Research Guides: Library Support During COVID-19: Library Resources

Resources to Support the Pivot to Online

While many of the MCPHS Library resources are already available online and familiar to faculty and students, this list highlights those that will be most useful as we pivot from on-ground courses to completely online courses for the rest of the semester. In addition, some publishers have opened access or expanded access to their resources for the short-term.

Videos | Images | Instructor Materials | Self-Testing | Temporary Access

Streaming Video

Use online videos to replace a DVD you planned to show in class, find an alternative to a lab activity, or replace in-class demonstrations.

Streaming Videos Guide
This page links to several video collections. Click on a link to search for a video or clip in that collection. Access all of the video sites MCPHS library subscribes to plus YouTube channels and other media channels from well-known publishers.
JoVE (formerly known as Journal of Visualized Experiments)
JoVE is temporarily making all of their content available to people at MCPHS. [As of 3/16/2020, they are still in the process of turning on our expanded access.] Teach a lab? Need nursing, genetics, or neurology videos? Explore JoVE. JoVE representatives are also available to help you map videos to your curriculum.

Kanopy Streaming Videos
Watch videos from well-known publishers. The library has purchased several films and Kanopy is making a number of other films freely available until April 16th, 2020. Kanopy is in discussions with more of their film production partners to open up even more titles. Need a video that is not available? Ask the library if we can purchase it.

DocuSeek
Do you use the library’s DVD for a documentary in your course? Ask the library if it is available through Docuseek. Docuseek has offered to provide free streaming access for any videos from Bullfrog Films or Icarus in their collection that libraries own as a DVD.
Research Quick Tips
These minute-long clips explain how to select a topic, narrow it down, and use unbiased searches. Find them in Credo Reference.
Tutorials & Guides
Explore all the customized MCPHS guides and tutorials your librarians have created.

Images to Use in Your Slides

Use images to help your students understand a concept or visualize the human body.

SMART Imagebase
MCPHS has re-subscribed to SMART imagebase. Find medical illustrations and animations to use in your slides and quizzes.

Images Guide
This guide links to several places you can find images. Most of the images are medical, but some (such as CC Search ) are more general. The first page lists books and databases that MCPHS subscribe to that include images you have permission to use in your course materials. Other pages have other sources.

Instructor Materials

Some of the library’s subscription products have extra features, such as slide sets, quizzes, or lesson plans for faculty members to use.

LWW Health Library
MCPHS subscribes to pharmacy content and the company is temporarily providing free access to Physicans Assistant, Basic Sciences, Exercise Sciences, Board Review content.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
NetAnatomy.com
Create an anatomy quiz. Find the body part you want, set it to show blank labels, and take a screenshot. Acknowledge that the image is from NetAnatomy.
Pharmacology World
Assign students to watch one of these recorded lecture about pharmacology on their own time. MCPHS shares access to this content with several other institutions.
PharmacyLibrary
This pharmacy database includes sample cases for students to work on. Sign up for instructor access to view the instructor versions of the cases on the Active Learning Exercises tab and the Faculty Materials section on the Pharmacotherapy First tab.

Self-Testing Options

Several of the library’s subscriptions include tools students can use to check their understanding of the content.

AccessMedicine
Access Medicine is an innovative online resource that provides access to more than 75 medical titles such as Harrison's Online and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, images and videos, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and an integrated drug database. Free to MCPHS users the ability to view from and download content to a mobile device.
AccessPharmacy
AccessPharmacy from McGraw-Hill Medical is an online curricular resource designed to meet the changing demands of pharmacy education. It allows students to select a core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review more than 30 core textbooks. It includes calculators, video, case studies, care plans, self-assessment, and NAPLEX review. Free to MCPHS users search and view context on a mobile device.
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy
Learn about human anatomy through these short videos about different body parts. The body parts shown are only lightly preserved; see full color and textures. Sign up for a free account to quiz yourself.
Credo Information Literacy: Health Sciences
Short, interactive training sessions about finding and using health information. Includes evidence-based practice topics.
LWW Health Library
A collection of core books for pharmacy as well as related videos and case studies. Includes both interactive and text-based self-assessment tools. Learn about pharmacy topics and review for the NAPLEX.
NetAnatomy.com
A website designed to teach human anatomy to health profession students.
PharmacyLibrary
Find pharmacy-specific eBooks and interactive case files. Review for the NAPLEX. Access active learning exercises. Instructors also receive access to answer keys and supplemental materials. Created by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

Temporary Access to Other Content

Some publishers and vendors are temporarily making their content freely available to help with the transition to online courses. The information is mostly organized by date. Check the end of the list for the newest offers.

Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is making free, digital teaching and learning resources, including videos, simulations, activities, flashcards, PowerPoint slides, quizzes, test banks, and more available to anyone who teaches. You do not have to use an Oxford University Press book to be able to use those materials. Sign up for a free account to access their content.
JoVE (formerly known as Journal of Visualized Experiments)
As noted above, JoVE has videos pertinent to Arts & Sciences, nursing, and genetics courses. It now also includes psychology content. Use any JoVE content until June 15. After the 15th, MCPHS will only have the videos in our current subscriptions: General Laboratory Techniques, Basic Methods in Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Lab Animal.
Annual Reviews
review articles on several science, medicine, social sciences topics, and economics topics. By Monday, March 16th, Annual Reviews will remove barriers to accessing their content. It is unclear how long they plan to make their content freely available.

Kanopy Streaming Videos
As noted above, Kanopy is making a number of other films freely available until April 16th, 2020. Kanopy is in discussions with more of their film production partners to open up even more titles.
ProQuest Ebook Central
ProQuest has made agreements with several publishers to temporarily lift user limits on library subscriptions. If your class uses a book the library has ordered and it is from one of those publishers, all of your students will be able to access the book at the same time. The list of publishers may grow; ProQuest is still in discussions with some publishers.

Other ProQuest Content
You no longer have to be in Massachusetts to use the Boston Globe, ProQuest Science Database, or ProQuest Research Companion. ProQuest and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners / Massachusetts Library System have given permission to use MCPHS's normal authentication method for these resources.

Gale Databases
You no longer have to be in Massachusetts to access Academic OneFile, Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile), or any of the other resource MCPHS gets from Gale. Gale and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners / Massachusetts Library System have given permission to use MCPHS's normal authentication method for these databases.

• Academic OneFile (Gale) • Academic OneFile Select (Gale) • Agriculture (Gale) • Biography (Gale in Context) • Business (Gale OneFile) • Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile) • Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile) • Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile) • Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile) • Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) • Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile) • Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile) • Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) • Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile) • Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) • General OneFile (Gale) • Global Issues (Gale in Context) • Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile) • Health and Wellness with Alternative Health Module (Gale) • Home Improvement (Gale OneFile) • Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile) • Information Science (Gale OneFile) • Insurance and Liability (Gale OneFile) • Literature Resource Center (Gale) • Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile) • New York Times • News (Gale OneFile) • Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) • Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) • Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile) • Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile) • Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile) • Psychology (Gale OneFile) • Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile) • Science (Gale in Context) • U.S. History (Gale in Context) • Vocations & Careers (Gale OneFile) • War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile) • World History (Gale in Context)

Gale in Context (College)
Gale is temporarily making this additional information freely available. It covers business, health, literature, science, and more.
Cengage Unlimited
Cengage is offering "free subscription to Cengage Unlimited [their textbook site] through the remainder of the term." The offer only applies to "students on US campuses" that have been closed for the coronavirus situation.
McGraw Hill Education
Create a free account in their textbook platform, McGraw-Hill Connect, or their online tutoring / assessment, ALEKS. Use the system until the end of the semester (according to their social media posts ). McGraw Hill Connect includes some pre-built assignments and quizzes. McGraw-Hill also has videos about migrating courses to the online format.
Wiley
Wiley is making their textbook / courseware platforms freely available through the end of the semester.
Cambridge Core
Cambridge content is temporarily not available while they do maintenanct to support the extra traffic.Hundreds of textbooks in social sciences, religion, education, politics and more are freely available until the end of May, 2020.
ScienceDirect
Books that Elsevier considers textbooks will be freely available for 90 days. Expect them to be live by Thursday, March 19th, 2020. Access the title list on Elsevier's books page. Click the link for textbooks to download an Excel file with the titles.
Redshelf
Students (but not faculty members) can create free accounts to access textbooks from many publishers on RedShelf through May 25, 2020. Each student can access up to 7 textbooks.
University of Michigan Press
University of Michigan Press is making their eBooks freely available between Friday, March 20th and the end of April.
ProjectMuse
Several publishers are making their content freely available during the COVID-19 situation. That content will be marked with a special icon.
Bloomsbury Cultural History
Explore ancient history through 21st-century history. MCPHS has access until the end of May.
Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies
Explore content about learning and child development. MCPHS has access through the end of May.
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers
Learn about philosophers and their theories. MCPHS has access until the end of May.
Drama Online
Explore plays, videos, and more. MCPHS has access through the end of May. From Bloomsbury Digital.
Human Kinetics Library
Explore movement and exercise once this new product becomes available. (The company expects to release it at the end of March.) MCPHS has access through the end of May. From Bloomsbury.
Screen Studies
Explore films, movies, and cinematography. MCPHS has access through the end of May. From Bloomsbury.
Theology and Religion Online
Explore religion, spirituality, and moral structures. MCPHS has access through the end of May. From Bloomsbury.
LWW Health Library: PA Core Education
Textbooks, cases, videos, and more for physicians assistants. MCPHS has access through May 20, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: PA Rotations / Specialties
Resources for physician assistant rotations, organized by specialty. MCPHS has temporary access through May 20.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Board Review Series
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more on topics covered by medical boards. MCPHS has access through May 20, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Clerkship / Clinical Rotations
Medical textbooks, videos, cases, and more. MCPHS has access through May 20, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Exercise Science
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more related to sports and exercise. MCPHS has access through May 20, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Premier Basic Sciences Collection (Part of Medical Education)
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more in foundational science topics that feed into health sciences. MCPHS has access until May 20, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
University of California Journals
University of California is making their journals freely available until June 2020. They publish in literature, law, social sciences, film, communication, and more.
VitalSource
Students and instructors can freely access up to 7 textbooks each from participating publishers on VitalSource from March 16 to May 25th. "Students simply log in to the VitalSource Bookshelf app using their school email address and can then view course materials from participating publishers via VitalSource’s Explore capabilities within Bookshelf." Access FAQs, including how to get the app.
LWW Health Library: Advanced Practice Nursing
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more related to nursing. MCPHS has access through May 22, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Internal Medicine
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more related to internal medicine. MCPHS has access through May 22, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Occupational Therapy
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more related to occupational therapy. MCPHS has access through May 22, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
LWW Health Library: Physical Therapy
Textbooks, videos, cases, and more related to physical therapy. MCPHS has access through May 22, 2020.
Use MCPHS’s shared faculty account to access image banks, slidesets, activities, and more on the instructor site. The types of instructor materials vary from book to book. Contact the library for the shared username and password. On the instructor site , click “Return User” and enter the username and password.
F.A. Davis Content
F.A. Davis is making partial contents of their books freely available to students and faculty members. Sign up for a free account. Click on the book you want. Click on the "Resources" tab. Click on "Open Access Content" to see the free resources for that book.
Business Source Ultimate
Temporary access to articles and videos about business topics, specific companies, and more. Includes scholarly content and news content. Access through June 16, 2020.
Academic Search Ultimate
Temporary access to articles on many different topics. Similar to Academic OneFile. Access through June 16, 2020.
eBook Subscription Academic Collection - (North America)
Temporary access to thousands of eBooks on many different topics. Access through June 16, 2020.
National Emergency Library from the Internet Archive
Digital scans of books on many topics. Best for literature and other topics that age well or for historical content in other disciplines.
SAGE Research Methods Video
Watch brief videos about qualitative and quantitative research methods. MCPHS has access through June 22, 2020.
SAGE Video (Leadership Collection_
MCPHS has access to videos on leadership, including theories, styles, and real-life applications through June 22, 2020.
SAGE Video (Nursing Collection)
Watch videos on nursing topics, including types of nurses, leadership, and interprofessional education through June 22, 2020.
Berghahn Journals
Free access to journals on sociology, culture, and anthropology until June 30, 2020.
JSTOR Public Health Journals
JSTOR is making 26 public health journals freely available until June 30, 2020. JSTOR does not have the most current years to most journals but is making the older issues free.
Duke University Press Journals and Books
Duke University Press has turned on access to all of their books and journals through June 23, 2020.
Project Euclid
Duke University Press also publishes Project Euclid, a math and statistics site. MCPHS has access through June 23, 2020.
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals
The Royal Society of Chemistry is temporarily making all of their content freely available. They did not provide a hard end-date.
University of Kentucky Press
University of Kentucky Press is temporarily making their books available through their institutional repository. They publish in business, education, law, social and behavioral sciences, and other areas.
The Ohio State University Press
The Ohio State University Press is making their books / monographs freely available during the COVID-19 situation. Download the Excel file from the link on their page to get the titles and URLs.