Item
REALM Project
Title (Dublin Core)
REALM Project
Description (Dublin Core)
The Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) main website where one can access all of the reports, digital materials, results, and resources of the REALM project
From their website:
"As libraries and museums around the country begin to resume operations and reopen facilities to the public, there is need for clear information to support the handling of core museum, library, and archival materials.
OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle are conducting research on how long the COVID-19 virus survives on materials that are prevalent in libraries, archives, and museums. The project will draw upon the research to produce authoritative, science-based information on how—or if— materials can be handled to mitigate exposure to staff and visitors.
To achieve these goals, the REALM project will:
- Collect, review, and summarize authoritative research that applies to materials commonly found in the collections and facilities of archives, libraries, and museums
- Ongoing consultation and engagement with a project steering committee, working groups, and other subject matter experts from archives, libraries, and museums
- Laboratory testing of how COVID-19 interacts with a selection of materials commonly found in archives, libraries, and museums; and identifying methods of handling and remediation
- Synthesize the above inputs into toolkit resources that support reopening and operational considerations
- Share project information and toolkit resources through the project website and amplified by member associations and support organizations that serve archives, libraries, and/or museums."
From their website:
"As libraries and museums around the country begin to resume operations and reopen facilities to the public, there is need for clear information to support the handling of core museum, library, and archival materials.
OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle are conducting research on how long the COVID-19 virus survives on materials that are prevalent in libraries, archives, and museums. The project will draw upon the research to produce authoritative, science-based information on how—or if— materials can be handled to mitigate exposure to staff and visitors.
To achieve these goals, the REALM project will:
- Collect, review, and summarize authoritative research that applies to materials commonly found in the collections and facilities of archives, libraries, and museums
- Ongoing consultation and engagement with a project steering committee, working groups, and other subject matter experts from archives, libraries, and museums
- Laboratory testing of how COVID-19 interacts with a selection of materials commonly found in archives, libraries, and museums; and identifying methods of handling and remediation
- Synthesize the above inputs into toolkit resources that support reopening and operational considerations
- Share project information and toolkit resources through the project website and amplified by member associations and support organizations that serve archives, libraries, and/or museums."
REALM, libraries, museums, re-opening, archives, scientific study, material quarantine, scientific publications, COVID publications
Date (Dublin Core)
April 1, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
OCLC
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Harlee Rozell
Type (Dublin Core)
Scientific Study
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Hyperlink
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
WebJunction
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
NGOs (non-profits)
English
Museums & Libraries
English
Social Distance
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
REALM
library
museum
re-opening
archive
scientific study
material quarantine
scientific publication
COVID publication
Collection (Dublin Core)
en
Survivor Stories
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
07/27/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
08/09/2020
09/30/2020
Item sets
This item was submitted on July 27, 2020 by Harlee Rozell using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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