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Libraries in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rising to the Challenge

Libraries in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rising to the Challenge

Barbara Jane Holland
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 37
ISBN13: 9781799864493|ISBN10: 1799864499|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799864509|EISBN13: 9781799864516
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch007
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Holland, Barbara Jane. "Libraries in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rising to the Challenge." Handbook of Research on Library Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, edited by Barbara Holland, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 115-151. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch007

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Holland, B. J. (2021). Libraries in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rising to the Challenge. In B. Holland (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Library Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (pp. 115-151). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch007

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Holland, Barbara Jane. "Libraries in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rising to the Challenge." In Handbook of Research on Library Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, edited by Barbara Holland, 115-151. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6449-3.ch007

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Abstract

The South China Morning Post reported China's first confirmed COVID-19 case may be traced as early as November 17, 2019. On December 8, 2019, Wuhan, China had its first patient with symptoms similar to coronavirus. The disease was believed to have emerged in the Huanan seafood market. By December 15, the total number of infections stood at 27—the first double-digit daily rise was reported on December 17—and by December 20, the total number of confirmed cases had reached 60. December 31, 2019, China informs the World Health Organization (WHO) about a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The virus is still not understood. March 11, 2020, the WHO assesses that COVID-19 can be officially described as a pandemic due to the rapid increase in the number of cases outside China. As coronavirus cases began to skyrocket, libraries had to function in unique situations. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an in-depth review of libraries and case studies amid the COVID 19 pandemic.

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