I have received several very helpful replies. I am happy to summarize
general thoughts for these lists and will post the summary early next week.
Thanks to all who have responded! Any other responses are welcome.
Laura
*Laura Turner*
*Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery*
Helen K. and James S. Copley Library / University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) 260-2365 | lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu
On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 9:04 AM Laura Turner <lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu>
wrote:
> ***APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS***
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Our university is *planning* on re-opening campus later this August in a
> hybrid environment - a limited number of students will live on campus,
> others nearby, and still others will participate remotely, largely by their
> choice. We are still closed awaiting direction from our county/CDC on
> re-opening. We began limited curbside service for faculty early on, and we
> are planning curbside service for students if/when we re-open. This
> service clearly will not reach our remote students. Though we try to
> replicate a print title or DVD in online format whenever possible for
> student requests, we can't always secure an online version.
>
> Have any of you in academic libraries begun or plan to begin a service to
> mail physical items to students who are remote to your campus? If you
> have, can I reach out to you to talk about your plans - how you will manage
> the process with labor and costs of shipping, your expectations for the
> return of materials, any materials that you will not be able to ship, etc.?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Laura
>
> *Laura Turner*
> *Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery*
> Helen K. and James S. Copley Library / University of San Diego
> 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
> Phone: (619) 260-2365 | lauraturner_at_sandiego.edu
>
Received on Fri Jul 24 2020 - 16:09:33 EDT