2022 Fall DLC: Long-term Impact of COVID-19 Working Group: Initial Findings
Speakers
- Aimée C. Quinn, Assistant Librarian, Northern Arizona University, Yuma
- Cynthia Etkin, Sr. Program Planning Specialist (Librarian), Office of the Superintendent of Documents, GPO
- Lisa Pritchard, DLC Chair, Director of Library Services and Coordinator of Government Documents, Jefferson College Library
- Rick Mikulski, Instruction & Research Librarian, College of William & Mary
Description
This working group was established by GPO Director Hugh N. Halpern in June 2021 to “examine the practices, policies, and procedures enacted by FDLs since March 2020 as they adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.” Join working group members as they present initial findings of their ongoing data collection and analysis project. Using data from the 2021 Biennial Survey of Federal Depository Libraries, they seek to determine how FDLs adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically through the adoption and repeal of new policies and practices relating to:
- Public access
- Staffing
- Collection maintenance
- FDLP item selections
- Educational services
- Reference services
- Outreach services
- Processing