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Tasks
During the library visit:
Complete the Kahoot.It survey
Explore library resources via these presentation slides
Follow along with the presentation using this Worksheet
Complete the Kahoot.It review game
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Searching for Information You Need
Useful Resources
For health, life, and environmental sciences research articles,
visit PubMed
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For consumer health information,
visit MedlinePlus
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For information from the Food & Drug Administration,
visit FDA.Gov
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For basic state, national, and international health statistics and reports,
visit Health Poll
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visit the Center for Public Health Initiatives.
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use Google Advanced Search.
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Evaluating Information You Find
Looking for some help evaluating information? Check out these resources!
Do I know if an article is peer-reviewed?
(Video Length: 3:31)
Do I Trust this information or Trash it?
(Website Tutorial)
Is this a Primary or Secondary source?
(Website Tutorial)
Finding, Comprehending, and Creating Data and Graphs
New York Times COVID19 graphs:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
Examples of misleading graphs
https://www.statisticshowto.com/misleading-graphs/
COVID-19: Visualizations/Media/Datasets:
https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=1008315&p=7306899
Datawrapper, a tool for visualizing datasets and creating tables:
https://www.datawrapper.de/
Great site for explaining statistical terms and tests:
https://www.graphpad.com/guides/prism/8/statistics/stat_---_principles_of_statistics_-.htm
Data Literacy: What, Why, and How to Bring it Into the Classroom (Skip whatever does not make sense to you):
https://youtu.be/AyNqF8mipks
Resources to Teach and Learn Data Science in High School:
https://www.mastersindatascience.org/blog/resources-teach-learn-data-science-high-school/
Citing Information in Your Research
Need help citing information that you found?
Citation Practice and Management
(Video - 4:40)
Citation Management Tool Comparison Chart
(Guide)
How to use Mendeley
(Guide)
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
(Guide with tips on citing various types of items)
Health Literacy Librarian
Aman Kaur
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Levy Library
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-0101
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Research Support Librarian
Manuel de la Cruz Gutierrez
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Holman Biotech Commons
215-746-2459
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Subjects:
Biomedical Research
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Health & Life Sciences
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