OPAL Responses to COVID-19
Current status of OPAL Institutions and Libraries in Response to COVID-19:
- OPAL libraries have begun to accept deliveries and for the most part resume lending/requesting through OhioLINK. Some institutions are limiting pick up locally - consult the PCIRC spreadsheet below for current status information.
- Current list of PCIRC pickup and Pickup Anywhere locations.
- OhioLINK also has a shared spreadsheet to communicate local service information such as status of book drops on campus, plans to clear or eliminate fines during the Covid-19 pandemic, local and ILL print lending and article scanning status, and backup PCIRC contact information.
- Please update your institution's current status and circulation information for OPAL (initially compiled by Gina Maida of Mount Union).
- REALM Project 1 Test ResultsAs part of the REALM Project’s Phase 1 research, Battelle has conducted a natural attenuation study to provide information on how long some commonly circulated library materials would need to be quarantined prior to being returned to public circulation.
- REALM Project Test 2 ResultsOCLC reports significant outcomes from the REALM Project Test 2, in partnership with IMLS and Battelle that support the commonly established practice of a 3-day quarantine on library materials.
- REALM Project Test 3 ResultsThe materials in Test 3 included storage bags (flexible plastic), storage containers (rigid plastic), DVD (polycarbonate), talking book/USB cassette (ABS), plexiglass (acrylic).
- REALM Project Test 4 ResultsThe results of Test 4 highlight the effect of stacking and its ability to prolong the survivability of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
- REALM Project 5 Test ResultsThis test covered four fabrics and leather to determine how long the infectious virus may survive on materials common to archives, libraries, and museums.