Lab testing begins on the first round of selected materials If you signed up for updates from the REALM Project, Reopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums you would have seen this in your inbox today. For those that are not signed up for updates about the REALM Project you can do so here: https://www.oclc.org/content/oclc-forms/en_us/realm-updates.html?_ga=2.32803... Round 1 material testing underway Five items commonly found in public libraries have been selected for initial lab testing to determine the length of time the COVID-19 virus may live on the surface of these materials. Testing began May 13, 2020, using materials provided to Battelle by Columbus Metropolitan Library, and the results of this first round are expected to be released mid-June. For more information and more details on this first round of testing and other activities, visit the “Happening Now<http://click.e.oclc.org/?qs=3c7e5b3ca34c8aebf640543f9366d991cb478fb0a239067a530c7d0d4eaf491a9830aa5a9e8bbe379c79b2ed3c201fab>” project update page. https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/COVID-19-research-project.html For more on the scope, timeline, and committees involved with #REALMproject, https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/COVID-19-research-project.html --------------------------------------------------- Shannon White Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909 Whites29@michigan.gov<mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov> 517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Schedule: Tue-Fri, 8-5