Brandeis Library Resources During COVID-19
Summer 2021:
The Library is open to Brandeis students, faculty, and staff with reduced hours. There are special precautions for handling materials. When visiting the Library, please follow campus guidelines, as well as any signage and staff directions. Library services also will continue to be delivered via Zoom, chat, and email.
Last updated Aug. 2, 2021
Brandeis plans to offer a robust, safe, in-person experience in fall 2021. Students, faculty and staff coming to campus this summer should comply with all measures required within the Campus Passport, including testing and taking the Daily Health Assessment.
To learn more about campus updates and policies, visit the University’s COVID 19 Response: What’s Now, What’s Next website.
Current Visitor Guidelines
Brandeis Community
Brandeis faculty, staff, and students must show a yellow or green passport to enter the Library. Please report anyone who does not comply to Matthew Sheehy.
Visitors
Visitors must complete the Daily Health Assessment.
The Brandeis Visitor Policy can be found here.
Remote Resources FAQ
Building Hours for the Summer
The Library will be open to all members of the Brandeis community with the following hours:
Summer Hours: Saturday, May 15, - Wednesday, Aug. 25
- Monday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Tuesday - Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Thursday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Saturday - Sunday: CLOSED
For a full list of holidays and exceptions, please visit the Hours page.
Library Entrance and Exit
The Usdan door is designated as the entrance to the Library. The Plaza door is designated as the exit. Everyone must show a green, yellow, or blue passport to enter the library.
The Library Starbucks Cafe will be closed for the summer, and the Farber door also will remain closed.
No Food in the Library
Until further notice, no food can be consumed inside the Library. Please eat in your room, outside, or in a designated eating area.
Pick Up Options
Details for Contactless Pick Up options are available on the Library website. Patrons can pick up materials at the Information and Borrowing Desk in the Goldfarb Library or at the lockers in Usdan.
Appointments
Some Library departments are appointment-only at this time. Information on how to schedule an appointment for the following departments is available below.
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Subject liaisons are available by online appointment to help
you use Library and technology resources in your teaching, learning, and research. Find your subject liaison.
Archives and Special Collections is open for research, both virtually and in-person. Please contact us to arrange an appointment by emailing
ascdepartment@brandeis.edu.
Appointments can be made for physical access to the MakerLab and Automation Lab, while access to the Digital Scholarship Lab will continue through virtual desktops. RTI staff will work with users to offer virtual/remote access whenever possible; if virtual/remote access is not a solution, staff will work to find a time for an onsite appointment. For appointment requests or for additional information, reach out to
makerlab@brandeis.edu. See available services and tools on our
website, or apply to our
microgrant programs.
Facilities are available for in-person use during the following
hours and student staff will be on-site to assist (both in-person and remotely) during these times. This semester reservations will be
required to use
any and all of our computer workstations, studios, and equipment. We recommend making reservations in advance through the
forms on our
website, though walk-in reservations may also be possible depending upon the day's traffic. Both in-person and remote
consultations may also be scheduled. Remote access to some resources is possible. General inquiries may be directed to
sims@brandeis.edu. Faculty interested in instructional sessions on media production may reach out directly to
Mark Dellelo.
Remote Resources
When the Brandeis Library building is closed, or you prefer to work remotely, the Library can continue to provide you with expert help and services to support your research, teaching, and learning.
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Consult with Library staff about options for providing research instruction to your students. Options may include customized instructional materials for courses, including online research guides and interactive tutorials, or providing instruction sessions via Zoom. Librarians can discuss which options are feasible and will most effectively meet the needs of your class.
- Please contact library@brandeis.edu to
- Consult on pedagogical approaches for using LATTE tools (e.g., LATTE quizzes, surveys, assignments) and the student-centered accessible course shell
- Consult on best practices for incorporating a software product within a course (e.g., STATA, SPSS, ArcGIS)
- Consult on academic technologies including VoiceThread, H5P, Voyant, Twine, and Perusall
- Consult with an instructional designer on course design and considerations based on modality
- Visit the University's Faculty Support Services page to learn more about the support provided by the Library, Information Technology Services, and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
- The Brandeis Library continues to be dedicated to supporting you and your students with the course-related textbooks, books, articles and videos you need for your classes. More information about Reserves.
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The Center for Teaching & Learning and campus partners have put together a page about Teaching Continuity, where you can find round-the-clock teaching help and join Brandeis teachers who are sharing their suggestions, questions, videos, tutorials and other support for teaching remotely.
- Brandeis Library has many digital materials to support your research, teaching, and learning.
- OneSearch
Use the filters on the left side of the screen to focus on digital materials, including ebooks, streaming audio or video.
- Databases A-Z
Our databases provide access to digital articles, ebooks, video, and more.
- The Library can purchase online materials needed for class when possible.
- Log in to Library resources with your Brandeis Account before you start searching to ensure that you have access to online content available through Brandeis Library subscriptions.
- When possible, please link to articles and other items in library databases, rather than uploading PDFs to LATTE.
- Explore Library research guides to find recommended resources and research tips.
- Archives & Special Collections can provide digital access to some materials via email, Box, or other electronic avenues. Digitized materials are also available on the Internet Archive, HathiTrust and Brandeis Institutional Repository:
- The Brandeis Institutional Repository is a digital collection of online materials for research, including digitized materials from Archives and Special Collections, faculty publications, masters and senior honors theses, Brandeis University Press publications, and more.
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL) offers free access to book chapters, articles, and other materials needed for coursework and scholarly research which are not currently available in the Brandeis Library. Availability may be affected by current restrictions at Brandeis and other institutions.
- Scan on Demand (formerly Document Delivery) allows users to request scanned chapters and articles as well as microform materials in the Brandeis Library collection.
- The Library will continue to operate online portions of our services. Content like articles and book chapters will continue to be available. The situation is fluid, but the Library strives to maintain strong continuity of services to meet your needs.
- Research Technology & Innovation is offering the following:
- Consultations available via Zoom.
- Workshops or lectures available via Zoom.
- Limited design as a service and fabrication as a service.
- Remote 3D scanning as a service (send digital files).
- Limited remote desktop seats in DS Lab (8). Provisioned on a case by case basis.
- Meeting with research & entrepreneurial teams to support projects virtually/online as much as is possible
- Sound & Image Media Studios facilities are available for in-person use during the following hours, and student staff will be on-site to assist (both in-person and remotely) during these times. This semester, reservations will be required to use any and all of our computer workstations, studios, and equipment. We recommend making reservations in advance through the forms on our website, though walk-in reservations may also be possible depending upon the day's traffic. Both in-person and remote consultations may also be scheduled. Remote access to some resources is possible. General inquiries may be directed to sims@brandeis.edu. Faculty interested in instructional sessions on media production may reach out directly to Mark Dellelo.
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Any current Brandeis faculty, staff, and students can request materials, including Interlibrary Loan materials, for Pick Up of Ship to Home.
- Books and media, including Interlibrary Loan materials, may be returned at the Information & Borrowing Desk or in the Library’s book return at the Usdan-facing entrance of Goldfarb Library.
- Equipment (laptops, calculators, etc.) can be returned via the returns bin at the Information & Borrowing Desk.