The novel corona virus that can lead to COVID-19 has given rise to a new, sometimes terrifying vocabulary: Social distancing. Flattening the curve. Super-spreader.
Interview with Porter Anderson
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In this time of global pandemic, once ordinary medical resources have taken on greater importance – from simple thermometers to sophisticated ventilators. Most highly prized of all may be peer-reviewed research and carefully-curated information. Indeed, immediate access to research findings and reliable news sources can make a critical difference for individuals and entire nations.
In an effort to contribute to the common good, leading scientific, news, trade, education and business publishers are offering “open to read” access to a deep pool of content on topics related to the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease pandemic it is creating.
Effective immediately, Copyright Clearance Center will regularly update an alphabetical list of links to this important content. CCC will support this roll call of responsible publishing through our own social media channels to give it the greatest possible reach for individuals, academic researchers, commercial scientists and students.
Earlier this week, Publishing Perspectives editor-in-chief Porter Anderson reported on how leading publishers across the scholarly publishing ecosystem have enlisted in this volunteer army of knowledge sharing.
“What’s playing out here is another example of the international book business engaging in responses to the mushrooming coronavirus emergency,” wrote Anderson.
Association of American Publishers CEO Maria Pallante issued a related statement on March 13, noting that, “In this urgent and serious environment, we are grateful to the many publishers who are doing their part to communicate valuable discoveries, analyses, and data as quickly as possible, including by making their copyrighted articles pertaining to the virus freely available for public use during this crisis, in both text and machine-readable formats.”
