{"id":16206,"date":"2021-08-24T23:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T23:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/?p=16206"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:28:37","slug":"library-museums-and-press-updates-for-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/24\/library-museums-and-press-updates-for-fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Library, Museums and Press Updates for Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Updated September 1, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: transparent; margin: 0; height: 0;\">Updates<\/h2>\n<div class=\"secondary__blocks secondary__blocks-double\"><div class=\"secondary__block secondary__block-double\">\n<h3>Open*<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:2rem;\">\n<li>Morris Library<\/li>\n<li>Old College Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical Hall Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Mineralogical Museum<\/li>\n<li>Special Collections Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Education Resource Center<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry Library<\/li>\n<li>Physics Library<\/li>\n<li>Marine Studies Library<br \/>\n<em>Lewes Campus<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>* Hours of operation can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"secondary__block secondary__block-double\">\n<h3>Available<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:2rem;\">\n<li>Printing<\/li>\n<li>Multimedia studios<\/li>\n<li>Individual and group study rooms<\/li>\n<li>Access to book stacks<\/li>\n<li>Holds service<\/li>\n<li>Research consultations<\/li>\n<li>Video and gaming spaces<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Room<br \/>\n<em>Reserved for Instruction<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Associate in Arts Program Delivery<\/li>\n<li>Distance Learning DELivery Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Morris Library<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>During the fall semester, which begins August 31, <strong>Morris Library will be open<\/strong> to students, faculty, staff and the public.<\/p>\n<p>Library visitors will be able to <strong>browse the book stacks<\/strong> to find their desired materials. For assistance locating their books in the stacks, they can turn to the Library\u2019s online catalog. Each listing features a map that shows where the item is located in the building.<\/p>\n<p>Those with UD ONEcards or public borrower cards can also use the <strong>Holds service<\/strong> to request books, DVDs, Blu-rays and video games in advance. These items can then be picked up at one convenient location\u2014the Help Center, located near the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>At the <b>Help Center<\/b>, visitors can also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive research assistance.<\/li>\n<li>Retrieve materials they requested through Interlibrary Loan.<\/li>\n<li>Reserve lockers and graduate student carrels.<\/li>\n<li>Check out laptops, headphones and chargers.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for a Public Borrower Card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Faculty can <strong>reserve materials for their courses<\/strong>, and students can access those materials at the Help Center.<\/p>\n<p>Students, faculty and staff will be able to <strong>reserve study rooms for group work or individual use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Those in need of help with their research can <a href=\"https:\/\/ask.lib.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">connect with a librarian<\/a> via chat, text or email. They can also <strong>schedule a one-on-one consultation with a librarian<\/strong> or stop by for an on-demand consultation. Visitors can also <strong>schedule interlibrary loan consultations<\/strong> for extended discussions about their needs and requests.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Student Multimedia Design Center<\/strong> (SMDC) on the lower level, visitors can use the <strong>multimedia studios and instruction rooms<\/strong> to create video, audio and graphic design projects.<\/p>\n<p>Individual and group spaces can be reserved in the SMDC to <strong>view films or play video games<\/strong>. Instructors can <strong>reserve the Viewing Room<\/strong> for class use. Visitors can also check out DVDs, Blu-rays and video games from the SMDC if they have not requested those items in advance.<\/p>\n<p>For students, faculty and staff who are not on campus, <strong>our digital resources remain available 24\/7<\/strong> once they <a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/services\/connect\/proxy-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">log in with their UD credentials<\/a>. Those who are in the Associate in Arts Program or a UD distance learning program can also have print materials shipped to them via the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/interlibraryloan\/associate-in-arts-program-delivery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Associate in Arts Program Delivery<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/interlibraryloan\/distance-learning-delivery-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Distance Learning DELivery Service<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Gallery Spaces<\/h2>\n<p>Old College Gallery, Mechanical Hall Gallery, the Mineralogical Museum in Penny Hall, and the Special Collections Gallery in Morris Library will <strong>open on September 7<\/strong>. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>The following exhibitions will be <strong>on view for the UD community and the public to visit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/whistler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Friends and Enemies: Whistler and His Artistic, Literary and Social Circles<\/em><\/a> in Old College Main Gallery<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/collectors-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Art, Artifacts and Specimens from the Collectors Cabinet<\/em><\/a> in Old College West Gallery<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/here-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here \/ Now: Art and Design Faculty Exhibition<\/a><\/em> in Mechanical Hall Gallery<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/chinese-minerals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese Minerals<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>in the Mineralogical Museum<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/trail-to-the-voting-booth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trail to the Voting Booth: An Exploration of Political Ephemera<\/a><\/em> in the Special Collections Gallery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those who are not on campus, there are many <a href=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional exhibitions available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Branch Libraries<\/h2>\n<p>The Education Resource Center, the Chemistry Library, the Physics Library, and the Marine Studies Library on the Lewes Campus will be <strong>open during the fall semester<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With the Lewes Campus closed to the public, the Marine Studies Library is open to UD students, faculty and staff only.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"box__yellow\">Updated September 1, 2021<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>In-Person Event Guidance:\u00a0<\/strong>In-person event attendees\u00a0must RSVP and will need to show ID upon arrival. Those who do not have a UD ID (members of the public) will also need to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of the event. This can be done in advance through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/delawarecx.iad1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9nLQscASC7uHbvv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/delawarecx.iad1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9nLQscASC7uHbvv&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633439712462000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUQH5VKpIGaK_wguv4_4LCXc0M_g\">Visitor Events Health Pass<\/a>\u00a0or upon arrival to the event.\u00a0If you have already uploaded your vaccination record to the Health Pass to attend a previous UD event, you do not have to re-upload it\u00a0to attend another event.<\/i><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><i>In addition, all attendees will need to complete the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/covidcheck.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/covidcheck.udel.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633439712462000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_HJqJ3DZrVlied3TBdlXaDms-mQ\">UD Daily Health Check<\/a>\u00a0the day of the event, and show the green check display reflecting health clearance upon arrival. Regardless of vaccination status, everyone must wear face masks at all times while indoors.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated September 1, 2021 Updates Morris Library During the fall semester, which begins August 31, Morris Library will be open to students, faculty, staff and the public. 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