Expanding digital academic library and archive services at the University of Calgary in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Murphy, James E.; Lewis, C; McKillop, Christena A; Stoeckle, Marc

doi:10.1177/03400352211023067

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“…At the University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources (UCLCR), existing digital knowledge, expertise, skills and service models have been leveraged to provide services of a high level to the university users (Murphy et al, 2021). The initiatives UCLCR took to reduce the impact of the pandemic focused in four main areas: digital library service, physical library service, collections, and Archives and Special Collections.…”

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Trends, Challenges and Opportunities at University of Manitoba Libraries during the COVID Pandemic

Wang¹,

Shaw²

2022

IJoL

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought rapid and radical changes to higher education, and academic libraries adapted and devised solutions. This article will review the initiatives that the University of Manitoba Libraries (UML) implemented prior to the pandemic, as well as the library’s response, focusing on the performance of these initiatives in the past two years. These initiatives are new service models including a fully virtual library, new technologies, such as self-service lockers, and structural reorganization, for example, the creation of functional teams. The review will demonstrate how the above initiatives ensured the continuity of library services during the pandemic. The pandemic is viewed as a touchstone that tested the trends of the academic library community in an extreme situation. The success of the library services provided by the UML inspires positive thinking about the forward direction for public research university libraries.

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Trends, Challenges and Opportunities at University of Manitoba Libraries during the COVID Pandemic

Wang¹,

Shaw²

2022

IJoL

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“…The overwhelming need to support students struggling with social isolation and mental health issues occurred while professional service and technical staff were furloughed in many places. On the other hand, academic library workers reconfigured and expanded services and support for students, extensively leveraging digital places and platforms to do so (Connell, Wallis, and Comeaux 2021;Delaney et al 2020;Murphy et al 2021).…”

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COVID, Campus, Cameras, Communication, and Connection

Price

Lanclos

Phipps

2022

telji

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This article discusses insights from two separate and linked projects. A staff-facing project at a UK university in the English Midlands, took place in late Spring 2020. We heard at that time a concern from staff for students who were not in touch and were not “visible” due to their absence from digital places as well as the more obvious physical ones. Staff also discussed their sense that, from the students who were in contact, there were a lot more emails and one-on-one discussions about logistics and worries. In Spring 2021, at a university in the north of England, we conducted a student-facing project intended to discover their lived experience of the 2020-21 academic year, as well as surface insights into what the phrase “back to campus” might mean for these students. Students struggled with what their lecturers were asking in terms of visibility (especially cameras). Students were also concerned about building and maintaining connections. The desire for effective and transparent communication in a time of crisis was also expressed. We juxtapose the rhetoric about “back to campus” and assumptions embedded in policies around cameras and digital participation with the expressed desires of students for human relationships and care in a time of uncertainty and upheaval. We end with implications for institutions going forward, with the certainty that this will not be the last time, as a sector, when we have to rely primarily on digital places and platforms for the work of the University.

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“…Libraries are still fighting to restore operations despite a variety of interventions. Educators formally secured the library buildings and divided the workforce into shifts 14,15,16 .…”

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Information Dissemination during COVID-19 Pandemic among Postgraduate Allied Health Sciences Students in Pakistan

Jabeen¹,

Shahjahan²,

Farid³

2022

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Purpose: This study determines the information dissemination during the Covid-19 pandemic and examine the impact on the educational activity of postgraduate students in Allied Health Sciences institute in Pakistan. Methodology: Present quantitative study is based on survey method that was carried out to assess the effectiveness of information dissemination during Covid-19 pandemic among postgraduate allied health science students in different universities in Lahore Pakistan. Finding: The response rate of the study remained 80%. Majority of users, about 69.5% (n=66) students responded that they did not have challenges in information dissemination during Covid-19, while 30.5% (n=29) students respond that the information was poor. Respondents of the study found highly satisfied with the efficiency of library on providing e-services during Covid-19 (P-Value = 0.487). usability of libraries in information dissemination in which 74 (78%) responded that libraries provide access to reliable and trustworthy Covid-19 pandemic information via different media. 75(79%) students are agreed on providing awareness sensitization on how to restrain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, online and offline services provided by libraries to allied health science students, challenges faced by libraries in the dissemination of information 77 (81%) Students respond that there is inadequate skills and knowledge of utilizing the Internet resources and services. The recommendations of the study might be beneficial to enhance the effectiveness of resources and services of universities libraries. Keywords: University Library; Library Website; Library User; Covid-19 Pandemic; Information Dissemination; Information Technology; Post Graduate Allied Health Science, Students.

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Expanding digital academic library and archive services at the University of Calgary in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 20 publications

References 17 publications

Trends, Challenges and Opportunities at University of Manitoba Libraries during the COVID Pandemic

Trends, Challenges and Opportunities at University of Manitoba Libraries during the COVID Pandemic

COVID, Campus, Cameras, Communication, and Connection

Information Dissemination during COVID-19 Pandemic among Postgraduate Allied Health Sciences Students in Pakistan

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