 Covid-19 and UK higher education: library perspectivesLis Parcell Chapter 6 in Digital Learning in Higher Education, 2022, pp 57-68 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: Lis Parcell of Jisc draws on observations of UK university libraries to explore how library staff responded to the Covid-19 crisis from its beginnings to mid-2022. Sources include articles, reports, blogs, social media and Jisc publications. The chapter covers how libraries, individually and collectively, built on established digital provision to provide services in new ways. The focus is on libraries in relation to learning, teaching and student experience. Aspects considered are: physical space and services, access to digital resources, and online teaching and support. In the author's view, rather than forcing a wholesale "reimagining" of the library, the pandemic has confirmed the value of libraries to their communities. The chapter concludes by outlining some ways in which libraries might develop in the wake of Covid-19, and highlights how UK academic libraries' body SCONUL is working towards a vision of collective effort and partnership. Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Education; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy; General Academic Interest (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:20374_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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