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SUNY Libraries COVID-19 Planning and Information

List of potential remote work activities

Remote work ideas for all staff:

  • Alma training refreshers/cross-training: https://sunyolis.libguides.com/lsptraining
  • Review collection development reports
  • Review for replacement: high circulation reserves
  • Diversity training free resources: https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-free-online-classes-for-managers-diversity-inclusion
  • Review Student Worker Training Practices
  • Review policies
  • Office 365 Training: https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-center
  • MS Teams Training: https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/teams-training/site
  • Review and organize email
  • Student Worker Reviews
  • Free Webinars and Trainings for Academic Library Workers (COVID-19)
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jJt1qoNqe_XteGFvzK2vq_fzutTAP8XCjESH8pHmFxE/mobilebasic
  • Free Access to Recorded LYRASIS training sessions through May 31, 2020
  • https://lyrasis.ensemblevideo.com/LYRASISLearningFree

Remote Work ideas for Professional/Faculty:

 

Professional Development

  • ACRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR-o547Q9kKBj5Ew9RhdFnA
  • Free Great Courses Videos to develop subject expertise: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3EDD8D756C75A052
  • Online Professional Development from ER&L https://www.electroniclibrarian.org/online-professional-development-from-erl/

 

Collection Development

  • Review ILL reports for highest borrowed subject areas, most loaned items, etc.
  • Review local collection for deselecting/weeding -year/subject liaison
  • Make purchase selections
  • Reach out to faculty in liaison/subject areas


Cataloging / Metadata

  • Migration cleanup: Linking Institution Zone (IZ) Bib Records to the Network Zone (NZ) while working from home https://sunyolis.libanswers.com/faq/291093
    • Contact the NZ Coordinator prior to starting this clean-up project
  • Migration cleanup: unlinking Course Reserves from the Network Zone (NZ) https://sunyolis.libanswers.com/faq/292508
  • Multi-library collaboratively created list https://tinyurl.com/remotecatmetad

 

Electronic Resources 

 

Resource Sharing


Reference & Instruction

  • Review reference questions, create FAQs
  • Analyze reference statistics for improvements to service or availability
  • Springshare Projects: https://blog.springshare.com/2020/04/
  • Springshare Trainings: https://calendar.springshare.com/calendar/training/?cid=8314&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=8314
  • Update lesson plans


Archives

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/16ubmmTtJ7oCjbUFI_75fqG9J62pul9dg_RCd4au4tMw/edit?pli=1#heading=h.mbs65hitovr4

 

Tasks that are often low priorities:

  • Update LibGuides
  • Develop marketing ideas
  • Thank you notes
  • Update Portfolios/Annual Reports