Cambridge University Press is making higher education textbooks in HTML format free to access online during the coronavirus outbreak. Over 700 textbooks, published and currently available, on Cambridge Core are available regardless of whether textbooks were previously purchased. Free access is available until the end of May 2020.

The following publishers have chosen to temporarily make content freely available on 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). Each publisher designates the specific content and for how long it will be freely available on MUSE. We will update this list on a daily basis.

The RedShelf Responds initiative is providing no-cost access to digital textbooks (to students from nonprofit, semester-based colleges and universities) through May 25th, thanks to the generosity of their publishing partners.

VitalSource Helps supports students and instructors at impacted 2 and 4-year non-profit institutions in the U.S. with access an expansive catalog of etexts through May 25, 2020, at no charge. This program is made possible by the support of leading publishers, campus retailers, and independent bookstores in higher education. Students simply log into the VitalSource Bookshelf app using their school email address and can then find and view course materials from participating publishers via VitalSource’s Explore capabilities within Bookshelf.