We have not been quarantining new shipments of books. We thought about it at the beginning of the pandemic, but then we decided that the shipments have been on the way for several days, anyway. We were wiping down the outside of the boxes with a sanitizing wipe in case a delivery person had the virus, but we quickly abandoned that practice, too.
Linda Pye
Head of Technical Services
Assistant Professor
The Al Harris Library
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
O: 580-774-7021
Email: linda.pye_at_swosu.edu
From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org <acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> On Behalf Of Christine Fischer
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2021 11:00 AM
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://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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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://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/>)
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