'20/20' is meant to indicate "normal" vision, but this is a '2020' that we never saw coming.
Be that as it may, it's great to be with you again, Lib Lifers; may this post find you well.
Up to this point, 2020 had been a time of important adjustments, with the University starting its school year in August, to classes now being held online. While change isn't always easy, there are times when it leads to something better.
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| Closed for now. |
At Your Service
A library doesn't feel whole without its students, but safety comes first. At current community quarantine levels, the JRU libraries remain closed to users, but this doesn't mean that you can't borrow books anymore. We are presently encouraging the use of our electronic resources, but if you simply must get your hands on some needed titles, then your wish is our command.
Online is the Key
Start by searching up to three books
through our OPAC. Send an email to library@jru.edu to have our staff set these
aside, and you’ll be informed if they are ready for pick up at the lobby. You
may claim the books personally, via proxy, or through courier service (at the borrower’s
expense).
A good benefit from borrowing books
at this time is that you get to keep them for up to one (1) month. If there’s
ever a good time to borrow that novel you’ve had your eye on, now is the
perfect opportunity.
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| Novels: we've got you covered. |
Books may be returned the same way
through the lobby. Please let us know via email when to expect them, so that we
may have them retrieved. Overdue fees are still in effect, so be mindful of due
dates.
The
New Normal
A peek inside the Main Library will reveal a closed shelf
system. Access to the shelves is restricted to the staff, and once conditions
improve and the library opens its doors again, the books that you want to
borrow shall be fetched for you.
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| We'll take it from here. |
Printed books and fiction books may
still be borrowed for a month, so don’t be afraid to grab that thick paperback
for reading; you’ve held back long enough.
Non-print resources such as Compact
Discs may now be borrowed for two weeks, while the lending period for mobile
resources like laptops remains the same for students.
Social
distancing
protocols mean some differences will be felt in other services such as use of
the Learning Commons: only four (4)
people will be allowed inside the room instead of ten. Similarly, the Computer Workstations will only be accommodating
50% of its total capacity.
2020 may have momentarily left us in
the dark, but it has never truly blinded us. The changes it has influenced only
show that we are capable of adapting.
The end of the road is not quite
there yet, but as long as we carry on, there will always be a light at the end
of the tunnel.
Stay safe and productive, Lib Lifers!
