The Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation (RBSCP) seeks to acquire, preserve, catalog, and provide access to rare books, manuscripts, and archival collections in keeping with the strategic priorities of River Campus Libraries and in support of the mission of the University of Rochester, “Learn, Discover, Heal, Create—and Make the World Ever Better.”

This spring, not long after Rush Rhees Library was physically closed, librarians began creating short videos to help students navigate and use library resources virtually. These videos were put on the library’s YouTube page, shared on social media, and embedded in Blackboard courses.