[Taxacom] Update on “Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Information Hub: A COVID-19 Research Project”

[Miller, Scott]

Update on the “Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Information Hub: A COVID-19 Research Project” organized by IMLS and OCLC, with research carried out by Battelle.  Today the project has released a preliminary literature review and the test protocols which are currently being implemented by Battelle for the first five material tests.

The new documents are here:

https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/COVID-19-research-project/resources.html

The REALM statement to be released today is here:


REALM Project update: Project test plan and preliminary literature review released



The REALM Project has released the document, “Test Plan for the Natural Attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 as a Decontamination Approach.” This is a technical document that explains the process and details about conditions for testing materials provided by archives, libraries, and museums.



A preliminary literature review—prepared by Battelle—is now available. This review informed the context for the laboratory research that is currently underway.



For more information on this first round of testing and other activities, visit the “Happening Now<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.oclc.org%2F%3Fqs%3D3c7e5b3ca34c8aebd199e419d07611bb73534610685b4bdf32a979f73e41ae814ab462072490bc7b4cac822f64651f13&data=02%7C01%7Cmillers%40si.edu%7C85edc612353143e9ffdc08d807c3c4b9%7C989b5e2a14e44efe93b78cdd5fc5d11c%7C0%7C1%7C637267884705593935&sdata=9c3DMWlgFQiacIFOTNn3aNne2Qsqg%2BB5KGTzn%2F%2ByWBQ%3D&reserved=0>” project update page. For more on the scope, timeline, and committees involved with #REALMproject, visit oc.lc/realm-project<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.e.oclc.org%2F%3Fqs%3D3c7e5b3ca34c8aeb3167de5553ce63ce0b39197058d3452f517959daa82a773f324f39b75c69ef06488bbf43dc5668c0&data=02%7C01%7Cmillers%40si.edu%7C85edc612353143e9ffdc08d807c3c4b9%7C989b5e2a14e44efe93b78cdd5fc5d11c%7C0%7C1%7C637267884705603934&sdata=I1R22Jkp3yrtmlm%2FRC4wVEevW3c1yMRuJH6J1IPxyRI%3D&reserved=0>.