This is what we are doing as well. Three days for returns from patrons, no quarantine for new materials in acquisitions.
Jennifer Williams
Acquisitions & Collection Development Librarian
Assistant Librarian, Kares Library
300 North Beaty Street
Athens, Alabama 35611
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I think here at Wichita State University circulation is quarantining returned materials (3 days) but acquisitions is not. Current recommendations are wash your hands and don’t worry about surfaces in relation to COVID. The particles do not live long on surfaces but you do have to take into account the comfort level of your staff.
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Wichita State University Libraries
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My mantra has been from the very beginning that there are no documented cases of COVID from touching anything. Not one single case. The REALM Project has nothing to do with actually catching the virus - just because a virus lives on a book for a certain period of time, does not mean that virus is going to somehow make it from that exact area on the book, under your mask and into your nose. Again, there are no documented cases of covid due to touching anything. Wash your hands.
In my Acq depart, we are not quarantining anything and haven't been since we went back to the office in Aug. the mail and boxes come in, I unpack them and stage them and everyone works on the material as usual.
We are located off site. The main library is quarantining returned books and supplies at a certain level - but I have no input into that decision.
Stacey
Stacey Marien
Acquisitions Librarian
American University
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Library Technical Services
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On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 12:33 PM Christine Fischer <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet_at_lists.ala.org>> wrote:
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://www.oclc.org/realm/home.html> 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
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