Russell Michalak
Director & Assistant Professor (Hirons Library, Archives, & Learning Center)
Goldey-Beacom College
Monica Rysavy
Director of Course Operations
Forte Labs
This presentation will share the results of a college’s analysis of their stakeholders’ usage of the library’s services and collections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The time period covered (March 2020-through the end of April 2021) includes several different operational models, from completely closed (with all services available only remotely online), to reduced staffing and hours with safety restrictions in place including no book check-outs (the stacks were closed), to the current model of reopened stacks with reduced staffing hours and social distancing restrictions.