Barbara – We are in the midst of sorting this out as well, as all students who can leave campus are leaving as we speak (for the remainder of the academic year).

I am hoping that we will be able to purchase ebook titles for which we have the print IF an ebook is available, but we have to establish a mechanism for students to alert us about specific titles. (We are fully non-circulating here in the art library at Princeton.) I have already considered doing more of this, if I can, as we are getting ready to move to a temporary space for several years while a new art museum is built next door to our current space.

Yes, we are already moving towards online instruction and teaching, and will be doing this and some librarians have been doing this (although I haven’t personally). The library (and University and others) are proactively sharing tips on library instruction from those who do it more regularly. One colleague has set up an online meeting next week to hear from a distance learning librarian at Penn State about conducting library instruction online. I’ve also seen some discussions about online teaching and learning lately online (Twitter, etc.), now that so many of us are having to move to this all of a sudden. One art history prof. who teaches online shared her site--see informational sheet--on the CAAH@ list.

We already scan chapters and articles via our Article Express service, but haven’t explicitly marketed this service to undergraduates in the humanities in the past (they weren’t previously eligible for it). I believe our Scholarly Communication librarian mentioned in a meeting yesterday that she may have had discussions with University Counsel or peers at other institutions about alleviating some restrictions so that we can provide more content than we typically would (but I don’t yet have specifics).

We won’t be mailing anything b/c we’re non-circ. Not sure if this is on the table for other libraries at Princeton. We are part of the Borrow Direct network, and that group is in talks now to determine how/to what extent the service will continue and by whom during the next weeks/months.

Yes, good idea about adding more records, if we can get catalogers to do so and they are at work. I believe the Met may have MARC records available. I did begin compiling a list of full-text resources on one of my LibGuides awhile back https://libguides.princeton.edu/artarchhistarch/ebooks , because there has been some resistance here/inability to have catalogers create records for LOTS of individual titles available at different sites.

Let’s definitely continue these discussions! Best, Rebecca Friedman, Marquand Library, Princeton Univ.

From: ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Barbara Prior
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 1:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Coronavirus Closings: How are Art libraries supporting remote learning?

Hello everyone,

At Oberlin we are preparing to offer classes remotely in case the Coronavirus (COVID-19) makes it necessary. Our libraries plan to close to the public although library permanent staff would continue to come in and work.

My library supports studio art and art history. Since ebooks are a relatively small percentage of art books I'm wondering what mechanisms other art libraries are setting up, or even just considering, to get needed materials to students enrolled in classes but not living on campus.

To get the ball rolling, here are a few ideas I've come up with.

FYI, none of these are actual plans, we are still in the very preliminary stages.

1. Conduct reference appointments via Zoom

TBD: Instructing students how to use Zoom

2. Create a service to scan and email requests for specific book chapters and articles.

TBD: How this would work with current ILL regulations?

3. Check out books to a student and then mail it to them.

TBD: Postage costs; Tracking; Handling multiple requests for the same material

4. Facilitate title and subject access to museum publications that are available for free downloading (for example: the Met in NYC).

TBD: If it's reasonable to attempt this by updating / creating catalog records. If not, then how else could this be done?

5. Offer library instruction via Zoom?

Barbara Prior, Head

Clarence Ward Art Library

Venturi Art Building, 83 North Main Street

Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio 44074

[log in to unmask]

440-775-5144

she/her

Office hours / Research Appointments

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~