Hi Christine, Out of an abundance of caution, the Duke University Libraries puts all materials that come into library locations (whether from patron returns or incoming freight) into a 48 hour quarantine before further handling the material. Virginia Virginia Martin she/her/hers Associate Librarian Head, Continuing Resource Acquisitions Department<https://library.duke.edu/about/directory/dept/continuing-resource-acquisitions> Duke University Libraries<https://library.duke.edu/about/directory/dept/continuing-resource-acquisitions> From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org <acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> On Behalf Of Christine Fischer Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:00 PM To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org Subject: [ALCTS-acqnet] Quarantining incoming shipments Hello. How long are you placing shipping boxes and envelopes in quarantine before your acquisitions staff unload the materials to begin the receiving/invoicing process? Do you also quarantine them once unboxed? I know that the REALM Project<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.oclc.org/realm/home.html__;!!OToaGQ!4a9xvfakYivGhVsB99Gvmq5lshYFKNpobnOpThAnU8PXO-S98VyT9plEa53PQqldAQ6g$> is offering data, but I would like a practical recommendation that seems to be working in libraries. We have staff who are very concerned about the possibility of infection from COVID-19. Thanks so much. Christine -- Christine Fischer Head of Technical Services University Libraries, UNC Greensboro P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro NC 27402-6170 Pronouns: she/her/hers Email: cmfische_at_uncg.edu<mailto:cmfische_at_uncg.edu> Phone: 336.256.1193 I acknowledge that UNC Greensboro is located on the traditional lands of the Keyauwee and Saura Nations. (Why are land acknowledgments important?<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/__;!!OToaGQ!4a9xvfakYivGhVsB99Gvmq5lshYFKNpobnOpThAnU8PXO-S98VyT9plEa53PQuZbZMuH$>) [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1fEe3NbAFe9FnDGjWFjZGUKEglkDas05a&revid=0B5au_n5eqAJ1S1c0ZlBhQ3g1UENGbDJVeS9BNkZWTkRyRjR3PQ] [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1X1vv2P7tQspT5tRnxY5UyoXi6wJX0FNu&revid=0B9ZQzkfiD4Nsbnh4UFJhUEw3Smt5OWl1WlROaHFGNmxRSEVZPQ]Received on Tue Mar 02 2021 - 13:39:22 EST