, please do so, and we your call will be returned as soon as possible.
- Circulation: (901) 678-2205 - For questions regarding due dates, library fines, and requests for resources to be pulled from University Library holdings.
- ILL: (901) 678-2262- For questions pertaining to loan requests.
- Government Publications: (901) 678-4455
- Health Sciences Library: 901) 678-3193
- Music Library: (901) 678-2330
- Lambuth Library: (731) 425-1918
By email:
- Reference: askus@memphis.libanswers.com
- Government Publicatons: lib_govpub@memphis.edu
- Resource or Access Problems: lib_erm@memphis.edu
- Library Technology Problems: lib_sys@memphis.edu
- Resource Purchase Requests: lib_purchase@memphis.edu

Library Chat Login

To access Library Chat, please sign in via the Chat Box above the Discovery Search Bar on the University Libraries’ homepage, OR, scroll to the top of this page. If the text in the Chat Box is green, a University librarian will be available to answer your questions.

Interlibrary Loan

Due to COVID-19, ASERL has decided to stop shipment of physical Interlibrary loan (ILL) transactions via the Lanter courier. Accordingly, University Libraries will also deflect all requests for physical loans. University of Memphis patrons should still request all desired materials via ILL and the office will work to fulfill them digitally. As the name implies, ILL depends on other libraries in the fulfillment of requests. Due to library closures worldwide, we anticipate delays in providing resources to our community. We appreciate your patience.
If you are a U of M student or faculty member in need of resources, please use the UofM’s Interlibrary Loan service to make a request for these items.
To learn more about how to use University ILL services, consult the ILL's website.