COVID-19 resources
A selection of freely available services and material designed to aid research into COVID-19 and its effects
Databases
LitCovid curated literature
Helps you track information published since the COVID-19 outbreak. Articles are updated daily and categorised by location and different topics, so you can find material on mental health, anxiety, depression and more. Includes material from publishers such as Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, Emerald, Sage, Springer Nature and Oxford University Press
UNICEF Children and COVID-19 Research
UNICEF’s new curated online library aims to enable access to the latest scientific research on the effects of the current pandemic on children and adolescents. The current focus of the UNICEF library is on the socio-economic impacts, drawing largely from empirical research in social science literature, as well as the organisation’s own work
COVID-19 Initiative
A collaboration between publishers and the US National Library of Medicine to expand access to COVID-19 articles via the PubMed Central database. Content may pre-date the current outbreak and include material on SARS and MERS. Mostly biomedical, but we’ve identified some articles on the psychological impacts of the disease
ProQuest Research
Provides access to authoritative COVID-19 content on ProQuest that might not be normally covered by the usual Tavistock and Portman Library subscription (including articles on Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and The BMJ). You’ll be able to find material on mental health, anxiety, depression and more. Shibboleth login required
Individual publishers
American Psychiatric Association
Information hub aimed at psychiatrists, as well as healthcare workers and the public. Mainly blogs and fact sheets, with a focus on the USA
American Psychological Association
Resources for psychologists, healthcare workers and the public. Mainly blogs and factsheets, with a focus on the USA
EBSCO COVID-19 Information
Aggregates real-time information updates from authoritative sources to provide information on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Health Education England
Health Education England (HEE) Library and Knowledge Services have compiled a selection of COVID-19 information resources
Social Science Space
The Social Science Space website from Sage has links to free content, although some items might not be covered by our library subscription