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New Innovations for Libraries in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: SWOT

New Innovations for Libraries in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: SWOT

Danjuma Saidu (Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria), Comfort Ometere Alabi (Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria), and Fatima O. Momohjimoh (Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9094-2.ch012
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Abstract

This chapter explores new innovation for libraries in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: SWOT. It highlights various areas in which the pandemic is stretching the thinking of libraries to embrace new innovations. Thereby, it creates a new environment for libraries to work. It also outlines the SWOT of COVID-19 for libraries, especially the intensive, drastic adoption and deployment of technological innovations that have been under-utilised over the years. It is no doubt that new innovation for services delivery were birthed in the lockdown globally by libraries and other organisations. Similarly, it evaluates the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) associated with the new innovation for libraries in era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Useful recommendations were made.
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New Innovations For Delivery Of Library Services In The Era Of Covid - 19 Pandemic

There are a number of innovations in present day libraries that are being adopted for the provision of library services. They are critical in meeting the library patrons’ information needs most especially during the era of COVID-19 and in our present day complex world with high valid information quest to solve problems. Various areas of library services now apply new innovations in rendering services to patrons, these includes such areas as, the collection development, circulation/ public service and reference service, document delivery services etc. These technological innovations are been deployed to provide library services to users by libraries in other parts of the world.

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