Information and Resources to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic

EBSCO is making more and more resources freely available and expanding access to EBSCO and partner content. Check back here for a growing collection of content offers, webinars and other resources designed to help library staff provide their students, faculty, researchers and patrons with expanded access to online resources that are now in critical demand.

We understand the extraordinary demands on our customers during the COVID-19 outbreak. We hope these free resources, expanded access options and/or discounts, offered for a limited time, will support your efforts to serve your students, patrons and researchers during this difficult period. Bookmark this page and check back often for newly added content.

For All Institutions:

Free Content from Accel5 about Remote Work and Stress Management

Tools for Promoting Your EBSCO Resources

Online Training Courses

For Academic Institutions:

Visit our Academic Libraries Resource Center for more information about free content, expanded access to e-books, information about distance learning and ways to effectively manage stress.

20% off Penguin Random House, LLC e-books via GOBI^® or EBSCOhost^®Collection Manager (ECM) through March 31, 2022

Cochrane Library Offers Two Free Special Collections on COVID-19

To Assist with Research Output:

Data Management and Protocols Sharing - Free Editorial Help from protocols.io for Importing Protocols Relating to COVID-19

Research Collaboration - Unlimited Code Ocean Cloud Computing and Storage Resources until Publication for Teams Working on COVID-19. Contact Code Ocean at support@codeocean.com after registering.

For Schools and Public Libraries:

Visit our School and Public Libraries Resource Center for tools and information to help serve students and patrons. Free and expanded content includes the following:

Explora Escape Room Activity for Middle Schools

Distance Learning Resources

Ideas and Activities for Staying Busy At Home

For Corporations:

Visit our Corporate Resource Center for information and resources to support remote working and manage stress.

20% off Penguin Random House, LLC e-books via GOBI^® or EBSCOhost^®Collection Manager (ECM) through March 31, 2022

For Hospitals and Medical Libraries:

Stay on top of COVID-19 developments with the EBSCO coronavirus Healthcare Resource Center. See current information about handling an emerging public health crisis and current epidemiology statistics.

20% off Penguin Random House, LLC e-books via GOBI^® or EBSCOhost^®Collection Manager (ECM) through March 31, 2022

EBSCO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Healthcare Resource Center - Access free evidence-based content, current epidemiology, recent blog posts from EBSCO's clinical experts and links to important external resources.

COVID-19 Information Portal - EBSCO's COVID-19 information portal leveraging resources suggested by librarians, healthcare professionals and health information professionals is now available - Suggest a resource to be included

Teaching Remotely: Bringing Your Course Online - The Modern Language Association has set up a site with resources for teaching remotely.

RILM Resources for Music Teachers and Students - RILM is offering free webinars and online tutorials for teachers focusing on music bibliography.

Teaching Mathematics Online - The American Mathematical Society has created a page with recommended resources and practical strategies.

Resources for Schools - Find study packets, lesson plans, scavenger hunts, college admissions test prep, GED^® test prep and more.

Virtual Meeting Backgrounds for Schools and Libraries – Show up to your next virtual class or meeting with these fun backgrounds from EBSCO.

These videos and book summaries from Accel5 are freely available to assist people during the COVID-19 crisis.

For Managers/Executives:

How to Make a Strong Virtual Connection 

How to Lead in a Matrix or Virtual Team 

The Long-Distance Leader 

20 Minute Manager: Running Virtual Meetings 

20 Minute Manager: Virtual Collaboration 

20 Minute Manager: Leading Virtual Teams 

For Individual Contributors:

Tips for Delivering a Virtual Presentation or Webinar 

6 Tricks to Simplify Email 

The 4 Rules of Email Etiquette 

Decrease Your Stress with Humor 

Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with People in a Virtual World 

HBR Guide to Work-Life Balance Harvard Business School Publishing 

The Time Cleanse 

Speaking of Psychology: Coronavirus Anxiety - Listen to the "Speaking of Psychology" podcast from the APA with Baruch Fischhoff, PhD.

How to Clear Your Head and Manage Your Stress - In this Accel5 video, Scott Eblin, president of The Eblin Group, shares an exercise you can do to clear your head and manage your stress.

Decrease Your Stress with Humor - Rick Peterson, coauthor of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most, reveals the key to using laughter to reduce stress and anxiety in the Accel5 video.

To help librarians around the globe better support the online needs of their students, faculty and researchers, this webinar series covered topics ranging from the library's role in remote learning to promoting library resources using social media. We hope you enjoy the recordings.

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JETS Customers

If you are receiving shelf-ready print journals and your location cannot accept these shipments, EBSCO is ready to support your needs. This may include having EBSCO hold shipments and store these journals for a period of time until you are ready to accept these items. Please reach out to your EBSCO journal services representative to make appropriate accommodations.

Publisher Print Status

EBSCO has compiled a list of publisher responses regarding changes to their operations due to COVID-19. As you know, information is changing rapidly across the world and we will try to keep these responses as up-to-date as possible.

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