Research Librarian
Alana Kumbier
they/them or she/her
Contact:
Frost Library
413-542-5454
Subjects: Arabic, Asian Languages & Civilizations, Black Studies, Chinese, Classics, History, Japanese, Philosophy
Collection Exploration
Questions to answer:
- What organizations/institutions produced this information, and for what purpose?
- What items or sections might you be most interested in, and why?
- What questions might this collection help you answer? What kind of "work" could this collection do for your research? (the BEAM framework can be useful for this)
Africa
- Africa CDCOutbreak briefs, including responses, public health materials, guidance documentation.
- WHO Africa OfficeSituation reports, strategic documents, public health materials, including "mythbusters."
- Ghana: Pandemic Country ProfileData on cases, case fatality rate, testing, government responses
Asia
- Covid-19 Policy TrackerRecords of state/provincial-level divisions in Japan, Korea, China, UK, Germany, Brazil
- Japan: Coronavirus Pandemic Country ProfileData on cases, case fatality rate, testing, government responses
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Taiwan COVID-19Information on “Taiwan Model” of COVID-19 response, news and related government links.
- Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet: Ongoing topicsUpdates and summaries of government responses to COVID-19.
- Southeast Asia COVID-19 TrackerCountry-by-country monthly response actions, charts showing days with/without government intervention
- South Korea: Pandemic Country ProfileData on cases, case fatality rate, testing, government responses
- Vietnam: Pandemic Country ProfileData on cases, case fatality rate, testing, government responses
Australia and Oceania
- Australian Government Department of HealthPublic health information, news, government response documents.
- New Zealand Ministry of HealthPublic health information, COVID tracer app, response planning.
Europe
- Covid-19 Policy TrackerRecords of state/provincial-level divisions in Japan, Korea, China, UK, Germany, Brazil
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlWeekly country overviews, links to national websites for COVID-19.
- European Commission Coronavirus ResponseShared European response to COVID-19, including recovery plan and timeline of actions.
- Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationProvides public health information and some COVID-19 related guidelines. Primarily in Russian.
Latin America & South America
- AS/COA The Coronavirus in Latin AmericaReview of country-by-country response to COVID-19, including vaccines, re-openings, mitigation, travel restrictions.
- COVID-19 in Latin AmericaAnalysis of COVID-19 response and links to ministries of health in Latin America.
- Covid-19 Policy TrackerRecords of state/provincial-level divisions in Japan, Korea, China, UK, Germany, Brazil
- Latin America and Caribbean COVID-19 MapCOVID-19 impact on Latin America and the Caribbean across: Governance and Rule of Law, Growth and Innovation, and Social and Cultural Inclusion.
Middle East
- COVID-19 crisis response in MENA countriesAnalysis of COVID-19 response of Middle East and North African countries, including specific social challenges.
- Middle East and North Africa COVID-19 Policy Response ProjectSeries analyzing regional and country-specific responses to COVID-19.
- Israel: Pandemic Country ProfileData on cases, case fatality rate, testing, government responses
- Syria: Pandemic Country ProfileData on cases, case fatality rate, testing, government responses
Policy Trackers & Supertrackers
- Oxford SupertrackerGlobal directory of hundreds of policy trackers and surveys related to COVID-19
- COVID-19 Government Response TrackerPolicy responses tracked since Jan 2020 covering 180+ countries and 23 indicators, including school closures and vaccination policies.
- COVID Policy TrackerOECD country reports on COVID-19 responses including employment and social initiatives and other policy responses. Note: not updated as recently as other trackers!