Sustainable Online Library Services and Resources - Learning from the Pandemic

COVID-19 shifted library services and resources; this book includes narratives of lessons learned and sustainable practices to prepare educators and librarians for any challenges that might arise in the future.

All different types of libraries (academic, public, special, and school) were impacted by the pandemic, and librarians learned valuable lessons about how to shift and transition in a challenging time.

In this informative book, librarians, instructional designers, educators, and faculty from all over the world write about how they pivoted services and resources online to continue to serve patrons during a pandemic and beyond, as well as which services and programs will be sustainable and scalable. Online delivery of programs and services allows librarians to respond to many different situations, emergencies, and challenges, and this book is a record of the lessons that librarians learned and the practices they'll implement in the future based on their experiences with COVID-19. Sustainable Online Library Services and Resources showcases a diverse range of perspectives on how online learning has changed and grown with a focus on what library services and resources are here to stay.

About the author

Mou Chakraborty, MLIS, is director of public services at Salisbury University Libraries, Salisbury University, USA, where she supervises the Access Services and the Research & Instructional Services departments.Heather Moorefield-Lang is associate professor at the University of South Carolina in the School of Library and Information Science. Her current research focuses on makerspaces in libraries of all types and levels.

Product details

• Assisted by: Mou Chakraborty (Editor), Chakraborty Mou (Editor), Samantha Harlow (Editor), Heather Moorefield-Lang (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2022
• EAN: 9781440879258
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-7925-8
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; EDUCATION / Home Schooling, EDUCATION / Distance, Open & Online Education, Open learning, home learning, distance education, Open learning, distance education, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries