iSchool Capstone

Curating Data for COVID-19 Programs and Policies in Washington State Libraries

Project tags:

archives & special collections

data curation

knowledge organization

When the pandemic lockdown closed public libraries across Washington state, staff had to turn on a dime and evaluate their services and programs catering to users who could no longer access these spaces. Washington State Libraries collected data about services added or modified to accommodate patrons. Our team curated data for 60 city, rural, and island libraries in Washington state and presented our results in the form of a curated dataset, a data curation protocol, and a report. This collection serves as an archive of COVID-19 and 21st-century history and helps libraries and other public institutions prepare for future disasters.

Project participants:

Gina Rome

MLISOnline

Caitlin Weil Smith

MLISOnline

Erika Whinihan

MLISOnline