[Eril-l] Core webinar:To Open or Not Open: Academic Library Building Management and Decision-making During a Pandemic

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

*Cross posted to multiple lists*



*Core webinar: To Open or Not Open: Academic Library Building Management
and *
Decision-making During a Pandemic


Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description: Closing, opening, and/or reopening academic libraries during a
pandemic requires library decision-makers to take on new roles, learn new
things, and apply new knowledge to decision making for their facilities and
employees. These decision-makers find themselves in need of real-time
information — not only about their own institution’s practices, but also
how other libraries are responding. Some are thrust into leadership
positions on their own campuses. Others struggle for guidance.

This webinar will present strategies used on several campuses during
COVID-19 to manage risk in the face of uncertainty – on campuses that have
reopened their libraries. The presenters will discuss the resources
referenced, experts engaged, processes undertaken both external and
internal to the library to support the decision to reopen, preparations to
reopen and staying open. The architect on the panel will also explain
COVID-19 planning and design strategies for campus learning environments,
including campus-specific variables that may impact strategies as well as
how these planning strategies may be applied to library environments. This
academic library-specific discussion is meant to help participants in their
own planning, synthesizing generalized information that is out there, and
making it applicable to libraries, considering space, building systems,
health protocols, custodial support, security, staff and student employee
safety and other topics. The webinar isn’t intended as best practices, more
of a guide to decision-making and planning, combined with some lessons
learned and a primer for the future.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to apply case studies,
information, and advice from academic library decision-makers and planners
to current and future decision-making at their own institutions during
COVID-19 and similar situations.

Who should attend?

Academic librarians, academic library facilities personnel and academic
library decision-makers

Moderator: Sharon Murphy

Presenters:

Luke Voiland is a principal at Shepley Bulfinch, leading higher education
and library design projects including the award-winning Ringling College
Alfred R. Goldstein Library and several revitalizations of mid-century
modern buildings. Luke is the lead architect for the on-goingg Emerson
College COVID-19 space planning efforts. A member of the Board of
Directors, Luke has led many important initiatives for the firm, including
the Summer Design Fellow program.

Jennie Gerke is the Associate Dean for Success and Engagement Strategies in
the University Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder where she
manages the services of Norlin Library and the three branch libraries. Her
research interests are on mentoring and library leadership. Her research
focuses on how users of libraries and their spaces interact, as well as
mentoring and library leadership. Jennie chaired the restart group in
Norlin and coordinated implementation of the reopening of contactless
pickup, transformation of library spaces into classrooms, and reopening of
study spaces.

Amy Kirkland is an architect and planner for the University of Colorado
Boulder, where she has served as a liaison between the Library and the
Facilities Management Division. As a licensed architect, Amy brings design
and construction knowledge to the early planning phases of projects. Since
2014, Amy has been instrumental in the development of planning studies,
program plans, and overseeing the initial design phases of capital projects
for a variety of campus constituents.

Steven Escar Smith is professor and dean of libraries at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville. He also currently serves as special assistant to the
chancellor for the COVID-19 response. In the spring of 2020, he co-chaired
the Re-imagine Fall Task Force, which made campus-level recommendations for
the resumption of classes, research, and other activities.

Rebecca A. Richardson, Assistant Dean, Libraries and School of Information
Studies, Purdue University

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Registration Fees:  Core Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

http://www.ala.org/core/open-or-not-open-academic-library-building-management-and-decision-making-during-pandemic

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact
freuland at ala.org

Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.
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