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What is Library Technologist

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Handbook of Research on Library Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A person who implements and supports technology in a library or other information setting.
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A Pandemic at the Library: Lessons From COVID-19 About Technology Needs for Remote Working During a Crisis
Rebecca E. Ciota (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) and Erika Barber (Grinnell College, Grinnell, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch015
Abstract
In March 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, United States decided to close its campus and that the majority of its employees would be working remotely.  The library technology team had to work with limited time to ensure that the rest of the staff could perform their tasks remotely.  This chapter discusses how the library technology team set staff up to work remotely.  Then, the chapter gives lessons learned and best practices for setting up library staff to work remotely during the next crisis.
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