Joseph, I am sure just about everyone on this listserve is more qualified than I to respond, so take this with a grain of salt. From my perspective engineering controls such as this may reduce mold or viral load on library materials but is there objective evidence to support that? I’m not so sure. I’d be interested to know if the UV is contained and isolated from the accession as UV light is an enemy of library collections, much like disinfectants and the like. Another way to significantly reduce risk of viral transmission to patrons would be to devise an appropriate quarantine schedule for the materials, which could be based at least in part on some of the research that’s taking place with groups such as REALM. Aside from engineering controls such as UV light boxes and administrative controls such as a quarantine schedule, good hand hygiene is probably best way to reduce risks of viral transmission involving any public surface, library books included, and it’s very cost effective. Remind staff and patrons to wash hands thoroughly and often, avoid touching your face and eating/drinking while using library materials and risk of transmission will be markedly reduced.
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