Reliable COVID-19 Information
Now more than ever, it is critical to find information that you can trust. During a 2020 World Health Organization speech, the WHO Director-General stated “fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous” (World Health Organization, 2020, para. 46). The collection of resources provided here has been selected to help guide you to reliable and relevant information quickly.
- COVID-19 InformationCreated by EBSCO, the COVID-19 Information Portal is comprised of news feeds and resources from trusted bodies of authority. This site "aggregates real-time information updates from authoritative sources to provide information on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic".
News
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowThousands of newspapers from 120+ countries in 60+ languages. Includes all major Canadian newspapers.
- Canadian Points of View This link opens in a new windowContains domestic and international news sources.
- Canadian Reference Centre This link opens in a new windowA collection magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books.
Learn to Use Canadian Reference Centre - News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowA collection of Ontario newspapers, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and many other regional publications.
Learn to use Gale OneFile: News - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowContains newspapers, newswires, radio transcripts, trade and business magazines, country and company reports. Formerly LexisNexis.
Case Reports
- COVID-19 in CanadaData on cases of COVID-19 in Canada
- COVID-19 - World Health OrganizationData on cases of COVID-19 in Canada
Databases
- MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowIncludes academic journals in the field of medicine and medical science.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals related to medicine. Note: Use the "Full-Text" rather than the "Free Full Text" search results filter to access articles through Conestoga databases, where available.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowContains academic journals for nursing and allied health.
Learn to search CINAHL using a concept-by-concept approach. (PDF)
- UpToDate This link opens in a new windowThis evidence-based database provides access to current medical knowledge at the point of care, including synthesis of evidence and recommendations for treatment. Gold standard for finding answers to clinical questions.
Consumer Health Information
- Gale Health and Wellness This link opens in a new windowProvides access to trusted medical reference materials.
Learn to use Gale Health and Wellness - Health Source – Consumer Edition This link opens in a new windowContains magazines, books, and pamphlets on various consumer health topics.
Learn to Use Health Source - Consumer Edition
- WHO Advice for the PublicInformation for the public from the World Health Organization.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Coronavirus (COVID-19)COVID Info from the CDC
- Mayo Clinic COVID-19Information from Mayo Clinic.
- PatientUK based resource that aims to help the world proactively manage its healthcare, supplying evidence-based information on a wide range of medical and health topics to patients and health professionals.
Temporarily Free Scholarly Information
During this unprecedented time, many resources that would normally require subscription access have been made available for free. Access to this information is temporary.
- ASTM Standards and COVID-19 - ASTM International is providing no-cost public access to important ASTM standards used in the production and testing of personal protective equipment.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care - Cochrane Library Special Collections
- Economics and Business Studies Research in times of Corona - EconBiz
- Public Health Ontario is offering Synopsis of Key Articles
- Stress and Coping During COVID-19 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resource