SUNY Libraries COVID-19 Planning and Information

Remote work ideas for all staff:

• Alma training refreshers/cross-training: https://slcny.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://slcny.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://slcny.libanswers.com/faq/292508
• Multi-library collaboratively created list https://tinyurl.com/remotecatmetad

Electronic Resources 

• Troubleshooting https://slcny.libguides.com/training-eresources/troubleshooting
• Testing https://slcny.libguides.com/training-eresources/test_access

Resource Sharing

• Clean Up Borrowing and Lending Request Lists: https://slcny.libanswers.com/faq/293417

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