A current measles outbreak in the United States have led many to seek out information about the disease as well as vaccines. Many believe that misinformation about vaccines has help spread the disease which was long believed to be contained in the United States. This guide contains article feeds from reliable popular sources, feeds from medical and science journals from the S.C. Williams Library's databases. Also below are links to books you can borrow or view in e-book format.
It is important to evaluate sources especially if they are from the internet. Here are 4 evaluative criteria to remember (simply as C.R.A.P) when determining if an information maybe reliable:
Currency: When was it published? Is the information accurate for when it was written? How current is it? Does the author keep it updated?
Reliability: Does the author provide references to back up their arguments? Does the source provide valuable, relevant information? Has the author looked at the material objectively?
Authority: Who created this source? Does the author represent an organization? What are the author's credentials?
Purpose/point-of-view: Is this fact or opinion? Is the author trying to sell something? What point-of-view is being expressed? Is the purpose to inform, to entertain, to teach, or to influence? Who is the author writing for? Is it biased in any way? Are there advertisements?
If you are off the Stevens' Campus, you will be asked to log-in to your MyStevens account through ezproxy. Afterwards you will be directly taken to the resource.
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Vaccine : the controversial story of medicine's greatest lifesaver by 
The Vaccine Narrative by 
Immunization safety review : vaccines and autism by 
Mass vaccination : global aspects - progress and obstacles by 
