12 The Role of Academic Libraries in a Pandemic Era
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Bhojaraju Gunjal
Abstract
The unforeseen emergence of COVID-19 throughout the world has destroyed the livelihood of the whole world and affected the education system along with libraries and information services. Academic libraries cater for teaching, learning, and research activities in their institutions and play a prominent role in storing, organising, and providing access to information resources for their stakeholders. Libraries play an important role and can adopt new developments in information and communications technology (ICT) along with other tools and techniques to enhance their contributions to teaching, learning, research and institutional visibility. This chapter delineates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education institutions (HEIs) and their libraries and identifies some of the many issues and challenges. The pandemic has revealed numerous opportunities for library and information professionals and exposed innovations that can be implemented in rendering library services to library users during the devastating situation. The chapter briefly explains how libraries can make use of appropriate tools and technologies, adapt to new trends, seize opportunities, and take advantage of emerging communication channels. The important role of library staff, by which libraries can provide innovative library services to all its stakeholders in both offline and virtual modes, is explored.
Abstract
The unforeseen emergence of COVID-19 throughout the world has destroyed the livelihood of the whole world and affected the education system along with libraries and information services. Academic libraries cater for teaching, learning, and research activities in their institutions and play a prominent role in storing, organising, and providing access to information resources for their stakeholders. Libraries play an important role and can adopt new developments in information and communications technology (ICT) along with other tools and techniques to enhance their contributions to teaching, learning, research and institutional visibility. This chapter delineates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education institutions (HEIs) and their libraries and identifies some of the many issues and challenges. The pandemic has revealed numerous opportunities for library and information professionals and exposed innovations that can be implemented in rendering library services to library users during the devastating situation. The chapter briefly explains how libraries can make use of appropriate tools and technologies, adapt to new trends, seize opportunities, and take advantage of emerging communication channels. The important role of library staff, by which libraries can provide innovative library services to all its stakeholders in both offline and virtual modes, is explored.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Foreword 1
- Preface 3
- 1 Blockchain Technology for Library Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries from a Nigerian Perspective 7
- 2 Reshaping the Future of Academic Libraries: Insights from South Africa 24
- 3 User Services in Ghanaian Academic Libraries in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 45
- 4 Redefining Academic Library Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Zimbabwe 64
- 5 Seeking Order in Chaotic Times: The Importance of Evidence in the Fight for Truth 78
- 6 To Wear Gloves or Wash Hands? A Perusal of Archives Preservation Policy in Botswana 91
- 7 National Archives Institutions During Turbulent Times: The Case of COVID-19 104
- 8 The Impact of Library Resources on Block Release Students’ Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe 116
- 9 Exploration of Data Sharing and Information Exchange among Nigerian Library and Information Science Researchers 131
- 10 Ethical Dimensions of Research Information Management: A New Challenge for Information Professionals 150
- 11 Information Services in Academic Libraries in an Era of Information Disorder 166
- 12 The Role of Academic Libraries in a Pandemic Era 181
- 13 Challenges with Open Access Institutional Repositories in Ghana 195
- 14 Advocating for Value-Added Content and Tools in Library Databases and Beyond 211
- 15 Public Library Infrastructure During COVID-19 in Limpopo Province 225
- 16 Knowledge Sharing Among Nurses in Developing Countries During COVID-19 240
- 17 One Journal’s Journey through the Fourth Industrial Revolution 254
- 18 An Altmetrics Study of Researchers at North-West University 274
- 19 Knowledge Management Strategies in Clinical Settings, Southwest Nigeria 297
- 20 From Collections to Connections: Transforming Libraries to Knowledge Centres 320
- 21 Library and Information Science Graduate Skills Needed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Nigerian Perspective 342
- Contributors 361
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Foreword 1
- Preface 3
- 1 Blockchain Technology for Library Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries from a Nigerian Perspective 7
- 2 Reshaping the Future of Academic Libraries: Insights from South Africa 24
- 3 User Services in Ghanaian Academic Libraries in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 45
- 4 Redefining Academic Library Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Zimbabwe 64
- 5 Seeking Order in Chaotic Times: The Importance of Evidence in the Fight for Truth 78
- 6 To Wear Gloves or Wash Hands? A Perusal of Archives Preservation Policy in Botswana 91
- 7 National Archives Institutions During Turbulent Times: The Case of COVID-19 104
- 8 The Impact of Library Resources on Block Release Students’ Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe 116
- 9 Exploration of Data Sharing and Information Exchange among Nigerian Library and Information Science Researchers 131
- 10 Ethical Dimensions of Research Information Management: A New Challenge for Information Professionals 150
- 11 Information Services in Academic Libraries in an Era of Information Disorder 166
- 12 The Role of Academic Libraries in a Pandemic Era 181
- 13 Challenges with Open Access Institutional Repositories in Ghana 195
- 14 Advocating for Value-Added Content and Tools in Library Databases and Beyond 211
- 15 Public Library Infrastructure During COVID-19 in Limpopo Province 225
- 16 Knowledge Sharing Among Nurses in Developing Countries During COVID-19 240
- 17 One Journal’s Journey through the Fourth Industrial Revolution 254
- 18 An Altmetrics Study of Researchers at North-West University 274
- 19 Knowledge Management Strategies in Clinical Settings, Southwest Nigeria 297
- 20 From Collections to Connections: Transforming Libraries to Knowledge Centres 320
- 21 Library and Information Science Graduate Skills Needed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Nigerian Perspective 342
- Contributors 361
