To those who have reached out to us, our听subject specialist librarians听and our听Ask a Librarian听service with your questions concerning access to libraries facilities, on-site services and physical collections: thank you. We continue to provide information and updates at听Coronavirus and Libraries Services.
We strive to provide exceptional virtual services and robust access to comprehensive electronic resources. We understand that it is challenging for our CU Boulder community of students, educators and researchers to work without access to libraries facilities, on-site services and physical collections. While university health and safety directives currently preclude this access, please be assured that we are working with the university to plan future, expanded access.听
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We appreciate how highly the CU Boulder community values libraries facilities and our rich and unique physical collections, and understand that the libraries鈥� virtual services and electronic resources cannot replace on-site access and our physical collections. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we develop plans to protect the health and safety of the CU Boulder community and look ahead to future, expanded libraries access.
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Robert H. McDonald
Dean of University Libraries, Senior Vice Provost of Online Education
Leslie J. Reynolds
Senior Associate Dean of Libraries
Jennie Gerke
Associate Dean of Libraries
