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From: Hodges, Ruth A. [mailto:rhodges@scsu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:19 PM
To: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: Fw: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
Hi Loretta,
South Carolina State too has extended its spring break until March 20, 2020 and is planning to migrate more courses online. Additionally, I just reviewed a similar concerns from members of the Collib-l Listserv inquiring about what other libraries are doing to deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic. Although their responses are listed below, like Loretta, I am interested in knowing how many in this community are responding.
Thanks
Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
From: HBCU-Lib <hbcu-lib-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.orgmailto:hbcu-lib-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.org> on behalf of Loretta Parham <lparham@auctr.edumailto:lparham@auctr.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 1:58 PM
To: s>
Subject: Coronavirus
Good afternoon:
Can we hear information from each of our schools about the manner in which the institutions are responding to this pandemic threat, and also what the libraries are specifically doing? Also there is a survey from ITHAKA
that you may want to respond to...these avenues are important ways for the voice and experiences of our institutions (HBCU'S) to be heard. https://surveys.ithaka.org/jfe/form/SV_8qN8F2274hMBBBzhttps://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fsurveys.ithaka.org%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_8qN8F2274hMBBBz__%3B!!PcNHBw!xhg-u0dDrLoDA0eqnTHMtNyrgvaeyB5C_MRmyVF-8IMg29F_9mxMlph0mc3zE_s%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C9750591dec9f4ee6b82d08d7c6af2124%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637196327814748384&sdata=9zRi%2BTa5DW9o1XT69BbOzqKelXnkel1TS39Sg34Hszo%3D&reserved=0
For the AUC:
The schools of the Atlanta University Center (Morehouse/Spelman/Clark Atlanta Univ/Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine) are extending the spring break for one additional week. So instead of ending COB 3/13 it will end COB 3/20. All institutions will move to online delivery of courses (a mix of synchronous and asynchronous) through the end of this spring semester.
We are likely going to close our front doors to students, staff, faculty and visitors; but all library staff to report so that we can support the schools and the online learning that will be in place. (Yikes!) We have cancelled events, symposiums etc.
Loretta Parham, CEO & Director
Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library
111 James P. Brawley Ave
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-978-2018 office
404-886-4766 cell
www.auctr.eduhttps://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2F%2Fwww.auctr.edu%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!xhg-u0dDrLoDA0eqnTHMtNyrgvaeyB5C_MRmyVF-8IMg29F_9mxMlph0LWJbjms%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C9750591dec9f4ee6b82d08d7c6af2124%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637196327814748384&sdata=oRJ2QSKlwopj6JMWnisdJ6OHhcD9P9xEgj2n%2Bd7AseE%3D&reserved=0
Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
From: collib-l-request@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l-request@lists.ala.org <collib-l-request@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l-request@lists.ala.org> on behalf of Andrew Adler <andrew_adler@georgetowncollege.edumailto:andrew_adler@georgetowncollege.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:47 PM
To: collib-l@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l@lists.ala.org <collib-l@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l@lists.ala.org>
Subject: RE: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
Christina, et al:
We announced today that we are extending our spring break until next Wednesday and will resume with online-only classes on Thursday, March 19 and until Friday, April 3. Our current plan is to resume face-to-face classes on April 6, but that is contingent on what happens in the meantime.
See below for answers to your questions from an email that I shared with our faculty earlier this evening.
- Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
We will remain open during the online class period, but we will be adjusting our hours from usual to an 8 AM - 8 PM schedule Monday - Thursday, 8 AM - 5 PM Fridays, 10 AM - 5 PM on Saturdays, Noon - 8 on Sundays.
We are expected to report to work during the period, but I am going to allow my staff to work from home if they so choose. I expect most will come to work.
- Will you adapt your services in any way?
We are going to push online research consultations and instruction through Zoom and our Springshare screen sharing tools. Additionally we will be promoting our Springshare LTI and other online resources to incorporate into their Canvas courses so that students will have point-of-need access much easier than in the past.
- ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
For the time-being we are continuing as normal for print materials. However, I am sure we will see a drop off of physical requests from our patrons. Of course, some of this will depend on what other institutions decide as well.
- If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
We will not limit access to our students, faculty, or staff. I just sent an email to my staff that we will limit community users over the next few weeks and those conversations will begin tomorrow with any community patrons who come in.
- Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
We have stopped access to all physical materials until we resume on-campus classes. I am currently researching fair use & copyright policies in extraordinary circumstances to see what kind of accommodations may be made for the time being. I found this post to be very useful: https://kylecourtney.com/2020/03/11/covid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i/https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fkylecourtney.com%2F2020%2F03%2F11%2Fcovid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!yUpBNuZj09d5sgCBz8pj8ir1UdBEPtt8cIxlGY5oYOTtLK7pseRoMVjQYyF8lhI%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C87c49fb4246541292fb908d7c63831f6%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637195816984033396&sdata=erNmMZoQtG2I2n%2FIrOvXPBJGzvxx1m4xMvQMEG%2FgNPg%3D&reserved=0
- What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
As our president says, lavish communication. I sent a long email broken out by categories, to our faculty tonight and will follow up with our students probably tomorrow (as I mentioned, they are on spring break, so I'm sure they're reading email from their library director). I am going to start using the blog feature on our LibGuides service to provide updates. Also, social media posts
- Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We will be quarantining them for a period of time (undetermined at this point) and we are looking at products to help us sanitize items that are returned.
Hope this helps in some way and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. And good luck to all as we face this situation.
Andrew
Andrew Adler, MSLS, MA
Director of Library Services
President, Special Libraries Association - Kentucky Chapter
Ensor Learning Resource Center
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY
(502)863-8405
Need research help? Make an appointment!https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fgeorgetowncollege.libcal.com%2Fappointments%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!yUpBNuZj09d5sgCBz8pj8ir1UdBEPtt8cIxlGY5oYOTtLK7pseRoMVjQq_pqkZ4%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C87c49fb4246541292fb908d7c63831f6%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637195816984033396&sdata=i3knVzzhTJ0GDa0Zqsj6YPjxJL7hYURPqDZip5p9Q1w%3D&reserved=0
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From: collib-l-request@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l-request@lists.ala.org <collib-l-request@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l-request@lists.ala.org> On Behalf Of Christina
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To: collib-l@lists.ala.orgmailto:collib-l@lists.ala.org
Subject: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
CAUTION: This email originated from outside Georgetown College's Email System. DO NOT CLICK on any links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Hello!
I know there've been a few questions asked about this, but with the suspension of face-to-face classes at so many colleges and universities, we are sure to be affected as well. And we have questions! Here are a few!
- Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
- Will you adapt your services in any way?
- ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
- If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
- Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
- What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
- Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We are trying to be proactive here at our small school, and knowing what our colleagues are doing will be very helpful!
Thank you!
--
Christina Radisauskas | Outreach & Instruction Librarian
Aquinas College
1700 Fulton St E | Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-632-2124 |
radischr@aquinas.edumailto:radischr@aquinas.edu
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From: Hodges, Ruth A. [mailto:rhodges@scsu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:19 PM
To: hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org
Subject: Fw: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
Hi Loretta,
South Carolina State too has extended its spring break until March 20, 2020 and is planning to migrate more courses online. Additionally, I just reviewed a similar concerns from members of the Collib-l Listserv inquiring about what other libraries are doing to deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic. Although their responses are listed below, like Loretta, I am interested in knowing how many in this community are responding.
Thanks
Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
________________________________
From: HBCU-Lib <hbcu-lib-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.org>> on behalf of Loretta Parham <lparham@auctr.edu<mailto:lparham@auctr.edu>>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 1:58 PM
To: s>
Subject: Coronavirus
Good afternoon:
Can we hear information from each of our schools about the manner in which the institutions are responding to this pandemic threat, and also what the libraries are specifically doing? Also there is a survey from ITHAKA
that you may want to respond to...these avenues are important ways for the voice and experiences of our institutions (HBCU'S) to be heard. https://surveys.ithaka.org/jfe/form/SV_8qN8F2274hMBBBz<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fsurveys.ithaka.org%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_8qN8F2274hMBBBz__%3B!!PcNHBw!xhg-u0dDrLoDA0eqnTHMtNyrgvaeyB5C_MRmyVF-8IMg29F_9mxMlph0mc3zE_s%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C9750591dec9f4ee6b82d08d7c6af2124%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637196327814748384&sdata=9zRi%2BTa5DW9o1XT69BbOzqKelXnkel1TS39Sg34Hszo%3D&reserved=0>
_____________________________________________________________
For the AUC:
The schools of the Atlanta University Center (Morehouse/Spelman/Clark Atlanta Univ/Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine) are extending the spring break for one additional week. So instead of ending COB 3/13 it will end COB 3/20. All institutions will move to online delivery of courses (a mix of synchronous and asynchronous) through the end of this spring semester.
We are likely going to close our front doors to students, staff, faculty and visitors; but all library staff to report so that we can support the schools and the online learning that will be in place. (Yikes!) We have cancelled events, symposiums etc.
Loretta Parham, CEO & Director
Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library
111 James P. Brawley Ave
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-978-2018 office
404-886-4766 cell
www.auctr.edu<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2F%2Fwww.auctr.edu%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!xhg-u0dDrLoDA0eqnTHMtNyrgvaeyB5C_MRmyVF-8IMg29F_9mxMlph0LWJbjms%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C9750591dec9f4ee6b82d08d7c6af2124%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637196327814748384&sdata=oRJ2QSKlwopj6JMWnisdJ6OHhcD9P9xEgj2n%2Bd7AseE%3D&reserved=0>
Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
________________________________
From: collib-l-request@lists.ala.org<mailto:collib-l-request@lists.ala.org> <collib-l-request@lists.ala.org<mailto:collib-l-request@lists.ala.org>> on behalf of Andrew Adler <andrew_adler@georgetowncollege.edu<mailto:andrew_adler@georgetowncollege.edu>>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:47 PM
To: collib-l@lists.ala.org<mailto:collib-l@lists.ala.org> <collib-l@lists.ala.org<mailto:collib-l@lists.ala.org>>
Subject: RE: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
Christina, et al:
We announced today that we are extending our spring break until next Wednesday and will resume with online-only classes on Thursday, March 19 and until Friday, April 3. Our current plan is to resume face-to-face classes on April 6, but that is contingent on what happens in the meantime.
See below for answers to your questions from an email that I shared with our faculty earlier this evening.
* Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
We will remain open during the online class period, but we will be adjusting our hours from usual to an 8 AM - 8 PM schedule Monday - Thursday, 8 AM - 5 PM Fridays, 10 AM - 5 PM on Saturdays, Noon - 8 on Sundays.
We are expected to report to work during the period, but I am going to allow my staff to work from home if they so choose. I expect most will come to work.
* Will you adapt your services in any way?
We are going to push online research consultations and instruction through Zoom and our Springshare screen sharing tools. Additionally we will be promoting our Springshare LTI and other online resources to incorporate into their Canvas courses so that students will have point-of-need access much easier than in the past.
* ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
For the time-being we are continuing as normal for print materials. However, I am sure we will see a drop off of physical requests from our patrons. Of course, some of this will depend on what other institutions decide as well.
* If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
We will not limit access to our students, faculty, or staff. I just sent an email to my staff that we will limit community users over the next few weeks and those conversations will begin tomorrow with any community patrons who come in.
* Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
We have stopped access to all physical materials until we resume on-campus classes. I am currently researching fair use & copyright policies in extraordinary circumstances to see what kind of accommodations may be made for the time being. I found this post to be very useful: https://kylecourtney.com/2020/03/11/covid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i/<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fkylecourtney.com%2F2020%2F03%2F11%2Fcovid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!yUpBNuZj09d5sgCBz8pj8ir1UdBEPtt8cIxlGY5oYOTtLK7pseRoMVjQYyF8lhI%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C87c49fb4246541292fb908d7c63831f6%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637195816984033396&sdata=erNmMZoQtG2I2n%2FIrOvXPBJGzvxx1m4xMvQMEG%2FgNPg%3D&reserved=0>
* What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
As our president says, lavish communication. I sent a long email broken out by categories, to our faculty tonight and will follow up with our students probably tomorrow (as I mentioned, they are on spring break, so I'm sure they're reading email from their library director). I am going to start using the blog feature on our LibGuides service to provide updates. Also, social media posts
* Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We will be quarantining them for a period of time (undetermined at this point) and we are looking at products to help us sanitize items that are returned.
Hope this helps in some way and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. And good luck to all as we face this situation.
Andrew
Andrew Adler, MSLS, MA
Director of Library Services
President, Special Libraries Association - Kentucky Chapter
Ensor Learning Resource Center
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY
(502)863-8405
Need research help? Make an appointment!<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fgeorgetowncollege.libcal.com%2Fappointments%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!yUpBNuZj09d5sgCBz8pj8ir1UdBEPtt8cIxlGY5oYOTtLK7pseRoMVjQq_pqkZ4%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C87c49fb4246541292fb908d7c63831f6%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637195816984033396&sdata=i3knVzzhTJ0GDa0Zqsj6YPjxJL7hYURPqDZip5p9Q1w%3D&reserved=0>
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Subject: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
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Hello!
I know there've been a few questions asked about this, but with the suspension of face-to-face classes at so many colleges and universities, we are sure to be affected as well. And we have questions! Here are a few!
* Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
* Will you adapt your services in any way?
* ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
* If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
* Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
* What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
* Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We are trying to be proactive here at our small school, and knowing what our colleagues are doing will be very helpful!
Thank you!
--
Christina Radisauskas | Outreach & Instruction Librarian
Aquinas College
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Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri has extended its Spring Break an additional week, to March 20. There are plans to migrate courses online, and the library is assisting in providing training for faculty. I suspect we will be building a great many more LibGuide course pages, and we have offered to embed and provide library support wherever possible.
Thank you,
D. Waheedah Bilal, MLS, MA
Director of Library Services
Lincoln University
Inman E. Page Library, Room 218
712 Lee Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573.681.5505
Fax: 573.681.5511
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Hi Loretta,
South Carolina State too has extended its spring break until March 20, 2020 and is planning to migrate more courses online. Additionally, I just reviewed a similar concerns from members of the Collib-l Listserv inquiring about what other libraries are doing to deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic. Although their responses are listed below, like Loretta, I am interested in knowing how many in this community are responding.
Thanks
Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
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Subject: Coronavirus
Good afternoon:
Can we hear information from each of our schools about the manner in which the institutions are responding to this pandemic threat, and also what the libraries are specifically doing? Also there is a survey from ITHAKA
that you may want to respond to…these avenues are important ways for the voice and experiences of our institutions (HBCU’S) to be heard. https://surveys.ithaka.org/jfe/form/SV_8qN8F2274hMBBBzhttps://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fsurveys.ithaka.org%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_8qN8F2274hMBBBz__%3B!!PcNHBw!xhg-u0dDrLoDA0eqnTHMtNyrgvaeyB5C_MRmyVF-8IMg29F_9mxMlph0mc3zE_s%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C9750591dec9f4ee6b82d08d7c6af2124%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637196327814748384&sdata=9zRi%2BTa5DW9o1XT69BbOzqKelXnkel1TS39Sg34Hszo%3D&reserved=0
For the AUC:
The schools of the Atlanta University Center (Morehouse/Spelman/Clark Atlanta Univ/Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine) are extending the spring break for one additional week. So instead of ending COB 3/13 it will end COB 3/20. All institutions will move to online delivery of courses (a mix of synchronous and asynchronous) through the end of this spring semester.
We are likely going to close our front doors to students, staff, faculty and visitors; but all library staff to report so that we can support the schools and the online learning that will be in place. (Yikes!) We have cancelled events, symposiums etc.
Loretta Parham, CEO & Director
Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library
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Atlanta, GA 30314
404-978-2018 office
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Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
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Subject: RE: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
Christina, et al:
We announced today that we are extending our spring break until next Wednesday and will resume with online-only classes on Thursday, March 19 and until Friday, April 3. Our current plan is to resume face-to-face classes on April 6, but that is contingent on what happens in the meantime.
See below for answers to your questions from an email that I shared with our faculty earlier this evening.
• Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
We will remain open during the online class period, but we will be adjusting our hours from usual to an 8 AM – 8 PM schedule Monday – Thursday, 8 AM – 5 PM Fridays, 10 AM – 5 PM on Saturdays, Noon – 8 on Sundays.
We are expected to report to work during the period, but I am going to allow my staff to work from home if they so choose. I expect most will come to work.
• Will you adapt your services in any way?
We are going to push online research consultations and instruction through Zoom and our Springshare screen sharing tools. Additionally we will be promoting our Springshare LTI and other online resources to incorporate into their Canvas courses so that students will have point-of-need access much easier than in the past.
• ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
For the time-being we are continuing as normal for print materials. However, I am sure we will see a drop off of physical requests from our patrons. Of course, some of this will depend on what other institutions decide as well.
• If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
We will not limit access to our students, faculty, or staff. I just sent an email to my staff that we will limit community users over the next few weeks and those conversations will begin tomorrow with any community patrons who come in.
• Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
We have stopped access to all physical materials until we resume on-campus classes. I am currently researching fair use & copyright policies in extraordinary circumstances to see what kind of accommodations may be made for the time being. I found this post to be very useful: https://kylecourtney.com/2020/03/11/covid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i/https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fkylecourtney.com%2F2020%2F03%2F11%2Fcovid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!yUpBNuZj09d5sgCBz8pj8ir1UdBEPtt8cIxlGY5oYOTtLK7pseRoMVjQYyF8lhI%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C87c49fb4246541292fb908d7c63831f6%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637195816984033396&sdata=erNmMZoQtG2I2n%2FIrOvXPBJGzvxx1m4xMvQMEG%2FgNPg%3D&reserved=0
• What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
As our president says, lavish communication. I sent a long email broken out by categories, to our faculty tonight and will follow up with our students probably tomorrow (as I mentioned, they are on spring break, so I’m sure they’re reading email from their library director). I am going to start using the blog feature on our LibGuides service to provide updates. Also, social media posts
• Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We will be quarantining them for a period of time (undetermined at this point) and we are looking at products to help us sanitize items that are returned.
Hope this helps in some way and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. And good luck to all as we face this situation.
Andrew
Andrew Adler, MSLS, MA
Director of Library Services
President, Special Libraries Association – Kentucky Chapter
Ensor Learning Resource Center
Georgetown College
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Hello!
I know there've been a few questions asked about this, but with the suspension of face-to-face classes at so many colleges and universities, we are sure to be affected as well. And we have questions! Here are a few!
• Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
• Will you adapt your services in any way?
• ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
• If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
• Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
• What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
• Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We are trying to be proactive here at our small school, and knowing what our colleagues are doing will be very helpful!
Thank you!
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Christina Radisauskas | Outreach & Instruction Librarian
Aquinas College
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Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri has extended its Spring Break an additional week, to March 20. There are plans to migrate courses online, and the library is assisting in providing training for faculty. I suspect we will be building a great many more LibGuide course pages, and we have offered to embed and provide library support wherever possible.
Thank you,
D. Waheedah Bilal, MLS, MA
Director of Library Services
Lincoln University
Inman E. Page Library, Room 218
712 Lee Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573.681.5505
Fax: 573.681.5511
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Hi Loretta,
South Carolina State too has extended its spring break until March 20, 2020 and is planning to migrate more courses online. Additionally, I just reviewed a similar concerns from members of the Collib-l Listserv inquiring about what other libraries are doing to deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic. Although their responses are listed below, like Loretta, I am interested in knowing how many in this community are responding.
Thanks
Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
________________________________
From: HBCU-Lib <hbcu-lib-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.org<mailto:hbcu-lib-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.org>> on behalf of Loretta Parham <lparham@auctr.edu<mailto:lparham@auctr.edu>>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 1:58 PM
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Subject: Coronavirus
Good afternoon:
Can we hear information from each of our schools about the manner in which the institutions are responding to this pandemic threat, and also what the libraries are specifically doing? Also there is a survey from ITHAKA
that you may want to respond to…these avenues are important ways for the voice and experiences of our institutions (HBCU’S) to be heard. https://surveys.ithaka.org/jfe/form/SV_8qN8F2274hMBBBz<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fsurveys.ithaka.org%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_8qN8F2274hMBBBz__%3B!!PcNHBw!xhg-u0dDrLoDA0eqnTHMtNyrgvaeyB5C_MRmyVF-8IMg29F_9mxMlph0mc3zE_s%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C9750591dec9f4ee6b82d08d7c6af2124%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637196327814748384&sdata=9zRi%2BTa5DW9o1XT69BbOzqKelXnkel1TS39Sg34Hszo%3D&reserved=0>
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For the AUC:
The schools of the Atlanta University Center (Morehouse/Spelman/Clark Atlanta Univ/Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Medicine) are extending the spring break for one additional week. So instead of ending COB 3/13 it will end COB 3/20. All institutions will move to online delivery of courses (a mix of synchronous and asynchronous) through the end of this spring semester.
We are likely going to close our front doors to students, staff, faculty and visitors; but all library staff to report so that we can support the schools and the online learning that will be in place. (Yikes!) We have cancelled events, symposiums etc.
Loretta Parham, CEO & Director
Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library
111 James P. Brawley Ave
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-978-2018 office
404-886-4766 cell
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Ruth A. Hodges, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Library & Information Services
South Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7491
300 College St., N.E.
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: (803) 536-8638
________________________________
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Subject: RE: [collib-l] Library responses to COVID-19
Christina, et al:
We announced today that we are extending our spring break until next Wednesday and will resume with online-only classes on Thursday, March 19 and until Friday, April 3. Our current plan is to resume face-to-face classes on April 6, but that is contingent on what happens in the meantime.
See below for answers to your questions from an email that I shared with our faculty earlier this evening.
• Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
We will remain open during the online class period, but we will be adjusting our hours from usual to an 8 AM – 8 PM schedule Monday – Thursday, 8 AM – 5 PM Fridays, 10 AM – 5 PM on Saturdays, Noon – 8 on Sundays.
We are expected to report to work during the period, but I am going to allow my staff to work from home if they so choose. I expect most will come to work.
• Will you adapt your services in any way?
We are going to push online research consultations and instruction through Zoom and our Springshare screen sharing tools. Additionally we will be promoting our Springshare LTI and other online resources to incorporate into their Canvas courses so that students will have point-of-need access much easier than in the past.
• ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
For the time-being we are continuing as normal for print materials. However, I am sure we will see a drop off of physical requests from our patrons. Of course, some of this will depend on what other institutions decide as well.
• If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
We will not limit access to our students, faculty, or staff. I just sent an email to my staff that we will limit community users over the next few weeks and those conversations will begin tomorrow with any community patrons who come in.
• Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
We have stopped access to all physical materials until we resume on-campus classes. I am currently researching fair use & copyright policies in extraordinary circumstances to see what kind of accommodations may be made for the time being. I found this post to be very useful: https://kylecourtney.com/2020/03/11/covid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i/<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fkylecourtney.com%2F2020%2F03%2F11%2Fcovid-19-copyright-library-superpowers-part-i%2F__%3B!!PcNHBw!yUpBNuZj09d5sgCBz8pj8ir1UdBEPtt8cIxlGY5oYOTtLK7pseRoMVjQYyF8lhI%24&data=02%7C01%7Crhodges%40scsu.edu%7C87c49fb4246541292fb908d7c63831f6%7C2f759cb1b30d4c4ca534c978cda818ad%7C0%7C0%7C637195816984033396&sdata=erNmMZoQtG2I2n%2FIrOvXPBJGzvxx1m4xMvQMEG%2FgNPg%3D&reserved=0>
• What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
As our president says, lavish communication. I sent a long email broken out by categories, to our faculty tonight and will follow up with our students probably tomorrow (as I mentioned, they are on spring break, so I’m sure they’re reading email from their library director). I am going to start using the blog feature on our LibGuides service to provide updates. Also, social media posts
• Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We will be quarantining them for a period of time (undetermined at this point) and we are looking at products to help us sanitize items that are returned.
Hope this helps in some way and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. And good luck to all as we face this situation.
Andrew
Andrew Adler, MSLS, MA
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Georgetown College
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Hello!
I know there've been a few questions asked about this, but with the suspension of face-to-face classes at so many colleges and universities, we are sure to be affected as well. And we have questions! Here are a few!
• Will you remain open if classes move to an online environment? If so, will you keep regular hours? Are staff and/or student workers expected or mandated to work? Will some be working from home?
• Will you adapt your services in any way?
• ILL - will you mail physical items to your campus constituents? Allow ILL requesting/pickup to continue as normal?
• If you are open, will you limit access to the building(s) in any way? What about community users?
• Physical items on Course Reserve - If students aren't on campus, how will they access these items?
• What kind of outreach to students, faculty, staff, community users are you planning to send out?
• Returned items - will you clean them? How?
We are trying to be proactive here at our small school, and knowing what our colleagues are doing will be very helpful!
Thank you!
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Christina Radisauskas | Outreach & Instruction Librarian
Aquinas College
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