Service patterns and functional strategies for academic libraries during Corona: A text-study study

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Imam Reza International University (AS)

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the reaction of academic libraries during the Pandemic -19 and determining work practices, service patterns, functional strategies and their played role. This study is a literary study that was performed by content analysis. 25 articles in the field of academic libraries during the Pandemia of the Pandemia -19 were selected from among articles published in reputable scientific journals in different databases were randomly selected and analyzed. Findings showed that most university libraries in different countries were physically closed for users during the prevalence of this epidemic, but served. In this period, the majorities renovated their web pages, re-assigned resources, and planned strong online designs. The university portal and other social media tools were used during the epidemic of communication tools. The library employees were durable, and because of the night-time relationship, during the week and without any formal work policy, they felt too responsible for addressing new workloads. Academic librarians felt that the digital gap, lack of digital literacy skills and low speed Internet The most important barriers to transferring them from physics to online mode and less use of library online resources and web portals. This study also provided recommendations to improve the role of libraries in such conditions.

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Volume 11, Issue 2 - Serial Number 19
September 2021
Pages 188-212

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