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Covid-19 Resources
The following list contains resources pertaining to COVID-19 for information institutions and professionals.
Collection Care
- American Library Association - Guidance Content and Protocols
- Australian Institute for Conservation of Cultural Property - COVID-19 and Collections Reference and Resource list
- “Caring for Heritage Collections During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, April 21, 2020, by Irene Karsten, Canadian Conservation Institute
- CCI Technical Note, Version 2 (released July 24, 2020) “Caring for Heritage Collections During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
- NEDCC, March 26, 2020 “Disinfecting Books and Other Collections”
- Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM Project), Round 1 Test Results - Collections and Quarantine
- Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM Project), Test 2 Results
- Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM Project) Test 3 Results
- Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM Project) Test 4 Results
- Society of American Archivists, Resources for Response to COVID-19 Health Crisis
Documenting the Pandemic
- International Council on Archives, COVID-19 webpage resources
- Ontario Museum Association, "Webinar: Collecting Community Responses to COVID-19"
- Society of American Archivists, “Documenting Your Communities Experience of COVID-19: A Resource List”
- Society of American Archivists, “Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource List”
Reopening Archives
A number of Ontario museums implemented a proof of vaccination policy for staff, volunteers, and/or visitors. Some required proof of vaccination to enter the museum, while others required proof to enter certain areas. See below for vaccination policy examples.
- American Alliance of Museums, "Preparing to Reopen"
- ASHRAE, Guidelines for Facilities
- Association of Canadian Archivists, "Reopening the Archives"
- Canadian Conservation Institute, Caring for Heritage Collections during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Reopening
- Ontario Museum Association, Guidance for Museums Reopening After Closure due to COVID-19
- Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM Project)
- Reopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM Project), June 2020, Public Libraries Preparing to Reopen: Examples from the Field
- Aga Khan Museum
- Art Gallery of Ontario (Policy no longer available online)
- Ontario Science Centre
- The ROM (Policy no longer available online)
- THEMUSEUM, Kitchener, ON
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