{"id":18330,"date":"2020-02-27T17:25:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T17:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/?p=18330"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:40:22","slug":"coronavirus-library-and-business-operations-planning","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/coronavirus-library-and-business-operations-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Library and Business Operations Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following information was sent by the NLM <a href=\"https:\/\/disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disaster Information Management Research Center<\/a> (DIMRC).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please continue to refer to the National Library of Medicine for updates on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/index.html#Novel_Coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Continuity of Operations planning, businesses and libraries may want to review these resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On February 12, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/specific-groups\/guidance-business-response.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>Engage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cste.org\/page\/EpiOnCall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naccho.org\/membership\/lhd-directory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">local<\/a> health departments to confirm channels of communication and methods for dissemination of local outbreak information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you complete\u00a0the freely available NLM online course\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/dis_courses\/coop\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Case of Emergencies: Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning\u00a0<\/a>you will end up with a fully developed one-page plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, the Federal Depository Library Program has scheduled a free webinar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdlp.gov\/news-and-events\/4378-webinar-pandemic-nlm-resources-for-librarians-to-assist-researchers-and-the-public-in-understanding-the-coronavirus-and-influenza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Pandemic! 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