We are learning more about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) every day. In researching this topic, you need to keep a few things in mind:
Scholarly | Credible | Popular |
Scholarly sources build on research and information from credible sources. They are written by specialists or experts in their fields, and backed up by research. Scholarly sources usually take longer to be published, because they are carefully reviewed for accuracy and correctness. For that reason, you may have a hard time finding many scholarly results on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Credible sources are reliable sources of accurate information. A source can be credible without being scholarly.
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Popular sources are usually written by journalists and other non-specialists for a broad, general audience. You can use these sources, but with caution. Be sure to check the requirements of your assignment before using popular sources. |
Examples: Books with bibliographies or notations citing their sources, peer-reviewed journal articles |
Examples: Government organizations, such as the World Health Organization or the CDC |
Examples: Magazines, Social Media posts, Opinion Pieces |
When doing any type of research, it is important to have the vocabulary to search for exactly what you are looking for. This list of key words may help get you started. Please remember that "coronavirus" is a general term that applies broadly to many types of viruses, so to find information on this outbreak, you need to be more specific in your searches.
Scholarly Sources
News Sources
If you want to learn more or write about this topic, might consider researching from some of these angles:
The Lancet: Coronavirus Resource Center The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is among the world's oldest, most prestigious, and best known general medical journals. To assist health workers and researchers working under challenging conditions to bring this outbreak to a close, The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Center. This resource brings together new 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) content from across The Lancet journals as it is published. All of their COVID-19 content is free to access.
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CINAHL Plus Full text offers access to scholarly journals, ebooks, reference materials, dissertations, conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheets, audiovisuals, and continuing education information. |
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CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Our reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. |
CDC: Provisional COVID-19 Death Counts This dataset shows COVID-19 related death counts by age, gender, and state, dating back to February 2020. The data also compares pneumonia and flu-related deaths. |
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Statista: Facts and Figures on the Coronavirus ​ Statistia is one of the many databases available to students. So far, they have created two datasets in relation to the Novel Coronavirus: |
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