{"id":1613,"date":"2020-10-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/?p=1613"},"modified":"2020-10-26T08:42:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:42:54","slug":"lessons-from-the-past-open-access-primary-sources-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/lessons-from-the-past-open-access-primary-sources-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from the Past – Open Access Primary Sources and COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In celebration of Open Access Week 2020, this is the fifth and final blog in a series written by the UConn Library Scholarly Communications Coordinating Group (SCCG) to explore how Open Access has impacted the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about the SCCG and find more resources, see our Scholarly Communications webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the novel coronavirus has spread across the globe, it has sparked comparisons to past global health crises, such as the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Seeking to make sense of the pandemic\u2019s impact, scholars, physicians, public health officials, and journalists alike have turned to the past, drawing upon historical accounts and knowledge of these past events to inform our response today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archives, libraries, museums, and agencies around the world have developed open collections of historical resources and primary sources related to global pandemics, epidemics, and other public health crises. From governmental, political, and public health actions to personal accounts, these freely accessible resources provide important insight and context into how societies responded to and learned from these events, helping us to not only understand our current environment but also to better prepare for the future.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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