In This Guide
This research guide will get you started with data and information resources for learning and research in health and medicine, especially those collected and subscribed by the Arthur Lakes Library at Mines. If you have further questions, please contact our librarians using the Library Contact information below. Use the tabs above to navigate through the guide.
If you are off-campus and have difficulties with accessing our resources, please see the Off Campus Access guide page for help.
Core Resources
Image is from Wikimedia Commons.
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Mines Community Member COVID Reporting Tool
Mines COVID-19 Cases Dashboard
Mines Coronavirus Updates (Current, updates about once a week)
Mines General Information on COVID-19 (Overview, as of April 2021)
Coronavirus Advice for Researchers at Mines (As of January 22, 2021)
Faculty Guidance for teaching during the Spring 2021 Semester (As of December 21, 2020)
Required Procedures for Working on Campus (As of August 7, 2020)
OER Simulations and Virtual Labs faculty and students could use
Library Updates (as of November 17, 2020)
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State of Colorado - Information on the Outbreak
Colorado Department of Education - COVID-19 Youth Services Resources
COVID-19 Map Series from the State of Colorado Demography Office
Google News dashboard for COVID-19 in Colorado
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Corona Virus Disease 2019
They have information for people at higher risk, how it spreads, symptoms, prevention & treatment, Frequently Asked Questions, a summary of the situation, and much more. They do have a guide for colleges and universities.
World Health Organization (WHO) - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
They answer many basic questions, provide travel advice, situation reports, provide a myth busters page, and more.
National Institutes of Health - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Other LibGuides from health organizations in Colorado
Follow the CDC and WHO on Twitter.
This is the Wikipedia page on the disease.
Maps & Exhibits
See the Maps LibGuide as well.
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases at Johns Hopkins University - ArcGIS
- Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation by the World Health Organization - ArcGIS
- Genomic Epidemiology of Novel Coronavirus (HCoV-19) - nextstrain.org
Exhibits
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History exhibit on epidemics. (This is the virtual tour of the exhibit.)
Publisher Resources
Many publishers and database providers are creating resources around the issue.
- Easy to read list of publishers from the Copyright Clearance Center
- WorldCat guide
