During the Covid-19 pandemic, the library intranet is being leveraged to serve librarians over a four-state system as a multi-functional dashboard. This presentation will discuss how the intranet, built on the LibGuides platform, provides access to reference tools used in library technical services processes such as in-house guides for cataloging eBooks and weeding of older print titles. The presentation will also discuss how the intranet is used to facilitate communication with both peers and student employees through connection to meeting software, and to monitor the progress that student employees make on assigned remote projects. The presentation will also discuss how the intranet connects librarians with various collection development tools to aid in library collection building. Finally, the presentation will discuss how the intranet serves as a professional development tool for librarians across the four-state system by providing access to selected collections of eBooks, full-text journals and professional webinar recordings.
Joseph Dudley