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Corrado Library at Central Catholic High School: Covid19 Information Resources

Welcome to the Corrado Library

Health Organizations

Coronavirus (COVID-19) -- CDC [Center for Disease Control]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak -- WHO[World Health Organization]
Coronavirus Resource Center -- Johns Hopkins University of Medicine
includes interactive map with statistics

Information Literacy & Debunking Hoaxes

Facts, Not Fear -- Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Rumors
Fantastic Activity for students. Prepared by a School Librarian in Lake Oswego
Infodemic: Sifting through the Coronavirus Pandemic [by Mike Caulfield]
Learn the skills that will make a dramatic difference in your ability to sort fact from fiction on the web (and everything in between).
Get Smart about COVID-19 Misinformation [News Literacy Project]
WHO warns of coronavirus 'infodemic' — an epidemic of too much information [TheHill]

Known Hoaxes & Misinformation

Here's A Running List Of The Latest Hoaxes Spreading About The Coronavirus -- Buzzfeed News (via the News Literacy Project)
Covid-19 [Snopes]
all items tagged "covid-19" on the hoax debunking site Snopes.

General Information

Library Resources

GALE Database Sources

Passwords if needed: "open" OR "oslis"

Health and Wellness: Coronavirus
Global Issues: Pandemic Preparedness
Science in Context: Viruses
Gale eBooks: Coronavirus Digital Learning collection
contains 58 books on viruses and pandemics and 20 books on distance learning strategies

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