{"id":14876,"date":"2020-04-01T09:04:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?p=14876"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:35:48","slug":"pretend-youre-at-the-library-with-these-zoom-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2020\/04\/01\/pretend-youre-at-the-library-with-these-zoom-backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretend You&#8217;re at the Library with These Zoom Backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Attending classes and meetings via Zoom rather than in person is far from easy. However, the staff here at the LUC Libraries thought that we might make everyone&#8217;s experience with Zoom a little bit better if we could provide a way to pretend you&#8217;re somewhere other than your room, office, or kitchen. What&#8217;s better than all of those places? The library, of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of the backgrounds (download link for the full files via Dropbox is below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14877\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?attachment_id=14877\" class=\"wp-image-14877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1-1160x653.png 1160w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Information-Commons-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14878\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?attachment_id=14878\" class=\"wp-image-14878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1160x653.png 1160w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-Zoom-Virtual-Background.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"14879\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/?attachment_id=14879\" class=\"wp-image-14879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background-1160x653.png 1160w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/files\/2020\/04\/Cudahy-Main-Stacks-2-Zoom-Virtual-Background.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zoom backgrounds our staff created will make it appear as though you are working oh so diligently from the LUC libraries themselves, just like old times&#8230;and also hide the messy spaces we&#8217;re all working from these days. While we can&#8217;t have you all back in person this year, perhaps a little digital visit will ease you all through the end of this academic year and, for some, into the summer session as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access the backgrounds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/hdyv4elohodluoq\/AADV_0oWHL-htwF6qFXQLZNMa?dl=0\">here<\/a><\/strong>, and if you&#8217;ve yet to use a background on Zoom, you can find instructions for doing so <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/204674889-Zoom-Rooms-Customized-Background\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love this concept? There are plenty of other fun Zoom backgrounds out there. Find some more of them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/3\/30\/21199628\/zoom-backgrounds-free-virtual-conference-calls-video-remote-work\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attending classes and meetings via Zoom rather than in person is far from easy. 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