Abstract

The COVID pandemic has affected all aspects of life including academic libraries. While many are now open, services have changed to accommodate social distancing such as limiting guests to those within the university community and requiring face coverings for those who enter and study. To determine a library’s COVID policy, users may examine the library website, but is this information easy to find? In a study of library websites from 132 "R2" academic libraries, it was found that most libraries displayed COVID-related services and hours directly on the library’s webpage or one click away. Opening status and hours were readily displayed on library webpages, however, user populations accepted in the library and face covering requirements were not as easily discovered. During this time of uncertainty, it behooves libraries to make their COVID policies clear on their websites.

摘要

COVID大流行影响了生活的方方面面，包括大学图书馆。尽管现在开放了许多服务，但服务已进行了更改以适应社会疏远，例如将客人限制在大学社区内，并要求进入和学习的人员遮盖面部。为了确定图书馆的COVID策略，用户可以检查图书馆的网站，但是此信息容易找到吗？在对来自132个“ R2”大学图书馆的图书馆网站的研究中，发现大多数图书馆直接在图书馆的网页上或单击一下即可显示与COVID相关的服务和时间。图书馆的网页上随时可以显示开放状态和开放时间，但是，图书馆中容易接受的用户群体和面部遮盖要求却很难被发现。在这个不确定的时期，