Journalism Library Fall 2020 Covid Guidelines

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We are making preparations to open on August 24. While these plans may change, we are currently planning on the following:

• The Journalism Library will be open Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm; Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and closed Saturday and Sunday. The Journalism Library may close 20 minutes early to disinfect tables and chairs for the next day.
• Face Coverings Required at all times. Hand sanitizer, wipes and extra masks are available if you do not have your own.
• One Person per Table.  We’ve set up the seating to maintain 6′ social distancing. Please don’t move the chairs around (seriously, don’t even think about it…). We’ll have wipes and disinfectant near the entrance for you to wipe down your areas.
• Quiet Study We try to maintain a quiet environment in the library. While the library is staffed, we will be propping the doors open (one less thing for everyone to touch) — so it may be a little noisier in the library than usual.
• Group study rooms will be limited to a maximum of two people per group.  Face coverings and social distancing are required.
• The Journalism Library Conference/Classroom (RJI 102a)  is closed and will be used for storing extra furniture removed to accommodate social distancing.
• Laptops will not be checked out this semester.  Adapters and most equipment will still be available for checkout.
• The number of desktop computers have been reduced to accommodate social distancing.  Please use your laptops to print via DOIT’s Print anywhere software. 
• Library Staff will be happy to help you with research via email or zoom.  Contact Dorothy Carner at carnerd@missouri.edu or Sue Schuermann at schuermanns@missouri.edu to ask for help.  Our circulation desk will be staffed behind sneeze guards to check out books or equipment.

Curbside Pickup Available The University Libraries are currently offering curbside pickup of library materials! Email us at jlib@missouri.edu to arrange for pickup. How does curbside pickup work? Request what you need via the MERLIN catalog and choose MU Journalism Library pickup as your pickup location. You can also send an email to us at jlib@missouri.edu with your request to get things started. We’ll pull the books for you and email you when they’re ready. You can request items from Journalism Library or any partner library (other campus libraries; other MERLIN and MOBIUS libraries; really, any library that is up and running!) Please note: it takes several additional days for books from other campus libraries to get to us. You can also use Ellis Library’s curbside service directly (e.g., if you need several items from Ellis Library, it would likely be faster to pick them up there) The Journalism Library is here for you! While we are closed to patrons until August 24th, we’re still here for you! We are increasing our on-site work time in order to prepare for the Fall semester and to scan the items you need. Need an article from our print collection? Make a request through FindIt@MU or email us at jlib@missouri.edu Need a book chapter for your students? Email us at jlib@missouri.edu Ways to contact us:

• Email jlib@missouri.edu
• Call 573-882-7502
• Set up a Zoom meeting with Dorothy or Sue

And, of course, our electronic resources are already online through the Journalism Library website. How to access our online resources:

• Use the links on the Journalism Library home page or from any Libraries page. These links have all been “proxied,” so when you hit a subscribed resource, you’ll be asked to log-in with your SSO.
• Use the Journal Finder to get to specific journal titles. The Journal Finder will let you know which years are available electronically.
• We have a ton of ebooks!
• Set your Google Scholar settings to show the FindIt@MU link for easy off-campus access to journal articles
• Use VPN
• More information on Off-campus Access to Library Resources
• Note: many libraries around the country are still closed or have very limited access to their print collections. You may experience delays with requests from other libraries.

Have something checked out from the Libraries?

• Renew your items online or hang on to them for later return. The Libraries are suspending any billing and fines for overdue materials at this time.
• If you need to return items please contact jlib@missouri.edu to set up a drop-off point.  We do not want books returned in our book drop.

Other MU Library reopening plans