Fondren Library showcases work from home with social media

What do librarians do when they can’t be in the library?

The Fondren Library team has been busy rounding up answers to that question via Twitter, where it’s highlighting the work done from home by librarians, archivists and other Fondren staff during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Below, a selection of Tweets shows there’s always work waiting in the wings when you’re a part of Rice’s busy library.

Traci Patterson: I’m updating the Houston Jewish History Archive research guide: https://t.co/zMdszTyTy5 #CovidLibrary pic.twitter.com/nnYQwmZNMI

— Fondren Library (@fondrenlibrary) March 26, 2020

Dara Flinn: Today I’m doing back-end cleanup in ArchivesSpace, the platform which creates finding aids for our collections, using data created by python scripts. #CovidLibrary pic.twitter.com/cyhcApw5eK

— Fondren Library (@fondrenlibrary) March 25, 2020

Jeanette Sewell: Staying healthy and hydrated while working on microfilm clean up and library science reading! #FlattentheCurve pic.twitter.com/65md5niRn9

— Fondren Library (@fondrenlibrary) March 19, 2020

Debra Kolah: Work continues! Excited to be supporting Math, Physics, CAAM and Statistics-especially geared to ensuring that ebooks are available where possible! The UX Office will be remote testing work to make improvements to the library website in the summer! @debrakolah pic.twitter.com/TFWb1At5W8

— Fondren Library (@fondrenlibrary) March 20, 2020

Robert Estep: I have managed to do a couple of music orders but have been focusing on Rice Historical Images (metadata description and subject analysis). Tomorrow I’m hoping to try my hand at long distance and once-removed copy-cataloging. #CovidLibrary pic.twitter.com/yAN471IPaC

— Fondren Library (@fondrenlibrary) March 24, 2020