Long Term Implications for FDLs of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021 - )

This working group examines the practices, policies, and procedures enacted by FDLs since March 2020 as they adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will assess the long-term impact of these efforts at the institutional and national level.

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Data for the COVID Impact on FDLs Working Group Reports

This file contains the COVID-related data from the 2021 and 2023 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries. These data were used in the first and second reports of the Depository Library Council’s Working Group on the Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Federal Depository Library Access, Collections, and Services. Additionally, information from the Federal Depository Library Directory is included to allow for various comparisons such as geographic, library type, and library size comparisons.

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First Report of the Depository Library Council’s Working Group on the Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Federal Depository Library Access, Collections, and Services (October 13, 2023)

The Working Group is tasked with assessing the immediate and long-term impact of COVID-19 mitigation policies and procedures in Federal depository libraries. This first report is based on the responses to Question 6 of the 2021 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries: In which areas, if any, has your institution implemented new library0wide policies and/or procedural changes as a result of COVID-19. The responses provided both quantitative and qualitative data for analysis.

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Second Report of the Depository Library Council’s Working Group on the Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Federal Depository Library Access, Collections, and Services (October 18, 2024)

The COVID Impact Working Group is tasked with assessing the immediate and long-term impact of COVID-19 mitigation policies and procedures in Federal depository libraries. This second report offers an ongoing analysis of how the operations of Federal depository libraries (FDLs) have continued to be affected by COVID-19. It is based on the responses to Question 4 of the 2023 Biennial Survey of Depository Libraries. With this report comes the capability to compare two data sets that allow for direct comparisons of multiple years of Biennial Survey results. The report contains recommendations for Council’s consideration to transmit to the Director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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