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Best International Poster Presentations: Connectedness @ The Alex, Anne Burnett, Rachel S. Evans

Presentations

The mission was to determine effective combination of apps to support both the workflows and the social connectedness of a collegial staff forced to pivot to working from home with one week’s notice.

The University of Georgia’s Alexander Campbell King Law Library has a staff of around 25 with a strong culture of face-to-face communication, collegiality and socialization. Our work is often team-driven, and small groups walk to nearby coffee shops nearly daily for informal meetings and camaraderie. When we transitioned rapidly to a work-from-home environment in mid-March, the library’s leadership was concerned not only that every staff member would …

Taking The Office Home: Telework With Trello & Slack, Rachel S. Evans

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

Amidst the anxiety, fear and overwhelm we are all feeling, many of us across the country have been scrambling to figure out teleworking for our libraries while setting up physical spaces at home. Evans outlines the solutions UGA Law Library deployed as they transitioned during a time of rapid change.

Georgia Librarians Working From Home During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Rachel S. Evans, Stephanie Bennett, Maxine Hines Chriszt, Jolene Cole, Marie Day, Chelsee Dickson, Karen Doster-Greenleaf, Susan Foster, Sarah Grace Glover, Kristy Greene, Karen J. Harris, Gail Morton, Scott Pieper, Shannon Plummer, Judy Reardon, Sala Shierling, Gail A. Spears, Stephanie Summers, Gina Viarruel, Virginia Feher

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

In Mid-March of 2020, libraries across the United States began closing in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, sending employees home. To document this period in time, Georgia library employees contributed short essays on their experiences with working from home, including how they continued to provide library services and resources to their users.