Irish libraries and COVID-19: first reflections

Carbery, Alan; Kennedy, Eileen; Fallon, Helen; Lawton, Aoife; Higgins, Marian; McCauley, Cathal

doi:10.1629/uksg.522

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“…Despite library closure, findings show that libraries have continued one of their core missions -supporting the educational objectives of their institutions. Results show that the majority of academic libraries in the included studies are supporting and facilitating remote access to digital contents in support of teaching and learning in universities (Carbery et al, 2020;Tsekea & Chigwada, 2020;Ishtiaq, Sehar & Shahid, 2020). More specifically, academic librarians are assisting teaching staff to upload contents on learning management systems (Tsekea & Chigwada, 2020) and providing digital services to teaching faculty and students through digital library and institutional repositories (Mehta & Wang, 2020).…”

Section: Virtual Education and Teaching Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…As schools close, school libraries now promote the use of other online course platforms for autonomous learning, examination resources, vocational training, and self-improvement (Guo et al, 2020), as well the use of open educational resources (Mehta & Wang, 2020). In addition, academic libraries are granting students additional access to online resources (Cox & Brewster, 2020), engaging them in virtual consultations via Google Hangout meetings and email communications (Carbery et al, 2020;Weeks et al, 2020), as well as compiling lists of virtual tours to museums, operas, aquariums, zoos and national parks (Yu & Mani, 2020). This is to ensure students adhere to government lockdown restrictions by studying at home while having the opportunities to virtually visit places they might have visited in-person.…”

Section: Virtual Education and Teaching Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The current situation has improved libraries' collaboration effort with publishers and database providers to create emergency temporary access services to allow in-copyright physical items to remain accessible (Carbery et al, 2020;Walsh & Rana, 2020). Librarians are helping to distribute articles, papers, case reports, and other resources from free or open access initiatives by database providers, publishers, and internet companies (Walsh & Rana, 2020).…”

Section: Open Access Through Collaboration Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Librarians are helping to distribute articles, papers, case reports, and other resources from free or open access initiatives by database providers, publishers, and internet companies (Walsh & Rana, 2020). Other efforts include ensuring that open access collections and resources were accessible and visible to end-users (Carbery et al, 2020;Dadhe & Dubey, 2020) and that open access journals are evaluated for credibility and quality (Mbambo-Thata, 2021). The current situation has echoed the importance of collaboration -usually referred to as a consortium -among libraries.…”

Section: Open Access Through Collaboration Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Findings show that several medical libraries are striving to provide access to resources targeted toward improving public health and safety. For example, several libraries are using their makerspaces for 3D printing of face masks and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to be used by medical practitioners and staff (Carbery et al, 2020;Dadhe & Dubey, 2020;See, 2020;Weeks et al, 2020;Yu & Mani, 2020). Some libraries have responded to national needs by 3D printing a range of kit and tools for frontline workers, including visor shields, mask clips, and other 3D objects to support the needs of community healthcare workers and student wellness centers (Carbery et al, 2020;Weeks, 2020).…”

Section: Public Health Safety Information Provision and Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review of Library Services Provision in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Ayeni

Agbaje

Tippler

2021

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Objective – Libraries have had to temporarily shut their doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the provision of online and remote services. This review analyzed services offered by libraries, the technological tools used, and the challenges facing libraries during the pandemic. Methods – This study employed a systematic literature review, following the PRISMA checklist (Moher at al., 2009). The Building Blocks search strategy was employed to search for keywords of concepts in Library and Information Science Abstract (LISA), Library and Information Science Technology Abstract (LISTA), Library Science Database, Web of Science (WoS) core collections, and Google Scholar. A set of inclusion and exclusion criteria was pre-determined by the authors prior to database searching. Quality assessment of included studies was performed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (Hong et al., 2018). A tabular approach was used to provide a summary of each article allowing the synthesis of results, which led to the identification of eight broad categories of services provided by libraries in included studies. Results – The first set of searches from the 5 databases produced 3,499 results. After we removed duplicates and applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria based on titles and abstracts, 37 potentially relevant articles were identified. Further screening of the full-text led to the final inclusion of 23 articles used for the qualitative synthesis. The majority of the studies were conducted in the United States of America (n= 6, 26.1%), followed by India (n=4, 17%), and China (n=2, 8.7%). The remaining studies were carried out in United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Romania, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe. The most common method used in selected studies was the case study (n= 11, 48%), followed by survey (n=7, 30.4%), content analysis (n=4, 17.4%), and mixed methods (n=1, 4.3%). The majority of the studies were carried out in academic libraries (74%), while the rest were based on medical, public, and special libraries. Findings show that the majority of academic libraries in the included studies are providing and expanding access to electronic resources (n=16, 69.6%) and increasing open access resources and services (n=11, 47.8%). More so, most academic libraries are assisting in virtual education and teaching endeavors of faculty and students (n=13, 56.5%). In addition, some medical and public libraries are bolstering public health safety through health literacy (n=12, 52.2%), supporting research efforts, and engaging in virtual reference services, among others. In order to carry out these services, libraries are harnessing several educational, social networking, communication, and makerspaces technologies. Most of the libraries in the included studies reported budgetary challenges, and the need for new ICT infrastructure and Internet service as they move their services online. Conclusion – This review found that libraries are adapting in a number of ways to continue their roles in meeting patrons’ needs in spite of the growing challenges posed by COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown. For libraries to thrive in these trying times, there must be a well-structured approach to ensuring continuity of services. Libraries should prioritize the acquisition of electronic resources as well as increase their efforts to digitize resources that are only available in printed copies. As library services have predominantly shifted online, there should be concerted effort and support from government and funding agencies to equip libraries with the technological facilities needed to provide cutting-edge services. The quality assessment of the included studies shows that there is need for rigor and transparency in the methodological description of studies investigating library services provision in a pandemic. This review provides an overview of the ways libraries have responded to the challenges posed by a global pandemic, and hence will be of use and interest to all librarians especially those in health and academic sectors.

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Section: Virtual Education and Teaching Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Virtual Education and Teaching Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Open Access Through Collaboration Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Open Access Through Collaboration Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Public Health Safety Information Provision and Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

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2021

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industries: A literature review and future research agenda

Khlystova

Kalyuzhnova

Belitski

2022

Journal of Business Research

190

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected countless businesses, leading to serious disruptions for many industries. Drawing on the resilience literature, this study offers an understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industries and their response to the challenges they have encountered. This study reviews 59 papers following the systematic literature review approach and reveals several positive implications of the COVID-19 pandemic within the creative industries (e.g., IT and software) as well as the negative (the music industry, festivals, cultural events). Identifying six themes related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industries, we develop a response matrix based on the discussion of firms’ digital capabilities and their ability to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. We outline future research directions using a Theory-Context-Characteristics-Methodology (TCCM) framework.

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The management of public libraries during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review through PRISMA method

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Katsani

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature regarding the impact of global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) pandemic on PLs and their management responses during COVID-19 pandemic as well as for the post-pandemic era.Design/methodology/approachThe systematic literature review is based on preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) method and includes publications in the English language published at online scholarly resources during the period of COVID-19 outbreak, i.e. from January 2020 to June 2021.FindingsThe number of the eligible and relevant studies for the COVID-19 impact on PLs was 79, which were included in the literature review profiling and in the qualitative analysis.Originality/valueThe systematic review provides a useful overview of existing PL management paradigms that could be contemplated at an organizational, national or international level while developing a strategy for public libraries in the post-pandemic era.

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Irish libraries and COVID-19: first reflections

Cited by 8 publications

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A Systematic Review of Library Services Provision in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

A Systematic Review of Library Services Provision in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industries: A literature review and future research agenda

The management of public libraries during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic literature review through PRISMA method

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