COVID-19 redux: The impacts of the pandemic on academic library services

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly changed the way academic libraries operated. All services had to be reevaluated to serve online students. Librarians working remotely had to adjust to new methods of connecting with students and colleagues. When libraries opened, the student work spaces had to be modified for social distancing and other health protocols. Collections were shifted to accommodate increased online access. The following articles examine and study the various impacts on services, collections, library spaces, and personnel issues that the COVID-19 pandemic brought to various academic libraries, and how those changes impact current services and collections.

Keywords:

• Academic libraries
• COVID-19
• library services

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Brad Vogus

Brad Vogus is an Associate Librarian in the Social Science Division at Arizona State University. He is the coordinator of the Federal Depository Library located on the ASU West Valley campus. He earned a Masters in Information and Library Studies from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University.