2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Scientific literature and developing research
News stories that are currently unfolding present some challenges to academic researchers. Because the story is emerging, the main sources of information are going to be news stories and, in this case, documents released by public health organizations and governments. While there are some scholarly articles published recently on COVID-19, you will not likely find books on this topic given the long publication timeline.
Guidance for Novel Coronavirus research
- Look for magazines, books, and peer-reviewed articles about other disease outbreaks and compare what we currently know about the COVID-19 with those.
- Look up scientific articles about coronaviruses, or about how the Chinese government handles public health information, for instance.
Use Google Scholar to find current COVID-19 scholarly articles
Google Scholar is the most likely source for finding the latest scholarly research on the Novel Coronavirus. Be sure to click on the Scholar Preferences link in the description below to set up PCC as your library so you can access both freely available and PCC-licensed content to the right of each article (most publishers are making their scholarly content on this freely available). Currently, COVID-19 and 2019-N-COV are the best keywords to use to find scholarly articles on the novel coronavirus.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar searches the web for scholarly articles, reports, books, and other materials. If using Google Scholar from a PCC campus, you can access full text articles. If PCC has access to an article, a "Find it @ PCC" link will appear to the right of the search result. Click “Find it @ PCC” to go to the library catalog where you will be offered a choice to view the article. From home, you will need to set your Google Scholar preferences to access PCC Library resources. See How to Search PCC Library on Google Scholar for directions on how to set your Google Scholar preferences at home.
Scientific resources
Several scientific publishers and journals have put together collections of articles that are related to the coronavirus:
- The Lancet's COVID-19 Resource CentreScholarly articles, news, and data about COVID-19 from one of the top medical journals provided free-of-charge to assist researchers.
- National Library of Medicine's Pandemic Influenza resource pageNot specific to the Novel Coronavirus, but may provide good information about pandemics.
- New England Journal of Medicine's COVID-19 pageA collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak from a top medical journal.
- ProQuest Coronavirus Research DatabaseProQuest built this database in response to the rapidly growing need for authoritative content related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The company is working together with institutions all over the world to offer support as they navigate through the coronavirus pandemic.
NOTE: you will be asked to choose your institution (search for and choose Portland Community College) before being able to log into this database from off campus with your PCC login). - Taylor and Francis COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus ContentThis microsite provides links and references to all relevant COVID-19 research articles, book chapters and information that can be freely accessed on Taylor & Francis Online and Taylor & Francis ebooks in support of the global efforts in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and further research into COVID-19.
- Wiley's coronavirus article collectionIncludes just-published freely-available scholarly articles on the topic.
