Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): Journal of New Librarianship
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Empathy and Opportunity: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Library Services for Distance Learning

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  • Elizabeth Dobbins
Elizabeth Dobbins
Campbell University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33011/newlibs/11/11

Published 2022-02-05

Keywords

  • Academic libraries,
  • COVID-19 pandemic,
  • distance learning,
  • higher education,
  • library services,
  • online learning,
  • quality education
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How to Cite

Dobbins, E. (2022). Empathy and Opportunity: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Library Services for Distance Learning. Journal of New Librarianship, 7(1), 95–105. https://doi.org/10.33011/newlibs/11/11

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic provided opportunities to create innovative, robust services as libraries worked to support residential-turned-online students. This paper situates the pandemic in the broader context of the challenges distance learners face, discusses the opportunity for innovation that came as a result of the pandemic at one university library, and considers the lasting impact these changes may have on the future of library services for distance learners.

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