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Academic Libraries in Ghana and Their Strategies for Coping with the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, institutions of higher education shut down in compliance with the directives of the President of Ghana to curb the spread of COVID-19. In July 2020, when the lockdown restrictions were eased, universities resumed teaching, learning,…
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Academic Librarians’ Perceptions of Productivity While Working From Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This research study assessed academic librarians’ perceptions of productivity while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information was collected via an online survey that was sent out to several Association of College and Research…
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Editorial: Celebrating Six-Year Anniversary and Launching the Thirteenth Issue
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Content and Context: A Case Study of Cross-departmental Metadata Collaboration
This paper demonstrates how taking differences in end user behavior and differing interdepartmental perspectives on metadata into account can strengthen the digital object workflow to serve a greater variety of users. The University of Illinois…
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Content and Context: A Case Study of Cross-departmental Metadata Collaboration
This paper demonstrates how taking differences in end user behavior and differing interdepartmental perspectives on metadata into account can strengthen the digital object workflow to serve a greater variety of users. The University of Illinois…
Position: 994 (167 views)
Integrating Immersive Experiences to Instruction through BreakoutEDU: Lessons Learned
This study employed an escape room motif to engage students to use information literacy course material to solve puzzles. Students practiced research techniques in a classroom environment that bypassed their expectations of traditional course…
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Illinois Fire Service Institute Library Initiatives During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Library provides fire and emergency library and information assistance and services to the Institute’s instructional staff, students, Illinois fire departments and firefighters, and other…
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Shifting Instruction for Sustainability: Lessons from COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic irrevocably changed the ways that libraries function. Libraries had to shift and our skills as librarians and educators were put to the test in new ways. As the Instruction Coordinator at New Mexico State University Library…
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Perception of Librarians on COVID-19 Information and Sensitization: Challenges and Change Agenda
Librarians across Africa have had to portray proactive measures in combating the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic. They were faced with the probability of how libraries would function amidst employees calling for closures while seeking for…
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Trends, Challenges and Opportunities at University of Manitoba Libraries during the COVID Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought rapid and radical changes to higher education, and academic libraries adapted and devised solutions. This article will review the initiatives that the University of Manitoba Libraries (UML) implemented prior to the…
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Creating Online Tutorials: A Way to Embed Research Instruction into Distance Learning and Traditional Classes
An instructional presentation on creating online tutorials to assist and enhance distance learning.