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Librarianship Through Every Occasion: Staying Open and Online During a Pandemic

Librarianship Through Every Occasion: Staying Open and Online During a Pandemic

Brennan M. Harris, Christyn Rayford
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781668439968|ISBN10: 1668439964|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668439975|EISBN13: 9781668439982
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3996-8.ch007
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Harris, Brennan M., and Christyn Rayford. "Librarianship Through Every Occasion: Staying Open and Online During a Pandemic." Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce, edited by Dominic Mentor, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 133-149. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3996-8.ch007

APA

Harris, B. M. & Rayford, C. (2022). Librarianship Through Every Occasion: Staying Open and Online During a Pandemic. In D. Mentor (Ed.), Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce (pp. 133-149). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3996-8.ch007

Chicago

Harris, Brennan M., and Christyn Rayford. "Librarianship Through Every Occasion: Staying Open and Online During a Pandemic." In Handbook of Research on New Media, Training, and Skill Development for the Modern Workforce, edited by Dominic Mentor, 133-149. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3996-8.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter examines how a public library in the Midwestern USA adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff employed the research skills learned in their library science education to explore minimal-contact programming, through virtual and hybrid formats, and continued to provide library services to the community with minimal disruption. Following naturalistic observation of the library in its hybrid state and semi-structured interviews with its staff, the experiences of the librarians and community are considered through the theoretical lenses of social connectedness, the technology adoption model, and learning theory. Unique benefits of the public library, as a physical space, as a virtual destination, and as a hybrid between them are discussed.

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