INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The way many people around the world live, work and entertain themselves is - at least temporarily - changing
Social-distancing and self-isolation measures across the globe have certainly limited access to many real-world resources.Many schools,
universities and public spaces such as libraries have been forced to temporarily close their doors, for example, leaving countless people
without access to educational materials, and kids without their favorite stories.But there's some encouraging positivity coming out during
this time of uncertainty, too, with a number of organizations opening up free access to what were previously paid resources.On this page,
schools closed in some parts of the world and parents choosing to keep their kids at home in many others, Amazon's Audible has launched
Japanese.Amazon Prime VideoAmazon has also made a selection of its family-friendly movies and TV shows available to stream for free on
Its range of Amazon Original content for children will be free to watch worldwide, though the selection of licensed content for kids will
vary by country.This service is usually a perk of becoming an Amazon Prime member, but the e-commerce giant is making it available to all
customers with an Amazon account.JSTORJSTOR is a digital library of academic resources, and part of its database has been accessible to the
working with publishers to make a larger set of content freely available to institutions where students no longer have access to educational
We'll be keeping an eye on their progress, and update you here if more is made available.Cambridge University PressAs teachers, researchers
and students are increasingly finding themselves having to teach and learn from home, Cambridge University Press (CUP) has made its
unprecedented demand (and potential misuse of the offer), it has experienced performance issues and has had to temporarily remove free
National Emergency LibraryIn response to the pandemic, Internet Archive has created a National Emergency Library so anyone can continue to
It has suspended waitlists for the 1.4 million books in its digitized collection until June 30, ensuring students and teachers can still
access materials while physical libraries in many parts of the world have closed their doors.The organization says while its collection
AmericaThe organization is calling it a time of need, and for those stuck at home, the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) has
opened up its entire catalogue of online photography courses to everyone free of charge