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Drama Online
Expanded access is available March 18th through May 31st, 2020.
Bloomsbury has opened up all content within Drama Online
JSTOR
Expanded access available March 24th to June 30th, 2020
COVID-19 EBOOK ACCESS EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST 31
The list of content JSTOR is providing access to in order to support schools impacted by COVID-19 is here: https://about.jstor.org/covid19/
New York Times
During the remote instruction period, off-campus account registration and login for the New York Times is available
If you already have a NYTimes.com account using your university e-mail address, you may log in with those credentials. Students may also be asked to enter their anticipated graduation date. When you see START YOUR ACCESS, the expiration time and date of your pass will appear. Go to NYTimes.com and enjoy full access from any location. Faculty, staff, and students will need to renew their access every 6 months

NOTICE: During the remote instruction period, off-campus account registration and login for the New York Times is available

If you already have a NYTimes.com account using your university e-mail address, you may log in with those credentials. Students may also be asked to enter their anticipated graduation date. When you see START YOUR ACCESS, the expiration time and date of your pass will appear. Go to NYTimes.com and enjoy full access from any location. Faculty, staff, and students will need to renew their access every 6 months from an on campus location, as prompted by the NYT
Project Muse
Among the publishers currently opting to make content free on Project MUSE are Johns Hopkins University Press (all books and journals), Ohio State University Press (all books and journals), University of Nebraska Press (all books and journals), University of North Carolina Press (all books), Temple University Press (all books), and Vanderbilt University Press (selected books). We expect to announce additional participants and will continually update the list of publishers offering free access to content.

Currently, MUSE provides full-text access to current content from over 400 journal titles and 3,000 book titles representing nearly 100 not-for-profit publishers. Miami University subscribes to the Project Muse Standard Collection of e-journals and owns Project Muse e-books published in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
ProQuest EBook Central
Unlimited access for owned eBooks for March to June 2020
All purchased eBooks, from participating publishers, will automatically convert to unlimited access through June!

Guilford Press Journals
Guilford Press Journals has opened up all of their online content until July 31st at least. Titles include :
The ADHD Report
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic: A Journal for the Mental Health Professions
Journal of Personality Disorders: Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Systemic Therapies
The Psychoanalytic Review: The Official Journal of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis
Psychodynamic Psychiatry: The Official Journal of The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
Social Cognition
AIDS Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Science & Society: A Journal of Marxist Thought and Analysis

Ebsco & CRL have partnered to provide access to the following additional resources from April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

You can access any of these resources by clicking on the Choose Database link which is ABOVE the search boxes in any Ebsco Database.

Article Indexes:

Frick Art Reference Library Periodicals Index, from the renowned Frick Art Reference Library, the Frick Art Reference Library Periodicals Index is an archive of indexed art history journals. Covering Western European and American fine arts and some decorative arts, it indexes prominent international art history periodicals from the mid-1850s through the 1960s.

H.W. Wilson Retrospective Indexes:

• Applied Science & Technology Source Index Retrospective: 1913-1983

• Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984

• Business Periodicals Index Retrospective: 1913-1982

• Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983

• Humanities Index Retrospective: 1907-1984

• Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981

• Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective: 1905-1983

• Readers’ Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982

• Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1983

Magazine Archives

• Atlantic Magazine Archive: 1857-2014

• BusinessWeek Magazine Archive: 1929-2000

• Ebony Magazine Archive: 1945-2014

• Forbes Magazine Archive: 1917-2000

• Fortune Magazine Archive: 1930-2000

• LIFE Magazine Archive: 1936-2000

• The Nation Magazine Archive: 1865-2020

• The New Republic Magazine Archive: 1914-2020

• People Magazine Archive: 1974-2000

Research Databases:

African American Historical Serials Collection, an archive of periodicals documenting African American religious life and culture between 1829 and 1922. It includes newspapers and magazines, plus reports and annuals from African American religious organizations, including churches and social service agencies.

Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection, Series 1 and Series 2, an archive of publications focused on U.S. Hispanic history, literature and culture from colonial times until 1960. Available in two series, Series 1 focuses on the creative life of U.S. Latinos and Hispanics. Series 2 focuses on Hispanic American civil rights, religion and women’s rights from the 18th through the 20th century. Content is written, indexed and searchable in Spanish and English.

Atla Historical Monographs Collection - These thematic series provide researchers with specialized content spanning from the 15th century through 1922.

• Biblical Research Perspectives, 1516-1922

• Catholic Engagements with the Modern World, 1487-1918

Additional Remote Instruction Resources

Adobe Creative Cloud
It is recommended that you use a wired connection to download the software. It involves very large files. Use your Miami email address to sign in. If prompted, select Company or School Account and then enter your MUnet password. Or provide your credentials in the MUnet login screen. From the Creative Cloud website, browse for and download your desired app. Click the link All Your Apps on the top of the page to view all offerings. When the Permission pop-up window displays, click OK. The Adobe product installer will download. Continue to follow on-screen prompts to install the application(s).

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For more information on how to download or install apps, see Download & Install Creative Cloud Apps and visit Guide: Adobe Creative Cloud suite for students (Spring 2020) in the Miami Knowledge Base if you have questions.
E-Campus Free Ebooks & ETextbooks
VitalSource provides access to tens of thousands of ebooks through May 25th, but some content may not be available. To access free materials, you must use your student school email address (.edu) to log in or create an account. Before you get started, we encourage you to review the student FAQ.
Internet Archive - National Emergency Library
National Emergency Library, a collection of free ebooks (fiction & nonfiction) to support remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, and libraries are closed.

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Cara Calabrese, Acquisitions Librarian
Susan Hurst, Business Librarian