[Libs-Or] The Oregon Reference Summit presents…Remote Access for Special Collections on April 28!

[Lori Moore]

Oregon Reference Summit Presents 2022

Join us for the first of several bi-monthly programs over 2022

Thursday, April 28

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Remote Access for Special Collections: Going Virtual in a Material World

Allee Monheim, Cali Vance, Claire Cannell of the University of Washington
Special Collections

In September of 2021, University of Washington Libraries Special
Collections launched our first-ever remote research service: the Virtual
Reading Room (VRR), a 55-minute Zoom appointment where a user consults
material while a staff member operates a document camera and handles
material. Originally launched as a pilot project intended to last through
Fall Quarter to overcome pandemic related closures and uncertainties, the
service’s popularity far surpassed our expectations. We were (and continue
to be) almost fully booked every week, even after we reopened for in-person
research. By the end of Fall Quarter, over 75% of our available
appointments had been booked, and it became clear that this service was
providing access to those who were far outside our normal user pool.

This session will go over how we launched the VRR, including technical and
logistical considerations you’ll want to take into account when deciding to
launch your own service. We’ll also share our own reflections on the
service, as well as survey data that we’ve collected from our users about
their own experiences.

Registration:

Click here to register
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczoORCpGg_mSyWfz18L2M9yMzFpu_0NTnBc4hu_RRWcM7YqA/viewform?usp=sf_link>

For more information visit our website
<https://sites.google.com/olaweb.org/oregon-reference-summit/>
tinyurl.com/OrRS2020

For questions contact:

Lori Moore - lorim at multco.us

Mark Peterson - mark.peterson at mhcc.edu



*Lori Moore*
*Workforce Development Librarian*
Multnomah County Library
My schedule: Sunday - Thursday
971-271-1722
multcolib.org <http://www.multcolib.org>
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