Using Technology to Create Safe Study Spaces during COVID-19
- Conference Year
- Online Northwest 2021
- Session
- 2
- Type
- Breakout Session
- Presenters
- Lucinda Amerman, Oregon State University
- Margaret A. Mellinger, Oregon State University
- Abstract
One of the challenges Oregon State University Libraries staff faced when the university decided to re-open the Corvallis campus was determining how to resume services in the Valley Library building in the safest and healthiest way possible. A big question was how to control building access while keeping patrons and staff safe. The answer was opening “by appointment only” with LibCal Seats as our reservation system. In this presentation, we’ll talk about the challenges and the successes of quickly adopting technology that supports both public health and library user needs.
- Learning Outcomes
Attendees will learn
- How LibCal Seats is set up by staff and accessed by users.
- What short-term and long-term training staff needs to implement Seats quickly.
- How technology combines with reconfigured spaces and service models to encourage library users adhering to pandemic guidelines.
- How LibCal data supports monitoring occupancy, cleaning protocols and adjusting policy.
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