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Minitex to stop quarantining outgoing materials

by Gerri Moeller
Beginning Monday, November 30, items leaving the Minitex office will no longer be held for three days before delivery. We will continue to mark all tubs with the date that they were packed, allowing individual libraries to make their own decisions about how long to quarantine these materials before handling.
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Appeal to lenders: Extending due dates

by Philip Sites
We are currently experiencing slower turnaround times due to Covid-19 impacts and are appealing to lenders to extend due dates.
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Resource Sharing service update!

by Carol Nelson
Several Minitex libraries, including the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will resume processing requests for loans during the week of August 10, 2020.
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Statewide Delivery and Resource Sharing Meeting Aug 5

by Gerri Moeller
The Minitex Delivery and Resource Sharing Units will be hosting a statewide conversation on the state of Minitex Delivery and Resource Sharing on Wednesday, Aug 5 at 11 AM. Minitex staff will discuss the process of restarting the statewide delivery service and some of the challenges we’ve faced in the process. We will also share an update on the status of MNLINK and referrals, as well as an approximate timeline for filling requests from the University of Minnesota collections. The rest of the meeting will be Q&A.
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Study finds no coronavirus on library materials after 72 hours

by Zach Miller

A study conducted by Batelle found no SARS-CoV-2 virus (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) on library materials after 72 hours. The study was an initiative of the REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) project led by OCLC, the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Batelle. The project's goal is to provide science-based information to libraries and museums as they consider reopening amid the pandemic.

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