REALM Project - New Research and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Variants

The REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project has been testing how long the virus that causes COVID-19 remains detectable on various library surfaces and materials.

Last week, it published updates relating to New research and resources on vaccines and variants.

It includes information on mask policies in US libraries, archives, and museums, volunteer management during a pandemic, signage templates and COVID-19 communication guides, as well as a briefing on research on vaccines and variants by R&D organization Battelle.

REALM is a collaboration between OCLC, an international library services cooperative, the US government agency Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle.

Further details and results from previous tests are available on the OCLC REALM Project website.