As Federal depository library staff and patrons are dealing with library closures, virtual work environments, and virtual service environments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, finding all of the information you need, and finding reliable information can be daunting.
COVID-19 Guidance for Federal Depository Library Staff
- FDLP Distribution Updates
- Access to Federal Depository Library Collections and Services
- FDLP eXchange: Extended Review Periods
- FDLP Academy Continuing Education During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Additional COVID-19 information specifically for depository libraries may be found in the Coronavirus Pandemic LibGuide
- FDLP COVID Support Services (webinar, 04/2021)
COVID-19 Resources for Libraries
- Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project Research and Test Results
- Collections and Facilities: Caring for Your Resources During COVID-19
- COVID-19 and Collections Care
- Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections
- Overview of COVID-19 and CDC’s Response to the Pandemic with a Highlight of Federal COVID-19 Resources
- Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Information Hub: A COVID-19 Research Project
- Planning for Reopening: FDLP Libraries Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM): An overview of the COVID-19 research project
- Reopening Madness! Learn from Experience
- Regional Depositories Discussion: Reopening, Weeding, & More
- COVID-19 Basics: Disinfecting Cultural Resources (National Center for Preservation Technology and Training)
- FDLP Reliable Government Information COVID19
- Handwashing buttons and badges for websites and social media (CDC)
- Downloadable handouts and posters (CDC)
- Facial Hairstyles and Filtering Facepiece Respirators (CDC)
- Keep Calm & Avoid Coronavirus Scams (image from the Federal Trade Commission) - SPANISH
- Guidance for Managing FDLP Collections Safely During COVID-19 (GPO)
- Pandemic Preparedness: Resources for Libraries (from the American Library Association)
- Cleaning/disinfecting in the workplace (CDC)
- Preservation and Conservation: COVID-19 and Collections (Yale University)
- Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Information Hub: A COVID-19 Research Project
- COVID-19 and the Global Library Field: Key Resources for Libraries in responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – IFLA)
- Handling Materials and Collections During a Pandemic (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services)
- The Impact of Hand Sanitizers on Collection Materials (Library of Congress)
- How to Sanitize Collections in a Pandemic (ALA)
- FDLP LibGuides is featuring the Hot Topic: Coronavirus, which includes several Guides on the topic created by the FDLP community and GPO.
- AALL’s Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates & Resources
- Serving Patrons Experiencing Homelessness in a COVID-19 Shutdown (ALA Public Programs Office)
- 6 COVID-19 Resources You (Probably) Don’t Know About (ALA Public Programs Office)
- Pandemic Resources for Academic Librarians (Association of College & Research Libraries)
- COVID-19 News & Resources Pages (Association of Research Libraries)
- Disinfecting Books and Other Collections (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
- Reopening Under COVID-19: A Space Planning Approach (Public Libraries, Volume 59, Number 3)
- Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project Research and Test Results
COVID-19 Resources for Library Patrons
- Coronavirus Frauds and Scams: What You Need to Know
- Impact of COVID 19 to 2020 Census Operations – Latest Update
- Is it an allergy, cold or COVID? Finding answers with Federal health resources.
- Teaching from Home: Government Resources Can Take You from Stressed Out Parent to Best Teacher of the Year Status
- Coronavirus.gov
- CDC website for COVID-19
- GPO’s Government Book Talk blog, Coronavirus Pandemic: Reliable Government Information Resources. In the blog, a wide variety of trustworthy Government resources on COVID-19 are presented, including information ranging from COVID-19 symptoms to look for to proper handwashing techniques.
- GPO’s GovInfo now includes a web page that offers legislative, Presidential, and regulatory documents on COVID-19.
- FDLP LibGuides is featuring the Hot Topic: Coronavirus, which includes several Guides on the topic created by the FDLP community and GPO.
- What to Do If You Are Sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Spanish, Chinese
- What You Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Spanish, Chinese
- CDC Protects and Prepares Communities
- Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23-27, 2020
- MedlinePlus information on the Coronavirus
- Resources from the National Institutes of Health on the Coronavirus
- Clinical trials for the Coronavirus
- Information on Coronavirus for pregnant women and children
- U.S. Department of State information for Travelers
- Food & Drug Administration on COVID-19
- Environmental Protection Agency on COVID-19
- Department of Agriculture on COVID-19
- Coronavirus Scams from the Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission: small businesses: where to go for financial relief information
- Department of Defense Response to the Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Tax Relief from the Internal Revenue Service
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact to the Transportation Security Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
- U.S. Government Publishing Office on COVID-19
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications resources on COVID-19 and Coronavirus
- Congressional Research Service Reports on COVID-19 from the CRS website
- COVID-19 Pandemic Timeline (from the FRASER team at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). This timeline provides details for key events in the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in the United States. The timeline, which focuses on economic and financial impact and policy responses, is updated regularly with supporting documents and links.
- Historical primary and secondary source resources from the economic, finance, and banking collections of FRASER
- Preliminary economic research regarding the impacts of COVID19 from FRASER
- Department of Labor: information related to employment rights
- U.S. Small Business Administration: small business guidance and loan resources
- NIST Resources Aid Searches of Coronavirus Dataset
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (World Health Organization)
- COVID-19 Facts, FAQs (CDC)
- How to Talk to Your Children About the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Massachusetts General Hospital)
- How to Keep Your Child Safe Online While Stuck at Home During the COVID-19 Outbreak (UNICEF)
- Telework Security Basics (NIST)
- Standards Relating to COVID-19 (DOL)
- U.S. Government COVID-19 Resources En Espanol (National Library of Medicine)
- General unemployment assistance (usa.gov)