[LIBRARYDIR] [EXTERNAL] Re: Library reserves

Wed Mar 18 12:05:15 PDT 2020

Our entire college is shut down until April 24, including the library.  We are working with the IT department to prepare laptops to check out to students for as long as necessary Spring Quarter.  I am glad to see the discussion on Reserves, since that has been a concern for me.

Mindy Coslor, PhD
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College
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Mount Vernon, WA  98273

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At North currently the entire campus is on remote processes.  Decisions are being made this week about what essential resources will open on 3/30.  It is looking more and more likely that Library will remain remote operation.  Decisions also being made about how to proceed with Spring quarter, both for Instruction and for the rest of the campus.  In the meantime, Librarians are ramping up remote access services, Circ and other staff are re-orienting to working remotely, and the TLC, Student Media Center, and eLearning are all working double time to provide services and support to faculty, students and staff.  Library is working in tandem with other stakeholders to provide access to Chromebooks to students who need them.

I occasionally walk outside and realize it is spring.

Aryana

Accessibility is a social justice issue

Aryana Bates, MLS, PhD

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I really struggled with the decision to close. It wasn't until this past weekend when I read the daily death tolls in Italy that it truly hit home...the virus doesn't care about equity; it doesn't care about work ethic; it doesn't discriminate; and it doesn't care at all.

I decided to protect my staff as much as possible. I, too, wish that all colleges would move everything online and shut down all campus services.
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Greg,

My spouse works at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  The Epidemiology Dept. at Fred Hutch is on the forefront of research on COVID-19. They're about to temporarily transition their entire multi-building campus to a schedule that only allows a single person to be working in any lab at any given time.  That's how seriously they're taking this.

It will be ok!

Kirsti S. Thomas

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Seattle Colleges

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Which libraries are not closing?

Snarky aside: I think it's absurd that any library in Washington, of any size, is staying open, for the record. Not afraid to express this opinion. Even with what the governor says.

Non-snarky aside: curious about eBook subscriptions and how many folks have decent eBook collection subscriptions.

Greg Bem, MLIS

Faculty Library Coordinator

Library Learning Commons

Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology

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Hi,

   Similar here, advisory statements in our open spaces, chairs removed to gently "enforce" social distancing.  We're moving to a "books on demand" model-no browsing of the stacks-we'll deliver!

I do need to order gloves.  I've also been debating what to do about our textbook reserves-my best thought at the moment was to extend the loan period to balance access with germ containment.

Stay healthy all!

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Hi Candice, hi all:

We have a textbook lending program and course reserves. We're not closing the library at this point, though we are limiting access to students and SPSCC staff (no community users). We are hoping to buy a "bug box" to disinfect materials, and we are not handling materials without gloves.

If we do close the library, I think we may keep a checkout station open at the front.

Cheers,

Amy

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How is everyone handling this for spring quarter if you have chosen to shut down the library?

In order to protect our staff and do our part in helping stem the spread of the virus, I chose to shut down the TCC Library for spring quarter (albeit with online faculty librarian support). All instruction is going online at TCC. That said, this means that textbook reserves will not be available. We are checking out class sets to instructors to distribute to students, but the individual textbooks will not be accessible.

I'm getting some push back about this. If you are shutting down the physical library, how are you handling textbook reserves?

Thanks

Candice Watkins [she/her pronouns]

Library Director

Tacoma Community College

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Tacoma, WA. 98466

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