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Libraries and COVID-19
Statement on the Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Library Services and Resources
https://icolc.net/system/files/2020MarchCOVID-19ICOLCStatementEnglish.pdf
COVID-19 and the Global Library Field
https://www.ifla.org/covid-19-and-libraries
Covid-19’s Impact on Libraries Goes Beyond Books
https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-libraries-impact-goes-beyond-books/
New Challenges and Opportunities: COVID and Memory
https://blogs.ifla.org/lpa/2020/05/18/new-challenges-and-opportunities-covid-and-memory/
EIFL’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
https://www.eifl.net/news/eifls-response-covid-19-pandemic
Open Access and OER Resources:
Open Textbooks
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication/OA_Books
Covid-19 Resource Hub
https://www.ihs.nl/en/resources/covid-19-resource-hub
Open Educational Resources
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
Open Culture
Preprint Server for Biology
Preprint Server for Health Sciences
Africarxiv.org
EarthArXiv (Earth Sciences)
AU Common Repository
Public Books Database
http://www.publicbooks.org/public-books-database/
How to Use the OER Commons LTI Tool
https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/13917-how-to-use-the-oer-commons-lti-tool/view
Open Resources during Covid-19
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication/COVID
MOOCs and OER: Developments and Contributions for Open Education and Open Science
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_10
Introducing the World’s Largest Medical Repair Database, Free for Everyone
Move to Online Learning: 12 Key Ideas
http://davecormier.com/edblog/2020/05/17/move-to-online-learning-12-key-ideas/
A Hidden Dream: Open Educational Resources
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_4
Open and Free Access to Education for All
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_1
Expanded Access to Online Resources during COVID-19
https://libguides.csuchico.edu/CovidExpandedAccess
UNESCO Guidance on Open Educational Practices during School Closures
UNESCO Digital Archives