<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Greetings:<br><br>I list below the evaluation resources sent to me. I include a brief title and a URL. Sometimes I found a shorter URL than the one sent to me and in some cases I added a TinyURL link. Feel free to use these in your own guides, tip sheets, website, blogs, etc.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>I added some additional bibliographic info in case the links break and you need to find new ones.</div><div dir="ltr"><br>There is a wide variety of guides that would serve different ages and types of audiences.<br><br>Many, many thanks to all who sent suggestions!: Jen Maurer, Arlene Weible, Donna Cohen, Michele Spatz, Greta Bergquist, Penny Hummel, Bonnie Brzozowsk, Meredith Farkas<br><br>Please let me know if I missed your email or if you have additional contributions. I put an edited version of this list on the Oregon Legal Research blog: </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com/">https://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><b>THE LIST so far: </b>How to Evaluate Covid-19 Resources: Evaluating the Good, Bad, Puzzling, Undated, Outdated, Rumor, Official, Unofficial, and the Profiteering Resource:</div><div dir="ltr"><br><b>National Network of Libraries of Medicine:</b><br><a href="https://nnlm.gov/initiatives/topics/health-websites">https://nnlm.gov/initiatives/topics/health-websites</a><br><br>And, NLM/NNLM’s health website for consumers, MedlinePlus:<br><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/evaluatinghealthinformation.html">https://medlineplus.gov/evaluatinghealthinformation.html</a><br><br><br><b>Caulfield SIFT Model:</b><br>More than one person mentioned the influence of Mike Caulfield's SIFT model when creating evaluation guides:<br><a href="https://guides.pcc.edu/c.php?g=1006155&p=7293067">https://guides.pcc.edu/c.php?g=1006155&p=7293067</a><br>TinyURL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/tskkdqm">https://tinyurl.com/tskkdqm</a><br>See also: PCC Library’s “2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)”: <a href="https://guides.pcc.edu/novelcoronavirus">https://guides.pcc.edu/novelcoronavirus</a><br><br>“Professor Mike Caulfield from WSU Vancouver stresses that people should use the journalist’s fact checking approach, or lateral reading, instead of approaches often taught in schools and colleges, like TRAAP/CRAAP and RADCAB. His latest iteration is the SIFT method. Here are a few links.”<br><br><a href="https://hapgood.us/2019/05/12/sift-and-a-check-please-preview/">https://hapgood.us/2019/05/12/sift-and-a-check-please-preview/</a> <br><a href="https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/">https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/</a><br><a href="https://www.projectinfolit.org/mike-caulfield-smart-talk.html">https://www.projectinfolit.org/mike-caulfield-smart-talk.html</a><br><br>And, Caulfied’s open access ebook, which is licensed under Creative Commons:<br>“WEB LITERACY FOR STUDENT FACT CHECKERS,” by Michael A. Caulfield<br><a href="https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/front-matter/web-strategies-for-student-fact-checkers/">https://webliteracy.pressbooks.com/front-matter/web-strategies-for-student-fact-checkers/</a><br><br><br><b>Politifact Article and Guide:</b><br>Article: 7 Ways to Avoid Misinformation During the Coronavirus Pandemic at Politifact: <a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/11/7-ways-avoid-misinformation-during-coronavirus-pan/">https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/11/7-ways-avoid-misinformation-during-coronavirus-pan/</a><br>TinyUrl: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/rw6tshj">https://tinyurl.com/rw6tshj</a><br><br>Tip sheet / guide (linked to in the above article):<br>PolitiFact: MisInformation Handbook: Epidemics:<br><a href="https://static.politifact.com/politifact/photos/PolitiFacts_Epidemic_Misinformation_Handbook.jpg">https://static.politifact.com/politifact/photos/PolitiFacts_Epidemic_Misinformation_Handbook.jpg</a><br>TinyURL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/sgh2vr5">https://tinyurl.com/sgh2vr5</a><br><br><br><b>First Draft single page tip sheet and article:</b><br>Tip Sheet: Don’t Get Tricked by Online Misinformation (First Draft):<br><a href="https://firstdraftnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SHEEP_FINAL-scaled.png">https://firstdraftnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SHEEP_FINAL-scaled.png</a><br>TinyURL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/w6gq644">https://tinyurl.com/w6gq644</a><br><br>Article: The 6 Types of Coronavirus Misinformation to Watch Out For at First Draft News: <br><a href="https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/the-6-types-of-coronavirus-misinformation-to-watch-out-for/">https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/the-6-types-of-coronavirus-misinformation-to-watch-out-for/</a><br>See also their page: <a href="https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/">https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/</a><br><br><b>Stanford History Education Group (SHEG):</b><br><a href="https://sheg-cor.cdn.prismic.io/sheg-cor/d58654d5-d7d7-4149-afb7-08950456adaa_COR-Classroom-Poster-blue.pdf">https://sheg-cor.cdn.prismic.io/sheg-cor/d58654d5-d7d7-4149-afb7-08950456adaa_COR-Classroom-Poster-blue.pdf</a><br>TinyURL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/rltloco">https://tinyurl.com/rltloco</a><br><br><br><b>Podcast: On the Media</b>: from their March 27, 2020 program, Playing The Hero:<br>URL: <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/armchair-virology-goes-viral">https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/armchair-virology-goes-viral</a><br>TinyURL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/qm4s2a2">https://tinyurl.com/qm4s2a2</a><br><br><b>Programming Librarian (ALA):</b><br>The Facts: Fighting Fake News in the Pandemic: <a href="https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/facts-fighting-fake-news-pandemic">https://programminglibrarian.org/articles/facts-fighting-fake-news-pandemic</a><br><br>Infographic from IFLA (multiple languages):<br><a href="https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11174">https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11174</a><br><br><b>WHO (World Health Organization):</b><br>Another source that is official is the mythbusters site from WHO: <a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters">https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters</a><br>TinyURL: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/r4wnxbd">https://tinyurl.com/r4wnxbd</a><br><br><br><b>END</b>, list updated by Laura Orr, 4/1/2020<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>My original Libs-Or question:</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 12:08 PM Laura Orr <<a href="mailto:laurathelawlib@gmail.com">laurathelawlib@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Greetings:<div><br></div><div>Have any of you come across any good reader guides on How to Evaluate Covid-19 Websites and Resources?</div><div><br></div><div>Our neighborhood (and city and state) social media is filling up with lists and recommendations of and links to articles, websites, etc., most with little attention paid to the source or currency of the information.</div><div><br></div><div>I've looked at a few of the Resources for Librarians, but haven't seen anything that meets my needs. Some have come close, e.g. warnings about c-19 misinformation, but not quite what I need or have in mind.</div><div><br></div><div>I think I'm looking for something like the simple 1 or 2 page handouts on How to Evaluate a Wikipedia Article or How to Evaluate a News Source.</div><div><br></div><div>It also needs to be something that is on a reliable / official source webpage, so I can link to it from a website, NextDoor, Twitter, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>I have been looking at the excellent info at the State Library of Oregon, but maybe I've missed something in the wealth of resources listed there: <a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus/home" target="_blank">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus/home</a></div><div><br></div><div>I could make my own but I suspect someone has already created one and I don't need to reinvent the wheel. I have started compiling a list of reliable and official resources that I share with neighbors, but that's still unofficial. (I am willing to share if anyone wants to combine lists.)</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Laura</div><div><br></div><div>Laura Orr, JD, MLS<br>Legal research and public law library consultant<br>Email: <a href="mailto:laurathelawlib@gmail.com" target="_blank">laurathelawlib@gmail.com</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-orr-877b888" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-orr-877b888</a><br>Oregon Legal Research: <a href="http://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com/" target="_blank">http://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com/</a><br></div></div>
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