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1 | Timestamp | City | State (postal code) | Policy (e.g., classes online only for x weeks, etc.) | Is there a university policy available online? | Is the library open? | Have you reduced hours or taken other measures? | Are staff required to report to campus? | If staff are permitted to work remotely, is there a remote work policy you can link to? | What core services is your library offering during period of remote teaching/learning/working? | Links to any library guides/websites about remote access/services | Fall 2020 Hours (includes 24/7 info) | Fall 2020 Course Reserves (Y/N) | Fall 2020 Study Rooms | Fall 2020 Reopening (e.g., hybrid, online only, dates) | Fall 2020 Printing | What resources is your school using to provide remote instruction (e.g., Zoom, WebEx, etc.) | Spring 2020 Grading changes? (i.e. pass/fail or other grading options established for this semester) | Summer classes online? | Graduation I = in-person R = remote via Zoom, Skype, etc. C = cancelled P = postponed | Plans for reopening (please provide links to websites or document you can share). | Quarantine for Books (Days) | Anything else to share? | |||||
2 | Albany Law School | Albany | NY | Online classes for the remainer of the semester (starting March 23 - after an extended Spring Break) | https://www.albanylaw.edu/coronavirus | Closes March 21, 2020 at 5:00 om | All working at home | https://www.albanylaw.edu/coronavirus | Zoom, Canvas, TWEN | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3/11/2020 11:35:10 | American University | Washington | DC | All classes will all be held online until the end of the semester. | https://www.american.edu/president/announcements/march-12-2020.cfm | No | As of 10 pm, March 16 we will physically close. We are having remote reference and will do our best with ILL services delivered digitally. | No | . | http://wcl.american.libguides.com/c.php?g=1017076&p=7367786 | 24/7 will no longer be available, hours to be “shortened” 8-12, 1 hr close for clean, 1-5, 1 hour close for cleaning, 6-10. | Zoom, and MediaSite | Mandatory P/F | Yes | Remote via Zoom Planning to reopen in a hybrid model | Each library department is working on contingency plans to work from home. | |||||||||||
4 | Appalachian School of Law | Grundy | VA | Currently still open | http://www.asl.edu/deans-note-coronavirus/ | Yes | Not at this time | Yes | information as of 3/12/20 at 11:30am | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3/11/2020 12:06:16 | Arizona State | Phoenix | AZ | online the rest of the semester and summer | No | Everything is remote | No - we are not allowed on campus | All traditional services are being offered remotely. | https://libguides.law.asu.edu/remoteaccess | Zoom | Optional P/F | Yes | There will be a remote graduation in May, with an in-person graduation schedued for August | The University has announced that we will reopen in the Fall. I don't know yet what that will look like | |||||||||||||
6 | 3/15/2020 14:18:48 | Ave Maria School of Law | Naples | FL | classes online only indefinitely | https://www.avemarialaw.edu/important-health-information/ | No | all in-person classes on campus will be suspended beginning Monday, March 16, 2020. Online classes will commence Wednesday, March 18, 2020. There will be no class on Monday, March 16, 2020 and Tuesday March 17, 2020 in order to prepare for the online class instruction. These two classes will be made-up on Holy Thursday (April 9, 2020) and Easter Monday (April 13, 2020). The staff will work with the faculty and students in order to make the transition to online classes as seamless as possible. | Yes | Continuity support, trainings, troubleshooting, adjusting and improving systems. Research & Reference, Teaching online and training the trainers. | https://www.avemarialaw.edu/important-health-information/?fbclid=IwAR0RGOCBreDqY-0ZMYiBqhP8UUlS03ecbXtQsEv_nKpNoG1ZPFrYqa4nlNM | Zoom, Canvas, Blackboard, TWEN, Microsoft Teams, GSuite, freeconference.com, etc | Optional P/F | Yes | P | Jeremiah’s 17:14 | ||||||||||||
7 | 3/11/2020 20:19:23 | Belmont University | Nashville | TN | Extended Spring Break by one week and online classes until April 6 | www.belmont.edu/law | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | We are open with no evening and weekend hours | Blackboard Collaborate and Panopto | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Berkeley Law | Berkeley | CA | Instruction, office hours, etc., moved to online as of Mar. 10 (with 2-day "grace period" for transition), through April 7. Campus closed | https://news.berkeley.edu/coronavirus/ | No | Library is physically closed. Virtual services only. | No. All staff are remote | Reference, research and document delivery - if electronic. No physical materials. No ILL | Credit/No Credit | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 3/18/2020 16:19:14 | Boston College Law School | Newton | MA | School closed on March 12 2020; online classes to begin March 19, 2020 | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law.html | No | We reduced hours to "summer hours" upon closing announcement; as of March 17, 2020, the law library is closed and we are staffing the law library and IT services both remotely and an occasional onsite skeleton staff. | No | No, we were required to create a continuing work plan that was submitted to HR for approval. | All traditional services are being offered remotely, via Zoom, virtual chat, phone, etc. We are also scanning more for course reserve. | https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/sites/coronavirus-updates.html | Canvas Conference, Google Hangouts, and Zoom. | Mandatory Pass/Fail | Postponed until fall | Please check out our Instagram account bclawlibrary | ||||||||||||
10 | 3/12/2020 13:40:52 | Boston University | Boston | MA | All classes to be delivered remotely from March 16-April 13, decision to be made by April 1 about the rest of the semester. All events between that time cancelled, and will not be rescheduled. All University-sponsored travel suspended. | https://www.bu.edu/covid-19-information/ | Yes | We are still determining what hours we will be open, but it is likely they will be reduced. | No | https://www.bu.edu/hr/documents/Remote_Work_Agreement.pdf | Classroom support, reference services and research support (primarily via LibAnswers and LibChat), continuing to teach our own classes via Zoom, providing electronic access to course reserves, holds and retrievals, electronic resource troubleshooting and systems support, faculty purchasing with a strong preference for electronic materials, ILL borrowing and non-returnable lending, still determining what support will be necessary for journals. | Zoom, Blackboard | ||||||||||||||||
11 | 3/12/2020 8:47:23 | Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn | NY | Classes to resume after Spring Break (Mar. 16-20) online through the end of the semester | https://www.brooklaw.edu/Safety-and-Security/Coronavirus-Information | Closed on March 20. | Library closed. Providing online reference service M-F 9-5. | No | No detailed policy | Library is closed, so no circulation or ILL of physical materials. | http://guides.brooklaw.edu/remoteaccess | TBD | Y | Y | Hybrid for 1L class; online only for all others. Normal calendar. | Y | Zoom | Pass/Fail | Yes | P | |||||||
12 | 3/12/2020 11:05:01 | Buffalo School of Law | Buffalo | NY | online classes through the end of the semester | not open to public (but law student only floors open 24/7 with printer/scanner access, study aids library, and lots of seating) | only essential staff (i.e. IT and AV) | Business as usual for now. | https://www.law.buffalo.edu/current/covid-19-students.library-services.html | Webex, Zoom, Panopto | R | building is open. all employees can work from home. some staff are on-site (IT, AV, facilities) | ||||||||||||||||
13 | BYU Law | Provo | UT | Online classes until the end of the semester | Yes, to law students and employees only. | Reduced hours. Subject to change depending on student staff availablity. | No | Online reference, remote research instruction and research support, some ILL and document delivery. | Zoom | Pass/Fail | Yes | R | ||||||||||||||||
14 | 3/11/2020 19:24:20 | California Western | San Diego | CA | Online only classes through end of Spring Trimesters | Cwsl.edu | Yes | Not yet | Yes | Full service, adding Zoom reference. | Zoom, panopto, canvas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | 3/12/2020 10:50:08 | Capital University Law School | Columbus | OH | Classes cancelled Week of March 9 Spring Break Week of March 16 Online classes through the end of the semester. | https://law.capital.edu/News.aspx?id=2147484761 | No | Reference staff available via email M-F 9am - 6pm, Sat. 9am-noon. | No | Librarians are working remotely. No policy document. | All services being offered | Not yet | Echo 360 and Zoom | Pass/Fail | Yes | P | ||||||||||||
16 | 3/19/20 | Cardozo School of Law | NY | NY | Classes online until at least April 20th. Considering holding all exams as take home exams. Considering "virtual" graduation (June 3rd). Also considering postponing start of May class. | Library closed as of Sunday, March 15th at 2pm | Library staff are not reporting. Some essential staff are coming in periodically. This will be revisited in April. | Remote work is approved as long as departments can create a plan. | Virtual reference, scholarly and faculty services, teaching and instructional support (via Zoom), e-resources (old and new). Additional LibGuides are being created to collect instructions for Zoom, student research paper support, and services to students. | In progress. | Panopto and Zoom (https://cardozolaw.libguides.com/Zoom-Instructions/home) | Stay safe and sane! We are working on ways to help staff focus and create things to help the library and law school. We are celebrating small victories and having daily meetings in small groups. | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Catholic University of America | Washington | DC | Online through the end of the Spring semester | Patrons by appointment only. | Staff is available online 10 a.m. -6 p.m., M-F. By appt outside of those hours. | Yes, but liberal WFH policy | https://humanresources.catholic.edu/c-wfhprogram.html | Online Reference, Computer and Class technology. | https://libguides.law.cua.edu/instructional-continuity-students | Did not offer 24/7, recommend at least some period of closure for cleaning. | Closing group study rooms. | Officially: Google Meet, Panopto, TWEN. Many using Zoom. | |||||||||||||||
18 | Chapman University | Orange | CA | All classes online as of 3/12/20 for remainder of semester | Closed as of 3/19/20 | No | Facuty services, research assistance via email & phone | Zoom, Canvas | No | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 3/11/2020 12:20:09 | Charleston School of Law | Charleston | SC | classes restart online Mar18 online reassessing April 1 | https://charlestonlaw.edu/2020/03/11/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/ | No | yes reavaluting April 1 for now only teaching librarians have the option to got to the library and teach from their office. | no | No- departments are deciding how to handle | remote instruction, email reference | 7:30-10:00pm M-F Closed Saturday Sunday 12-10 | y | y | Hybrid | Y | zoom, twen, | Pass/Fail or grade - Students choice all or nothing | Yes - Maymester and Summer Session | R on the day; I October | Open 8/17 | 3 days until sanitizer arrives | Purchased book sanitizer it is stuck in customs | |||||
20 | Chicago-Kent College of Law | Chicago | IL | Spring break 3/16-3/20. Classes online for duration of semester. | https://www.iit.edu/COVID-19 | No.. | The library is closed. Offering services remotely. | No. | No. Created work-from-home plans for individual staff. Univeristy following IL governor's executive order to stay home. | Reference/research requests via email. ILL closed down. Building engineers pull books from library for faculty requests and then shipped. | Library Resources During Covid-19 | Law school using Panopto and Zoom | Pass/Fail or grade - Students choice all or nothing | Yes. | R on the day | Planning for onsite instruction for most classes; on a task force to determine reopening policies. | Library developing plans for diffferent scenarios for future. | |||||||||||
21 | Cleveland-Marshall | Cleveland | OH | Remote classes through remainder of Spring semester | https://www.csuohio.edu/coronavirus-update/coronavirus-update | no | Virtual services available 7 days for regular spring library hours. | no | no | Anything we can provide remotely | https://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/virtuallibrary | Blackboard, Panopto, Zoom | ||||||||||||||||
22 | 3/15/2020 18:28:02 | Columbia | New York | NY | Classes online for the remainder of the semester. | https://preparedness.columbia.edu/news/update-covid-19-and-community-member-status | No | Remote reference service during the evenings. | Yes | Zoom | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | 3/13/2020 11:17:01 | Concordia | Boise | ID | Classes online beginning March 16 thru April 9. | https://law.cu-portland.edu/covid-19-information | No | The Law School will be closed. Faculty and Staff encouraged to work remotely. Students may be granted limited access on an as-need basis. | No | virtual reference/email/zoom; extended checkouts | https://law.cu-portland.edu/library/remote-database-access | TWEN, Blackboard, Zoom | ||||||||||||||||
24 | 3/21 | Cornell | Ithaca | NY | Last in-person instructional day was 13 March. One week instructional pause began 16 March. Online-only classes begin March 23. (Cornell Tech began online-only 16 March. Student access to building ended 5 pm 18 March. Until we hear otherwise, faculty may teach from office, classroom, or home. | https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/COVID-19/COVID-19.cfm | Circulation services closed 5 pm March 15. Law student ID card access to the space ended 5 pm March 18. Building and library closed to people outside Cornell Law School community 5 pm March 13. | Apart from essential services and services essential to instruction that cannot be done remotely, 100% work from home per NY State EO 202.8 and CU admin statement: https://www.cornell.edu/coronavirus/statements-news/20200321-faculty-staff-update.cfm Remote reference consultation March 15 onward; email or Zoom, with 24 hour response window. | No. Unit supervisors use judgment, but staff are strongly encouraged to work remotely. Staff work priority week of March 16 is making course reserves digitally available. | https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/COVID-19/Staff-Information.cfm | No circulation at present; we're working with CUL system to arrange diistance loans. ILL lending and borrowing continue for now. Reference and research consultation services remote only (email, Zoom, Zoom by appointment). LibGuides prep continues, guides for remote learning and teaching resources in particular at the moment. | Law Library Services FAQs | Not going back to 24/7. Hours will mirror law school hours. | Study room policy to be determined, student need for online classes a main factor. | Zoom | S/U grading this semester: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/COVID-19/upload/Spring-2020-Grading-Proposal.pdf | Faculty Zoom training March 11; twelve follow-ups in March 16, March 23 weeks. Two new guides available: Remote Pedagogy for Law Faculty is at http://guides.library.cornell.edu/lawremoteteachingcovid19 and Online Study Aids and Casebooks http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=31912&p=7331821. Cornell Law COVID-19 FAQ page is at https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/COVID-19/COVID-19.cfm Progression of Cornell U statements is here: https://statements.cornell.edu/index.cfm#2020 | |||||||||||
25 | 3/11/2020 12:22:18 | CUNY School of Law | New York | NY | Remote as of March 19. Spring Break March 23 - 29. Told to prepare for remote learning for rest of semester | https://www.law.cuny.edu/coronavirus/ | No | Remote reference service | No one in Library. Only essential staff (public safety / physical plant) | https://www.cuny.edu/coronavirus/flexible-work-arrangements/ | Reference moving online. Limited ILL, if electronic. | https://libguides.law.cuny.edu/coronavirus | Currenty planning for appointment/reservation only access | Limited basis. Likely will have students request material ahead of time. | Have always been on first come/first serve basis Public Safety is arranging signage for use for all floors | Waiting to hear from Central Office. Need to wait to see what Governor says. Orientation will be online. | Zoom, SLACK, for those of us who use it. | Pass / Fail for semester and for summer as well. | Yes. | Building is "open," but only essential staff. | ||||||||
26 | DePaul University | Chicago | IL | All classes moved on line as of 3/16 | https://resources.depaul.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-updates/Pages/default.aspx | We were open 3/16 & 17; but closed as 3/18 through 3/29 | On 3/16-17, we closed to the public and reduced hours, but had little to no student traffic. Closed entirely as of 3/18. | No | https://resources.depaul.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-updates/faqs/Documents/Guide_to_Remote%20Work_REV.pdf | virtual reference, faculty support, instruction, | working on it | Didn’t have 24/7 in law building, some in other buildings during exams. Not expecting to need for fall. Will be closing earlier @ 9:30 for cleaners. | Trying to develop study room policy. | D2lL, Zoom, Panopto | ||||||||||||||
27 | Drake University | Des Moines | IA | Moving to remote classes spring and summer | https://www.drake.edu/coronavirus/ | NO | Yes. Library is closed and staff are working remotely. | No | Not yet necessary. | No change | 7:00am to 11:00pm M-F, 7-8 weekends. Staff hours TBD. | Blackboard Collaborate | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | PA | Law classes online as of Monday, March 23rd; Undergrad classes as of Monday, March 30. Classes online through the end of the Spring quarter (June) | https://drexel.edu/now/coronavirus/response/ | Undergrad library is open limited hours with limited staffing through Friday for undergrad finals. Law library is closed. | We've moved online. | No. Almost all staff campus-wide are working from home. | https://drexel.edu/hr/resources/policies/dupolicies/hr19/ | Reference; scholarship and instructional support | http://drexellaw.libguides.com/remoteteaching | Blackboard Collaborate for most; Zoom for Trial Advocacy and oral arguments | Optional Pass/Fail after grades are given. Students must choose either all pass/fail or all grades. Details are being ironed out re: full year classes and clinics/experiential classes. | |||||||||||||||
29 | 3/21/20 | Duke Law | Durham | NC | Online classes until the end of the semester | No but faculty/staff have 24/7 card swipe access | No | Yes, see https://keepworking.duke.edu/ | Teaching and research support | https://law.duke.edu/lib/students/remote | Not returning to 24/7, hours to be determined. | Zoom and Panopto | Mandatory Credit/No Credit except 1L LARW | |||||||||||||||
30 | 3/11/2020 11:21:09 | Elon University | Greensboro | NC | Guilford County in NC issued a stay at home order on 3/25 effective 3/27 at 5:00 pm. All law school personnel are working remotely. Building is locked until Stay at Home order is lifted. All classed through at least 4/29 are remote. All classes will be offered online through end of trimester 6/15 | https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2020/03/25/elon-law-to-temporarily-close-greensboro-campus/ | No | Yes. Building closed per Stay at Home Order. Staff supporting online instruction and virtual reference through Chat. | No | Being revised. | Library staff is assisting with online courses as tech support during sychronous WebEx courses. Reference via Chat. | http://elonlaw.libguides.com/c.php?g=1025540 | WebEx, Camtasia and Kaltura | No changes to Winter Trimester grades. Spring trimester begins 3/30 no changes have been approved. Courses are under the same grading as origin. Residencies p/F other courses graded. We are not bound by main university policies on grades. | Yes | Student attendance at the school is low. Approximately 50% of 2L are in offsite residency placements for the Spring trimester. No 3Ls since they graduated in December. | ||||||||||||
31 | 3/18/2020 4:57:32 | Emory University | Atlanta | GA | Extend spring break to two weeks; classes resume online through the end of the semester; students told not to return to campus (but the vast majority of our students do not live in campus housing). | No | All remote services, no staff in the building | No | Reference, instruction, faculty services, remote course reserve support, all online. No ILL, scanning, printing, or other services involving our physical collection | https://guides.libraries.emory.edu/MLL_covid19 | Zoom | Pass / Fail for all spring semester classes. | Remote, but planning something in person when circumstances allow | 3 | mark.engsberg@emory.edu | |||||||||||||
32 | 3/11/2020 10:41:54 | Florida International | Miami | FL | Classes online through end of Spring semester; all libraries are closed, operating remotely | https://www.fiu.edu/coronavirus/ | No | No | No | https://hr.fiu.edu/remote-work-work-from-home-program/ | reference and research support remotely; ILL eletronic; continually updating online sources and FAQ | https://law.fiu.edu/library/resources/online-learning/ | Zoom, Canvas | College of Law students will be able to select an alternative grade of “No Credit Earned” for failed courses or “Pass” for others, after posting; grading curve relaxed, e.g. foundation courses, min % at C- or lower changed to 0%, for upper div min % for grades >B eliminated. | Yes | May the odds be ever in your favor. | ||||||||||||
33 | 3/11/2020 11:09:43 | Florida State University | Tallahassee | FL | Classes online through end of June | https://news.fsu.edu/tag/coronavirus/ | No | Library is closed and most staff working remotely. | No | Almost all services currently available remotely. | https://guides.law.fsu.edu/remotelibrary/ | Zoom, Canvas | Mandatory pass/fail | |||||||||||||||
34 | 3/11/2020 11:30:55 | Fordham University | New York | NY | Classes online | https://news.law.fordham.edu/blog/2020/03/09/coronavirus-update/?_ga=2.13415155.531537191.1583764312-1753930503.1521565867 | Yes | Reduced hours, minimal staff | No | Yes | Minimal service short of complete service interruption. Remote reference and liaison. | https://library.law.fordham.edu/library-services-during-covid-19/access/ | Zoom, Blackbord Collaborate | Mandatory pass/fail | Yes | R | Taskforce to study reopening options formed. First meeting 4/24 | |||||||||||
35 | 3/11/2020 15:28:15 | George Mason | Arlington | VA | Classes online through the end of the school year | https://www2.gmu.edu/coronavirus | No | Library is closed through the end of the school year | No | https://flexwork.gmu.edu/flexwork-options/telework/ | All that we can via phone, email, Webex and in person Circulation | https://libguides.law.gmu.edu/coronavirus/general-information | Webex (primarily); faculty may use Skype or other platforms if they prefer | Yes | P | |||||||||||||
36 | 3/11/2020 12:24:39 | George Washington University | Washington | DC | All classes being taught through Kaltura Capture or Google Meet through remainder of semester | https://www.law.gwu.edu/gw-law-and-covid-19 | No | Remote reference service; providing scans to students | some | As of this moment, all services | https://law.gwu.libguides.com/COVID19 | Kaltura Capture + Google Meet | ||||||||||||||||
37 | 3/11/2020 15:01:08 | Georgetown Univeristy | Washington | DC | Classes online until further notice | https://www.law.georgetown.edu/covid-19-updates/ | No | Yes | No | https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/gjjw10td6w9lggjw0kwbfkqwq4a982sj (We're rotating telework, so the answer to the previous question is really "It depends". Site for telework is not accurate for all departments) | All core services will be provided, though we'll provide notice that these could change at any time. | https://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/ | Zoom (teaching); Panopto (class recordings) | Mandatory Pass/Faill (as of 4/3), which is a change from optional pass/fail. | P | From 3/16-3/23, the library building is open on Mondays and Thursdays but unstaffed onsite. Staffing desks virtually through Zoom 8a-8p M-F, noon-6 Sa-Su.; The library building closes on Tuesday, March 24. | ||||||||||||
38 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | GA | Spring Break + one week break (two weeks total) of no classes; online classes until end of semester starting March 30 | https://www.gsu.edu/coronavirus/ | We are providing virtual services. | Library Closed: Virtual Reference Service via Chat, email, phone M-Th: 8:30 am - 7:00 pm; F: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; Sat-Sun:1:00 - 6:00 pm | No | Yes, they can work remotely. All information is at https://www.gsu.edu/coronavirus/. | virtual reference, faculty support, instruction, | Guide being updated frequently at https://libguides.law.gsu.edu/refcircaccess | M-Th 8:30am-10pm; Fri 8:30am-6pm; Sat & Sun 10am-6pm (we have an evening program) | N | They will be locked and not used | Hybrid across the school - more focus placed on 1L classes being F2F or partially F2F. Some classes all F2F, some classes hybrid with some online and fewer F2F meetings, some classes entirely online. Same schedule as normal. Starting Orientation 8/10 and classes start 8/17. We have no classes the week of Thanksgiving and then are supposed to come back for 1 more day of Monday classes and makeup classes. Based on what I've heard from other directors I have suggested that we only hold post-Thanksgiving classes online. That is being considered. | Same as normal. | iCollege, Kaltura, Panopto, WebEx, faculty can use other things as desired | Yes. Mandatory mean of 3.7-3.9. No grade lower than C- without permission of Assoc. Dean | Yes | P | Not open to students until Orientation starts, reduced hours, taping off chairs, closed study rooms, virtual reference, law students only (exceptions will be by appointment), plexiglass barriers at desks, moving 2nd circulation station to be more distant from the other. | |||||||
39 | Gonzaga | Spokane | WA | All classes online until end of semester. Same with main university. Library closed until further notice. | https://www.gonzaga.edu/school-of-law/about/coronavirus | No, we are providing virtual services. We were on Spring Break March 9-13, that was extended through the week of March 16-20 to get everything together for online classes. Library was kept open until March 24 when governor of Washington issued a shelter-in-place order. | Reduced hours for the time we were open. Staff now ordered home and working from home. | No. Not since March 24. | Yes, they can work remotedly. Not for public consumption yet. | Virtual reference, faculty support, instruction. | https://www.gonzaga.edu/school-of-law/about/coronavirus | Zoom, Blackboard, TWEN, Kaltura, faculty can use other things as desired | This is currently being discussed. Nothing has been approved as of March 27. | This too shall pass. | ||||||||||||||
40 | 3/11/2020 12:31:48 | Harvard | Cambridge | MA | remote classes indefinitely | harvard.edu/coronavirus | No | moving to remote service | as of 3/24 shelter in place order in effect in MA | See harvard.edu/coronavirus | certainly all reference services via chat, email and zoom; delivery of digital resources to faculty; acadrmic course support | https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/communications/preparing-to-teach-and-learn-remotely-at-hls/. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/communications/preparing-to-learn-remotely-at-hls/ . https://guides.library.harvard.edu/law/offcampus | With remote only, no access to on-campus buildings at all. | No | no | online only | none | zoom | cr/f (spring 2020 only) | n/a | R/P | |||||||
41 | 3/16/2020 12:47:50 | Hastings | San Francisco | CA | Campus closure through at least May 6 | https://www.uchastings.edu/chancellordean/covid-19-community-updates/ | No | N/A | No | We are offering virtual Reference Desk services via email, chat, and Microsoft Teams | https://libguides.uchastings.edu/closure | MIcrosoft Teams | ||||||||||||||||
42 | Hofstra Law School | Hempstead | NY | As of March 10 all Law School classes are being taught remotely via Zoom until the end of the semester. The Law School (including the library) is closed to all. | https://www.hofstra.edu/studentaffairs/studentservices/welctr/novel-coronavirus.html | No. | No open hours . | No. | No. | Zoom reference, email support for faculty including electronic document delivery, where possible, ILL for electronic deliverables. Will order print and scan on very limited basis. | https://libguides.law.hofstra.edu/remoteaccess | Zoom | cr/f | Yes | R/P | |||||||||||||
43 | 7/13/2020 at 1:28pm | Howard | Washington | DC | Quick pivot from fully operational to full physical shutdown in the last 24 hours. All services that can be maintained remotely will be. A handful of essential staff can return to campus as needed but any contact with others is strongly discouraged. Deep cleaning is underway during our spring break (3/14-3/22). Email from Provost: "For the safety of our community, and to reduce the potential risk of the transmission or spread of COVID-19, we must significantly de-densify, meaning, decrease the number of people on campus over the next several weeks. In a previous communication, we announced the transition to online and remote instruction following spring break from March 23, 2020 at least through April 6, 2020. Given the local, national and international developments that have occurred since that communication, we must anticipate that online and remote instruction will need to continue for the duration of the academic semester, and we should plan accordingly." | https://home.howard.edu/corona-virus | No | Library is physically closed for the remainder of the semester. We are closed/offline during spring break (3/14-3/23). Reference and research services will be available remotely beginning Monday, March 23. Our hours will likely be 9-5pm, though we may expand depending on demand. | No | No | All public facing services will remain operational in a remote capacity (e.g., teaching, reference, research). We're manging requests for print materials on an ad hoc basis. | The university has a strict messaging conformity requirement. We have added a banner/link to our website that links to the univeristy website with relevant information. Changes in access and hours will be updated on our website as needed. | M-F 9-5pm | No | Closed - considering an exception for bar takers | All instruction is online/virtual beginning August 17. Classes end November 24 and all exams will be administered remotely. Students will not be permitted to return to campus after Thanksgiving break. | IT oversees printing for the law school. Students will submit print jobs and IT will coordinate the retrieval of print jobs on an ad hoc basis. | Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, TWEN, Skype, Blackboard | Almost all spring 2020 courses will be mandatory C/NC. Yearlong courses had the option to propose alternative models. All yearlong courses elected to retain C/NC for both the fall and spring -- except for yearlong clinics/externships (as of 3:48PM 4/6/20) | Yes. We are mandatory C/NC for the spring 2020, but will return to standard grading in the summer. | R/P -- they're still working out the details, but a remote celebration will take place and an opportuity to gather in person later potentially tied to an event that also has a substantial turnout (e.g., Homecoming) | Our Dean has elected for all law school instruction to take place online for Fall 2020. The campus will be open on a restricted basis. (The entire campus is relying on the LibCal/Seats system to manage capacity and use.) | 5 | This snapshot is current as of 8/13/20 at 3:12PM DC and MD have both declared all public schools closed for the next two weeks. | ||||
44 | 3/11/2020 15:04:52 | Indiana University - Mauer | Bloomington | IN | Spring break extended a second week, then online classes only for the rest of the semester | https://coronavirus.iu.edu/ | Yes | The Law Library is reducing our hours to 10-3, Monday-Friday, and closed on weekends during this period, to support the idea of "social distancing" and discourage students from congregating on campus. | No | The University is trying to be as flexible as possible about working remotely for staff. All staff were asked to make plans about what they could do from home, and we assessed whether anything they could not do from home would be deemed 'essential' work, such that they'd have to come in. Our HR website has a coronavirus FAQ that covers this working remotely policy. https://hr.iu.edu/relations/coronavirus.html | With reduced hours, we can still do some circulation and ILL. Librarians are available to do guest lectures via Zoom, create content for Canvas sites, custom LibGuides, as well as regular reference service via email or appointments over Zoom | Our brief LibGuide: http://law.indiana.libguides.com/remote. The University's remote teaching guidelines: https://keepteaching.iu.edu/. | Zoom, Kaltura, and Canvas | |||||||||||||||
45 | 3/11/2020 13:57:49 | Indiana University - McKinney | Indianapolis | IN | Classes online only through semester end, Campus is not closed. | https://coronavirus.iu.edu/index.html | no | Closed until further notice. We have purchased pre-paid envelopes we can mail to out of state students to return library materials. | No | http://click.e.iu.edu/?qs=15c44b8a257af9279a6660144ad9140b41310a0701f2425eb96d9d14a3abe81994971d1cd2e7a8b0c95eaa07d4b9b4c8af6a9eb8dbc45545 | All core services to continue other than circulation and ILL | Mon - Thu 8am-9pm, Fri 8am-6pm, Sat Closed, Sun 1pm-5pm | Hybrid | Zoom | yes | R | Campus plans to reopen with some combination of in person classes and online | |||||||||||
46 | 3/16/2020 17:02:54 | Lewis & Clark Law School | Portland | OR | All courses delivered remotely through end of spring semester. | Open to students, faculty, staff only, beginning Aug. 17 | Faculty/staff/student access only until 3/20, then closed to all. ILL lending ended 3/16, all ILL services end 3/20. | No | Reference now 'virtual' only with expanded hours (chat, Zoom appointments, email, phone); all ILL ends 3/20; access and services constantly being reconsidered; staff have mastered Slack. | https://library.lclark.edu/law/coronavirus | M-Th 7am-10pm, F 8am-8pm, Sa 10am-7pm, Su 10am-10pm | Y | Y (1 person per) | Hybrid | Continue as before | Zoom, Panopto, Google Hangouts | Default grade of Credit/No Credit (with certain exceptions for externships, etc.), student option to elect to receive a letter grade no later than 24-hours after taking an exam or turning in a final paper. | June yes, July TBD | P | Campus plans to reopen with some combination of in person classes and online | 4 days (none for reserve) | Reference staff remaining working from home; technical services will have limited on-campus time | ||||||
47 | 3/19 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | TN | Online classes through the end Spring semester | no | Virtual reference: We are using Mosio with text messaging to our librarians | work from home but can come in | virtual reference, teaching | BB Collaborate | No grading change | All classes online for the summer | ||||||||||||||||
48 | 3/11/2020 21:46:36 | Louisiana State | Baton Rouge | LA | Classes canceled for the week of 3/16-3/20. Classes will be online beginning on 3/23. | https://lsu.edu/coronavirus/ | No | Library closed indefinitely as of 5:00pm on Monday, March 16. | No | https://www.lsu.edu/coronavirus/messages/email/03-16-remote-working-plans.php | Reference/research services via email, electronic doc delivery, online research instruction, online teaching support. | https://libguides.law.lsu.edu/c.php?g=1010438 | Never had 24/7. Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 8:00pm Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am to 6:00pm | TBD | Some online, some in person; no change to dates | Printing will continue to be available in the library, which is the only location in the law school for student printing. Signs and other markings will be used to indicate that only one student at a time may pick up printouts. Students waiting in line will need to be on the other side of a counter located in front of the printers. | Zoom and Panopto | Mandatory pass/fail | All classes online for the summer | P | Not yet available | |||||||
49 | 3/11/2020 23:06:56 | Loyola Law - Marymount | Los Angeles | CA | online through March 31st (at least) | https://www.lmu.edu/coronavirus/ | No | Closed until further notice. | No | https://www.lmu.edu/coronavirus/communitymessages/facultystafffaqupdate/ | all core services | https://guides.library.lls.edu/c.php?g=1014533 | Zoom | |||||||||||||||
50 | 3/11/2020 15:25:45 | Loyola University - NOLA | New Orleans | LA | classes online for the remainder of the Spring semester | https://www.loyno.edu/coronavirus | No | Originally reduced hours, now entire campus closed | No | no policy | Assisting faculty going online, continuing reference services | primarily Zoom, some are using Blackboard Collaborate | Students may opt for grading or P/F | P | 4 | |||||||||||||
51 | 3/12/2020 11:13:07 | Marquette University | Milwaukee | WI | In-person classes are suspended the week of March 16, with instruction continuing and shifting to full remote learning beginning March 23. (Online through end of semester.) | https://www.marquette.edu/coronavirus/ | No | Library closed, with remote services available during reduced hours. | No | Staff are working remotely, with research and reference services available ("normal" hours for reference services). | Microsoft Teams, TWEN, D2L | Pass/No Pass with an Honors designation available | Yes | P | ||||||||||||||
52 | 3/11/2020 10:33:05 | Mercer University | Macon | GA | Currently still opened | Will be via email/website | Yes | Nothing at this time | Yes | Not at this time | Currently operating as normal; offer remote access to databases and chat/email for reference | Returned to 24/7 when reopened in May. Provides hand sanitizers, masks, wipes, limit of 125. | Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory - Fall return to regular grading | |||||||||||||||
53 | Michigan State | East Lansing | MI | MSU is suspending face-to-face instruction in lectures, seminars and classroom settings and moving coursework to virtual instruction. This suspension of in-person classes will last through the end of the semester. | https://msu.edu/coronavirus/ | No | We are closed by executive order. | No, staff are encouraged to work from home. | Reference services; research and document delivery for faculty; scanning materials for faculty; law college ILL is suspended, but we are providing materials for ILL through main library; online electronic resources. The librarians are teaching Advanced Legal Reserch online this summer and planning to offer it online in the fall. We also plan to transition our 1L research module to an online format. | Not yet. | Zoom, D2L, TWEN; CALI | Credit/no credit, students have time after grade is posted to opt for credit/no credit. | Yes - all classes will be online. | P | ||||||||||||||
54 | 3/19/2020 7:23:47 | Mississippi | Jackson | MS | classes online remainder of semester | No | Yes, most staff working remotely | No | Teaching research remotely through Zoom; Director is considered essential at this point so I am providing some reference services when resources are needed from the library | Zoom | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | 3/12/2020 15:58:01 | Mitchell Hamline | St Paul | MN | On spring break through 3/13; classes cancelled 3/16 & 17; online only 3/18 through rest of Spring semester (mid May) | https://mitchellhamline.edu/news/tag/covid-19/ | Not any more - we closed Fri 3/27 @ 9 pm, remaining closed through the end of the semester | One tech services staff member coming in 2-3 times per week to get mail, water plants and process essential items such as invoices. Other staff coming in occasionally to get materials for reference or needded for working remotely. | No; can come to campus for essential activities | No formal policy - managers are implementing by department | All services are being offered. Prepared to offer more Zoom reference than we have in the past. | https://libguides.mitchellhamline.edu/RemoteAccesstoLibraryResources | Canvas, Zoom, Panopto | By faculty vote, optional pass/fail after grade. Students will have the option to convert any or all of their spring semester 2020 grades to a ‘pass,’ as long as they earn at least a C- in the course, and can make the conversion after they see their final grade for the course. | As of 4/6/2020, MHSL's current plan is to hold some classes on campus but will convert to an entirely remote format if needed. | Current as of 4/24/20 | ||||||||||||
56 | New England Law | Boston | MA | Classes online from 3/18 through end of semester. Classes canceled on 3/11. | Online through the end of exams. | No. We closed 3/18 @ 6:00pm. Doing reference remotely via chat and email. | Our hours are the same in terms of service but we are all working remotely. | No. Staff can come to campus if necessary, but it is not encouraged. | There is not a remote policy. It is handled individually by department heads. | We are still doing answering reference questions, providing some research instruction as requested, supporting TWEN, managing electronic resources, helping faculty with distance learning, and some limited interlibrary loan, . | This information is posted on the intranet so not a public facing site. | Zoom, TWEN, Mediasite | Pass/fail by faculty vote. | |||||||||||||||
57 | 3/18/2020 16:08:54 | New York Law School | New York | NY | Online classes for the rest of the semester | https://www.nyls.edu https://www.nyls.edu/library/ | No | Remote reference service only Mon-Thur 12:00 - 8:00; Fri- Sun: 12:00 -6:00 | No | No formal law school policy. But, we are required to work from home. Library staff check email and converse MWF 11:00-1:00, More as necessary by dept.; Wed. staff meeting zoom: 2:15. | Remote reference, Zoom workshops and assistance | Library homepage: https://www.nyls.edu/library/ | Zoom, Teams | |||||||||||||||
58 | New York Law School | New York | NY | Spring break to 3/16. Classes online 3/16 to 4/5 | Yes | Reduced hours. Sun-Thur 12- 8 Fri-Sat 12-6. Reduced, rotating staff coverage. Remote reference. Open to NYLS community members. | Staff rotating --working from home at other times. Remote reference. | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 3/16/2020 12:50:17 | North Carolina Central | Durham | NC | Online classes for foreseeable future | http://nccu.edu/coronavirus | Yes | Remote reference service only. | No | http://www.nccu.edu/transportation/telework-and-flexwork | remote access for most services right now | http://ncculaw.libguides.nccu.edu/c.php?g=1010838#s-lg-box-23271602 | M. T. Th. F.: 8-9:30 , W: 8 - 8; F: 8-8 S&Sun. 10-6 by appointment | TBD | Single Student by reservation | Online | Printers moved for social distancing | Zoom, TWEN | Both Summer Sessions Online | |||||||||
60 | 2020-07-13 | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb | IL | Currently talking with University Administration about moving courses to online-only, but no final decision has been made yet about closure(s). Update: closed as of 3/14. All classes are online for the remainder of the term. | https://www.niu.edu/updates/ | No - closed as of 3/14. | No - we are in spring break, so we're on reduced schedule (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). We anticipate some announcement of altered schedule by the end of the day on Friday when spring break ends. N/A - as of 3/14, everyone is working remotely. | No - discouraged from coming to campus and buildings are all locked up at NIU. | https://www.niu.edu/policies/policy-documents/work-at-home.shtml | ILL, virtual reference, circulation, virtual student and faculty research assistance, online course development assistance, and e-reserves | https://www.niu.edu/law/library/index.shtml | Mon-Thurs. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - to align with cleaning staff and classes. | Study rooms will not be open for Fall 2020. | Hybrid (=mostly 1L classes in-person during even and odd weeks to stagger sections. | Printers will be moved outside the law library into a central location (if students need them) and will be socially-distanced. | Blackboard Collaborate, Vidgrid, Kaltura, and Zoom | By faculty vote, credit/no-credit for this term. Academic probation/standing issues will be addressed after the fall 2020 term. | No--thanks so much for aggregating the library closure data for us! | |||||||||
61 | 3/12/2020 6:57:57 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | KY | Remote classes beginning March 23 (Spring Break extended 1 week) | Remote classes through the summer session. | Closing at 5pm Wed. 3/25; no 24/7 Access after | No, but they have work they can do at home | https://www.nku.edu/covid19/employees.html | Assistance w/TWEN, Canvas, remote accesss to online materials | Yes | Hybrid - @40% of classes face-to-face. Not all classes are in our building. | As usual | Zoom | Credit/Non-Credit for this semester. Academic standing issues postponed for this semester. Decision still to be made about a small number of students who are taking courses for a second time this semester. | Yes. Regular grades will be given. | December, in person; Zoom 5/8/20. Planning other activities. | Reopening August 3. No on campus classes after Thanksgiving. Exams online. | ||||||||||
62 | 3/12/2020 7:41:32 | Northwestern | Chicago | IL | Romote teaching effective immediately, through end of semester in mid-April. Likely followed by remote exams. | https://www.northwestern.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-updates/ | No | The Library will be closed as of noon on Thursday 3/19 and will remain closed for the foreseeable future. | No. All staff will be working from home as of 3/20 for the foreseeable future. | All staff are working remotely. Law library, law school, university library, and university HR are developing training and other tasks that staff can work on from home. | Reference and research requests via e-mail, phone and chat. Online instruction support. ILL is suspended, including scan and deliver. | https://digitallearning.northwestern.edu/remote/faculty | Still to be determined, likely to be less than 24/7. | Canvas, Zoom, Panopto | Credit/No-credit | Planning remote event in May. Additional in-person event to be determined, possibly during Alumni weekend in the fall. | Still evolving | |||||||||||
63 | 3/13/2020 8:43:38 | NSU-Florida | Fort Lauderdale | FL | All classes suspended effective Thursday, 19 March, at 11:59 until Monday, 23 March. On Monday, 23 March, all classes in the University will go online. This class delivery change does NOT apply to clinical rotations and research. | https://www.nova.edu/coronavirus/ | Closed on March 20. | Reduced hours until March 20, operating 8:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday, closed Saturdays and Sunday. | Not after March 20 | https://www.nova.edu/hr/policies/Telework%20Policy.html | Assisting faculty with distance teaching. Teaching librarians delivery their courses remotely. Setting up remote exams for faculty on TWEN and Canvas. | Zoom, Go to Meeting. | By faculty vote: Grades between A and B- reported, C+ to D- = Pass, F = Fail. | Yes | Postponed to December, in person | |||||||||||||
64 | 3/16/2020 9:38:42 | Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | OK | Online classes until the end of the spring semester | https://libguides.okcu.edu/closureresources | No | Students are allowed in the building only by appointment and then only through 3/20. From 3/21 - 4/3 no students are allowed in the building and students may not meet on or off campus with faculty or staff. | No | Yes - remote working allowed with supervisor and dean approval | https://libguides.okcu.edu/closureresources | https://libguides.okcu.edu/closureresources | Zoom | We are planning to open in the fall for in-person classes but we are planning for various scenarios | ||||||||||||||
65 | Pace Univeristy | White Plains | NY | Classes moved online as of March 11 and will remain so for the rest of the spring semester | https://law.pace.edu/sites/default/files/To_the_Haub_Law_School_Community.pdf | No | We have closed the library entirely. We have moved operations online and are offering virtual reference services. | Originally yes, but not as of 3/19 | no | We will maintain email and chat reference. We are offering to set-up zoom reference appoitments with students who request one. We will also answer questions through the circulation email. All fines will be waived this semester. The plan is to also offer some scanning services once a week when someone goes in to check mail and pay invoices. | https://www.pace.edu/college-health-professions/university-health-care/coronavirus | Same as the spring before we closed. However, our 24 hour spaces may be reduced due to the need for cleaning. | Yes if necessary, but with quarantine of materials | Limit to 2 people at a time. | Hybrid. Classes are either online only or hyflex, which has in person classes plus students attending online through zoom at the same time. | Still available. Printers are being moved apart from each other to ensure social distancing. | Zoom, panopto, kaltura | Students will be offered the option of whether to take a letter grade or pass/fail for each class. Elections will need to be made before taking the exam. Professors will grade all exams as if they are all taking letter grades, meaning the curve still applies. The registrar will make the adjustments. | Yes | p | We are opening on Saturday August 22, which is the first day of any classes. | 3 | Information as of 8/17/2020 | |||||
66 | Pacific McGeorge | Sacramento | CA | All classes on line as of 3/23 | Library is closed and staff working remotely. | Library is closed. | Staff expected to work remotely. Only defined "essential services" staff permitted on campus. | Reference, instructional support to faculty | Zoom mostly | Regular letter grades with C/NC an option for students for each course after they see their letter grades. | Yes. | P - remote ceremony was soundly rejected by students in an online survey. | ||||||||||||||||
67 | Penn State Dickinson Law | State College | PA | All Penn State classes and exams will be delivered remotely through the end of the Spring semester. Graduation ceremonies are postponed. | Law Library is closed to entire public and law school community, except for essential personnel. No access permitted for faculty, staff, students or visitors. | We will have one library staff member onsite M-F 8:00-4:30 to open mail and process materials. Our Access Services manager will be onsite a few days a week to process and deliver ILL materials. No in person services will be available. | No staff, except for essential personnel who have been designated to come to campus and work their normal shifts. | Instruction via Zoom, virtual reference, eliminated "curbside" ILL/materials pickup - will now mail materials urgently needed, eReserves, eTextbook support. | Student Guide to Remote Learning https://psudickinsonlaw.libguides.com/remotelearning and Faculty Guide to Remote Teaching https://psudickinsonlaw.libguides.com/remoteteaching | Mandatory credit/no credit for all Spring 2020 grades. Faculty may still designate CALI award winners. | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | Pepperdine University | Malibu | CA | Online classes through the end of the semester | https://www.pepperdine.edu/coronavirus/ | No | Virtual reference and public services available 8:00-5:00, Monday-Friday. Closed weekends. | No | Yes - staff are working remotely. | Remote reference service via phone and email. Electronic course reserves. Technology services via phone and email. | https://lawguides.pepperdine.edu/remoteaccess | Zoom | Mandatory Pass/Fail for spring 2020. | Yes | P | Planning to open in the fall for in-person classes, but planning for various scenarios. Awaiting further guidance from county health and state guidelines. | ||||||||||||
69 | 3/18/2020 9:25:03 | Quinnipiac University | North Haven | CT | Classes will remain online for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. | https://www.qu.edu/ | No | Library staff will continue to provide services to students and faculty. Virtual services will be provided Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. | No | Yes, staff is permitted to work remotely. | Reference and research services; Circulation of e-books for required course text books, scan /email of reserve materials not available electronically; ILL for book chapters and journal articles. | Remote Services - COVID 19 - http://researchguides.law.quinnipiac.edu/c.php?g=1013851 | Blackboard, Zoom, Techsmith, and Office 365 | Mandatory Pass/Fail for spring 2020. | Yes | P | ||||||||||||
70 | 3/11/2020 17:20:51 | Roger Williams University | Bristol | RI | Spring Break extended through March 22. Classes resume online starting March 23 | https://www.rwu.edu/COVID-19 | No | Library is closed and will remain closed as long as students remain off campus. | We have a skeleton crew most days, with at least 1 librarian every day. | The remote work policy that only permitted salaried staff to work from home has been suspended. IT put together a resource guide on remote work. | Research and reference service via phone, chat, email; Recorded research instruction for 1Ls, others via web conference. | https://lawguides.rwu.edu/onlineinstruction (Faculty); https://lawguides.rwu.edu/remotelearning (Students) | Synchronous classes using Big Blue Button (via our LMS) and Zoom; Panopto for recordings; other tools available in our Sakai LMS | Mandatory Pass/Fail for spring 2020. | Yes. Summer semester begins May 18 | R (mini ceremony) & P (full commencement) | More to come as plans develop. | |||||||||||
71 | 3/11/2020 13:06:51 | Rutgers Law | Camden & Newark | NJ | classes online only for 3 weeks | https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/ | NO | As of 3/20, it was announced that all university libraries must close. No staff are allowed in except to pick up mail on occasion, etc. All print circulation and ILL suspended indefinitely. | No. | Yes. No policy link just yet. | Remote reference using WebEx, e-mail. | https://libguides.law.rutgers.edu/covid-19 | WebEx, Big Blue Button, Canvas, Recording and screencasting software. | We are debating this now. | ||||||||||||||
72 | 3/11/2020 11:00:21 | Saint Louis University | St. Louis | MO | All classes and exams online through end of semester | https://www.slu.edu/health-advisory/ | No | There are no in-person service hours. Faculty, staff, and students can access the physical space and print materials as long as the University remains open via card swipe access. No public services are available. | No | Only essential, emergency personnel (as determined by each unit's leadership) are allowed to report to work in person. All library faculty and staff are working remotely. | Remote reference, research instruction, and liaison services are available via email, phone, and Zoom. | Zoom and Panopto | Mandatory Pass/No Pass for all classes. D and above counts for Pass. | P with eventual format TBD | ||||||||||||||
73 | 3/11/2020 15:13:43 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara | CA | Online classes only from March 16 to April 13, 2020, but this will probably be extended to the end of the semester. | https://law.scu.edu/news/remote-classes-starting-monday-march-16/ | No | The library is currently closed until April 7, 2020. We have remote reference; library staff are home due to a Shelter In Place Order imposed by the Santa Clara County Health Department. | No | The university HR department drafted a special work from home agreement for this situation: https://www.scu.edu/media/offices/human-resources/documents/workforce-planning/Temporary-Remote-Work-Agreement.pdf | Remote reference is the only service being offered while we are closed. One librarian is teaching a law technology class online. | The campus uses Zoom. Faculty also have the option to record classes (either from the classroom or from home) and make them available to their students. | ||||||||||||||||
74 | 3/11/2020 10:41:51 | Seattle University | Seattle | WA | Classes Online until May 1. | https://law.seattleu.edu/ | No | We are closed. Remote work implemented. | No | Staff are required to work remotely. | services offered remotely; physical ILL of books suspended | http://lawlibguides.seattleu.edu/covid-19 | 7am-midnight M-Sun; staffed 8amto 6:30pm M-Sat | prefer online; print via hold system; reserve stacks closed | limit 1 per room | Open 8/24 to 11/25; Hyflex model | Self-serve with physical distancing; students expected to wipe down areas | Zoom | Pass/Fail mandatory spring; graded for summer | all summer classes online | in person; postponed to fall | Planning for in person for some classes and remote for others; and for the possibility that we may have to go all online if there is another outbreak | ||||||
75 | Seton Hall | Newark | NJ | Remote classes through remainder of Spring semester | https://law.shu.edu/About/coronavirus-information.cfm | No | All services are operating remotely. | No | Nothing publicly available | all services currently available remotely | https://shlawlibrary.libguides.com/remote | Blackboard Collaborate Ultra; Zoom | Faculty has voted for a mandatory pass/D/F system. | information as of 3/30/2020 | ||||||||||||||
76 | 3/11/2020 17:35:18 | South Texas College - Houston | Houston | TX | Online classes only starting on March 12th through the end of the semester. Online exams for a distance | http://www.stcl.edu/ | No. | For 4 hours twice a week, we have access to the library. We are printing materials for students and faculty. They can pick them up at curb-side. | No | We are all working remotely. There is no policy. We are all be paid normally regardless of the the type or amount of work that can be done. | normal services, but added ability to use zoom for reference questions. We are offering remote printing with curb-side pick up for a couple of hours twice a week until the end of exam | http://libguides.stcl.edu/distance_ed | So far: M-Friday, 8a.m.–10p.m. & Weekends 10a.m.–6p.m. | Yes | open to be reserved for entire day | Hybrid for first year courses. Onle whole section will be online. A handful of 2L and 3L classes will also be hybrid. | Student printer are avaialbe with warnings and sanatizing wipes next to them. | Zoom | credit/no credit. There are exeptions for upper level classes that were 2/3 complete by March 12th. | Still planning. We will likely to have in person with a remote option | R and in-person with no reception in October | |||||||
77 | 3/17/2020 15:27:50 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | TX | Classes online but scheduled to resume on campus on April 6. | https://blog.smu.edu/coronavirus-covid-19/ | No | Yes, as of March 17, the university is moving a reduced operating plan with essential staff only reporting to campus. To the outside, the library is closed. | Essential staff only | https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/BusinessFinance/HR/pdf/Emergency_Telecommuting_Arrangement-FAQs.pdf?la=en | Research, reference assistance, limited ILL | https://libguides.law.smu.edu/covid | Zoom | Faculty approved mandatory Credit/No credit grading on March 27. | Yes, but will be graded. | P | See also: https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/BusinessFinance/HR/pdf/Benefits/Coronavirus/Staff-Health-and-Wellbeing-Absence-reporting-Workforce-Planning.pdf?la=en | |||||||||||
78 | 3/18/2020 | Southwestern Law School | Los Angeles | CA | Online Classes through April 10, so far | Closing March 20 | Reduced hours this week, closing March 20 | Remote reference and as much document delivery as we can manage. | Zoom | meeting March 20 | Yes, regular grading | P | ||||||||||||||||
79 | St. John's University | Queens | NY | Effective Tuesday, March 10th, face-to-face instruction is suspended. All classes will be offered via WebEx or recorded lecture through the end of the semester. Employees are all working remotely unless they are "essential." The library is physically closed and all services are virtual. We do not have any information about reopening the building. | https://www.stjohns.edu/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19 | Yes | As of Friday, March 13th, the library will offer virtual services during reduced hours. M-F 9-5, S&S 10-6. | no | no | reduced, but as yet unspecified | priority use for individual students who are physically in the building but need to attend synchronous distance classes. About 1/3 of our classes and will be remote based on the current plan. | Our 1L students have 4 classes in the first semester. 2 large section classes will be in-person co-located in 3 separate rooms in the building (like a live event with two overflow rooms). Faculty will teach live in a different room each time on a rotating basis so all students have some in-person class time. 1 large section class will be fully online, and legal writing will be about 90% online. For upper level classes, 2/3 of the classes will be offered in person in large rooms for social distancing. The other 1/3 will be offered fully online. | WebEx | credit/no credit | undecided | P | ||||||||||||
80 | St. Mary's University | San Antonio | TX | All classes moved on line as of 3/16 | lawlib.stmarytx.edu | We are open with reduced hours | Monday to Friday, 8-5 | yes, unless given permission to work from home | Staff has to fill out a tele-work form to be approved by VP. | Reference, mail service, pick-up | M-F 8-8; closed weekend | Y | closed | hybrid | students allowed to print | Zoom and Canvas | Yes | P | ||||||||||
81 | 3/20/2020 14:47:22 | St. Thomas University | Miami Gardens | FL | Classes and services online | No | Library closed | No | Zoom and Canvas | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 3/11/2020 14:42:00 | Stanford Law School | Stanford | CA | Classes online until further notice | https://healthalerts.stanford.edu/ | No | Closed until further notice | No | Staff are working remotely or being paid to stay home. https://uit.stanford.edu/guide/telecommuting | Remote reference & Canvas/online teaching support, & anything else that can be done remotely. We have a skeleton team on-site. | https://guides.law.stanford.edu/onlinelearning | TBD | TBD | No | TBD | TBD | We're using Zoom and Panopto, via Canvas | All Winter quarter exams changed to MP; Spring classes will all be graded MP/R/F | SLS does not offer summer courses | P | Thanks for putting this together! | ||||||
83 | 3/12/2020 6:37:35 | Stetson | Gulfport | FL | Spring break next week, then classes online until the end of the semester | https://www.stetson.edu/other/covid-19/ | Yes | We have closed to the public, otherwise open to the Stetson community with swipe card access | Yes | Blackboard Collaborate, TWEN, WebEx, Microsoft Teams | The situation is being evaluated regularly and I'll update as I can | |||||||||||||||||
84 | 3/11/2020 13:54:43 | Suffolk University | Boston | MA | Online classes starting 3-18 (after an extended spring break) through the end of the semester. | https://www.suffolk.edu/student-life/health-wellness/coronavirus-health-advisory | No | Library closed as of 3/19/2020. Virtual/remote services only | No | Remote allowed; no policy. | reference, research for faculty, Zoom training/assistance for faculty | Zoom, Panopto | Optional pass/fail | Yes (at least Summer I) | P | |||||||||||||
85 | Syracuse University | Syracuse | NY | All Syracuse classes and exams will be online through the end of the semester. No decision about graduation | No students permitted in the law school building. Essential personnel only admitted to building. | We have a skeleton staff onsite to take in mail, to process our dwindling number of ILL requests, and to fulfill requests from the print collection. | Staff working mostly remotely with rotation of staff to on-site duties. | Reference; scholarship and instructional support via email, phone, or Zoom. | http://researchguides.law.syr.edu/c.php?g=1015603 | 6 to midnight | study rooms by assignment only. | Zoom and Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. | Syracuse University announced on March 24 that summer classes through June 26 will be online. That encompasses the College of Law's single summer session. | |||||||||||||||
86 | 3/11/2020 10:38:24 | Temple University | Philadelphia | PA | Online through remainder of semester | https://www.temple.edu/coronavirus | Physical library closed beginning 3/20. Virtual services offered M-R 8-6, F 8-5 | Yes, virtual services M-F | No | Reference through email or a Zoom Meeting. | https://library.temple.edu/categories/faq-library-resources-for-the-remainder-of-the-semester | Zoom | ILL closed. Email me if you need something Michelle.Cosby@temple.edu | |||||||||||||||
87 | 3/11/2020 15:19:47 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth | TX | Classes are cancelled for March 16-17. Beginning March 18, classes will move to all online through the end of the semester. | https://www.tamu.edu/coronavirus/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=maestro&utm_campaign=coronavirus&utm_content=guidance-coronavirus | Open to students, faculty, alums, for self-study only. No in-person services. Remote services available. | Library is open for self-study during regular hours. No in-person services. Remote services offered durin regular hours. | No. Everyone is working remotely. | Reference services are offered entirely remotely by email or via Zoom. | https://law.tamu.libguides.com/remoteservices | Blackbaord Collaborate, Zoom, Google Classroom | Mandatory pass/fail | Yes | P | |||||||||||||
88 | 3/19 | Texas Southern University | Houston | TX | Online classes through the end of Spring semester | Restricted use, student and faculty only | Reduced hours 9-5, M-F until | Libraians are working a rotating shift . Option to work from home | Remote reference and facuty services, research assistance via email, phone, virtual reference. | TWEN, Canvas | ||||||||||||||||||
89 | 3/11/2020 14:22:02 | Texas Tech | Lubbock | TX | Spring break starting Monday, March 16. Classes cancelled during week of March 23. Classes going online starting March 30 for the rest of the semester (ending April 30). | https://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/emergency/coronavirus/ | No in-person services. All remote work. Providing remote reference and circulation. | Yes. 8am-5pm, Monday - Friday for remote reference and circulation. Circulation will continue on the weekend. Remote staff. Building on keycard access only. | No | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VoKSjclZhKjdcHffqRVPR_odCRg0bqDI/view?usp=sharing | Not checking out print materials. Relying on email/phone/virtual interactions and electronic resources. Mail going to once-per-week delivery with one staff coming in once-per-week to deliver. Law Library has taken over Blackboard support for students and faculty. | http://libguides.law.ttu.edu/remotelibraryservices | Blackboard and Blackboard Collaborate Ultra/Zoom/Skype for Business | Elect credit/no credit after seeing final grades. | Yes. One session from June 2-July8. | R on May 23 / I was P until later date | University announced fall in-person classes leaving individual units to come up with logistics. Law School task force is tenatively discussing bringing 1Ls to building for face-to-face instruction while social distancing and other building safety protocols. Trying to comply with ABA Standard 306. Upper level classes will be online with a "remote in residence" that asks students to have housing secured for a delayed face-to-face start if and when it is safe to do so. Training faculty on online course creation beyond "emergency online teaching." | Currently considering ways to have 3Ls return print materials and carrel keys. All other students will have checkout period extended until they return. | ||||||||||
90 | 3/11/2020 20:11:57 | The Ohio State University | Columbus | OH | Online classes (except for clinics and externships) for the rest of the semster; university remains open but in a state of emergency | https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/briefing-room/college-news/moritz-response-to-covid-19/ | No | Yes. We are now closed to everyone (as of 3/18) | No | Yes | Reference and research remotely. | http://moritzlaw.osu.libguides.com/c.php?g=1014684 | Zoom, Mediasite | S/U for all classes, faculty have the option to give CALI award(s); message to students https://mailchi.mp/cf0411fceb31/closure-of-drinko-hall-800305?e=4313b39e4b | Yes. University Wide | R- University P-College | 5 | |||||||||||
91 | The University of Texas | Austin | TX | Spring break extended for one week (now 3/16 to 3/27). The university is essentially closed, although staff and faculty can access their offices. We are all working remotely. | https://www.utexas.edu/coronavirus | no | We anticipate being open very limited hours the week of March 23 to allow students and faculty to find needed print resources, scan/photocopy, and check out books. Studying in the library will not be allowed. Hours likely will be Wed-Fri, 1-4 p.m., with 2-3 staff members on-site. | no | The existing telework policy has essentially been waived. https://hr.utexas.edu/manager/fwa Individual desktop computers may be taken home with permission. | online reference, online faculty liaison services, document delivery (if electronic), student technology support; circulation, reference, tech desk phones are monitored | https://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/student-remote | Zoom; Canvas | all classes are pass/fail for spring 2020 | yes. we are offering an enahnced set of classes over the summer. University has announced all summer classes will be graded. | R/P | |||||||||||||
92 | 3/11/2020 15:33:14 | Thomas Jefferson | San Diego | CA | Spring Break 3/16-3/20; classes online for at least two weeks beginning 3/23. | https://www.tjsl.edu/news-media/2020/17704 | No | Closed to the public and students. Student assistants allowed in one at a time to work on specific library projects. | Yes | No | Reference; requested course reserves | Zoom | No change yet. | |||||||||||||||
93 | 3/19 | Touro Law | Central Islip | NY | Online classes thru Passover so far | no | Virtual reference 9-6:30 M-T; 9-2:30 Fridays, and 12-5 on Sunday | all working at home | virtual reference, teaching | Zoom | Be well. Stay safe. | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Tulane University | New Orleans | LA | Classes canceled March 16-20. Classes online beginning March 23 until end of semester. | https://tulane.edu/covid-19-communications | No | Tulane's libraries closed 5:00 p.m. March 16, and will remain closed until further notice. | Staff working remotely. | In development by University. | Services offered remotely. | https://libguides.law.tulane.edu/c.php?g=1012433&p=7333341 | Zoom | High Pass/Pass/Fail instituted for Spring semester 2020. | Yes | P | |||||||||||||
95 | UC Davis | Davis | CA | University has not yet made any changes. | https://www.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/ | Yes | Not at this time | Yes | Not yet | Zoom, Canvas | ||||||||||||||||||
96 | 3/12/2020 8:36:02 | UCI | Irvine | CA | Transitioning to remote courses this week, fully remote next week for the rest of the semester | no | the library closed 3/18. | Yes | Until there is a campus closure, it is business as usual. If we close, we will work on remote reference and will try to maintain all services possible (we won’t be able to deliver physical materials, etc.) | Will not have 24/7, hours TBD | Zoom is the main resource | credit/no credit | ||||||||||||||||
97 | 3/11/2020 10:31:38 | UCLA | Los Angeles | CA | Classes online through June | https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/coronavirus-information-for-the-ucla-campus-community | Closed beginning March 20 | Remote reference services, increasing digital reserves | Not if telecommuting arragements have been made | Remote reference (Zoom), Zoom teaching, digital reserves | Aiming for 7 am to 10 pm, M-F. | Only for individual use for accessing remote classes. | Hybrid | Zoom | Mandatory credit/no credit but with a set of exceptions. | Yes, for campus | R | Still discussing the various models. There will be at least some remote option for all students. | ||||||||||
98 | University of Akron | Akron | OH | Classes are cancelled until March 30th at which time classes will go online. All student events are canceled through May 17th. There is no return date to live classes that has been announced. | https://www.uakron.edu/healthservices/news/ | No | We are closed. | No | Yes, all staff and faculty are working remotely | All services currently available | https://law.uakron.libguides.com/remotelibrary | Webex, Panopto, D2L | Faculty are currently discussing moving to pass/fail or a hybrid model where students choose which grading system to keep | |||||||||||||||
99 | 3/19/2020 13:40 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | AL | Extended Spring Break (3/16-3/30), remote classes through remainder of the semester, campus libraries closed. Minimal/limited staff in buidling at one time | https://healthinfo.ua.edu/ | No | Closed to the public on 3/16. Closed to everyone on 3/18 at 5pm | No, critial staff only (only securutiy personnel have this designation in the law school) | Forthcoming | Virtual/remote reference starting on 3/23. Evaluating ILL/doc delivery and scan on demand options | https://guides.library.law.ua.edu/remotelearning | Zoom | 3 | ||||||||||||||
100 | 3/12/2020 14:57:35 | University of AR - Little Rock | Little Rock | AR | all classes moved online until further notice, no out of state travel through April 30, all on-campus events canceled through April 30. For now, offices remain open. Effective 3/19/2020, access is limited to the first floor. Facilities is enacting hospital-grade cleaning in areas still being used. Offices still open, library still open to public. | https://ualr.edu/safety/home/emergency/covid-19/ and https://ualr.edu/lawlibrary/2-2/library-hours/ | Yes | Not yet, but I am urging my dean to restrict access to our students, faculty, and staff. | No | We are encouraging those who can to work remotely, but have no formal policy. | For everyone -- Reference via phone or email; for law school constituents, remote access to most databases. So far, we are still circulating materials. | Zoom, Echo360, Blackboard |