Study room time machine: Creating a virtual library escape game during COVID

Kretz, Chris; Payne, Claire M.; Reijerkerk, Dana

doi:10.1080/10691316.2021.1975341

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“…A key issue articulated by many of our participants was the constant changing of regulations and public health requirements, which in many cases were implemented at extremely short notice. This demanded that library managers be highly responsive to these changes while balancing the needs to staff and library users (Kretz et al, 2021). While all library staff no doubt contributed to the development and implementation of the variety of new and adapted approaches to service and resource delivery, our findings suggest that this was well supported by library managers, who encouraged and fostered this innovation.…”

Section: Flexibilitymentioning

confidence: 77%

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confidence: 99%

“…With respect to the application of the relevant health regulations and policies, Bossaller et al (2022) highlight the difficulties library managers in the USA faced, given their continually changing status, and the way in which some community elements looked upon their imposition through a political lens. The need to quickly move services and programs online also brought a host of managerial challenges, including the need to obtain the relevant e-publisher agreements, as well as the need to redeploy staff as the emphases on particular activities changed (Haasio and Kannasto, 2020); it also required a considerable amount of innovation and agility (Kretz et al, 2021;Wakeling et al, 2022).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Australian public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis: operations, management and service provision

Wakeling

Garner

Kennan

et al. 2023

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PurposeThe purpose of this research was to investigate how Australian public libraries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of management, planning and communication. The study also investigated operational approaches to the development and implementation of new and adapted models of service and resource delivery.Design/methodology/approachUtilising a multiple qualitative case study approach, interviews were conducted with 15 Australian public library staff members at three library services – one inner-city, one regional and one remote. Inductive thematic analysis was employed to generate insights into the operations and management strategies employed during the COVID-19 crisis.FindingsFindings suggest that public library managers performed admirably in the face of significant logistical, budgetary and regulatory challenges. Five key themes emerged to represent the ways in which public library leaders responded effectively to the crisis: resourcefulness, flexibility, presence, sensitivity and communication. Results also demonstrate the importance placed on library users’ welfare.Originality/valueThis research represents the first study to focus on the response of Australian public library managers to the significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify the strategies employed by library leaders to respond effectively. In doing so this research provides valuable insights into how public library managers can prepare for future crises.

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Section: Flexibilitymentioning

confidence: 77%

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Australian public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis: operations, management and service provision

Wakeling

Garner

Kennan

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“…Students who previously would not have attended university as an online or distance learner would now be required to do so, whether as part of starting, progressing, or completing their studies, during a time when few institutions were prepared to offer a fully immersive online learning experience. While we know that libraries updated their own orientation programming (Kretz et al, 2021;Schilperoort et al, 2022) what remains less clear is the degree to which libraries were involved in campuswide online orientation programs that emerged because of the pandemic. A cursory scan of institutional websites revealed that online orientation was the norm in North America in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 in keeping with the wider trend of online-only teaching and learning that stemmed from pandemic-related shutdowns.…”

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Piloting a Library-Led Online Academic Skills Orientation Program

McMillan,

Fonstad,

St-Jacques

2023

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In August 2021, we piloted an online academic skills orientation program for incoming undergraduate and graduate students. The program featured a range of synchronous online sessions that provided students an opportunity to learn from librarians, learning specialists, peer mentors, professors, academic advisors and other campus partners during presentations, panels and Q&As. The program was attended by 548 unique students with overall workshop attendance totaling 1310 over a four-day period. Due to the success of the 2021 pilot, we ran another iteration of the program in August 2022, which included both online and in-person elements. The three-day online program was attended by 309 unique students with overall workshop attendance totaling 1084 while the one day in-person program was attended by 37 students. Approximately 8% and 20% of program attendees completed program surveys in 2021 and 2022 respectively. While the low response rates make it difficult to generalize about the data, feedback overall was positive, with most respondents indicating that they found the experience to be valuable. We conclude by encouraging other libraries to consider the role that they play in familiarizing students with university supports and services and to take a leading role if such programming is not currently in place at their institution.

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“…An example of creating a virtual escape room out of necessity is found at the Stony Brook University Library. Kretz, Payne, and Reijerkerk (2021) detail the experience of using a multitude of interconnecting Google online tools to create a virtual escape room to supplement library orientation for new students who could no longer visit the physical building. While the creation of the virtual escape room was challenging "from a curation and a planning standpoint," the authors were still satisfied with the overall outcome and found that students were largely positive in their feedback obtained through a feedback form (Kretz, Payne, and Reijerkerk 2021, 285).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Creating an Academic Library Escape Room Pre- and Post-Pandemic

Claunch,

Dahman,

Ussery

et al. 2023

JLOE

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An Escape Room encourages patron participation within the library while having a fun and cost- effective experience. Academic librarians who are initially uncertain of trying to create an escape room will find that the benefits far outweigh the challenges. A useful example is provided in this paper. Not only are escape rooms a great outreach tool, they can easily be manipulated to fit the needs of an environment both pre- and post-pandemic. This article describes the outreach efforts of a small four-year public university library and the lessons learned.

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Study room time machine: Creating a virtual library escape game during COVID

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Australian public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis: operations, management and service provision

Australian public libraries during the COVID-19 crisis: operations, management and service provision

Piloting a Library-Led Online Academic Skills Orientation Program

Creating an Academic Library Escape Room Pre- and Post-Pandemic

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