Data for the Community Pandemic Accounts Project

<p>On March 10, the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Michigan. Since then, there have been many changes to everyday life, such as the &quot;Stay Home, Stay Safe&quot; executive order urging Michiganders to limit contact with others. The Western Michigan University Libraries conducted a data collection/history project that serves to understand how our regional community has been coping and adapting to these changes. The University community&rsquo;s personal memories and experiences will provide a more nuanced view into these unprecedented times, while basic demographics will serve to contextualize their experiences. Collected accounts are primarily disseminated as a publicly available de-identified dataset for researchers to better understand pandemic impacts during this time period, and as a historical artifact through the Zhang Archive in 2025 that connects names to accounts.</p> <p>This dataset contains two files, a deidentified csv and a plain text README file with variable descriptions.</p>