...Anushie Moonasar Purpose This article highlights the dynamic and evolving nature of libraries and the role of librarians within the changing landscape. It discusses how libraries have traditionally operated and how they have been impacted by 4IR and external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic...

...Simon Wakeling; Jane Garner; Mary Anne Kennan; Philip Hider; Hamid R. Jamali; Holly Eva Katherine Randell-Moon; Yazdan Mansourian Purpose The purpose of this research was to investigate how Australian public libraries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of management, planning...

...Tinyiko Vivian Dube; Lorette Jacobs Purpose This paper aimed to determine the extent to which academic libraries and information services were extended due to the emergence of COVID-19 in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. Design/methodology/approach Founded on a pragmatism paradigm...

...Jane Garner; Simon Wakeling; Philip Hider; Hamid R. Jamali; Mary Anne Kennan; Yazdan Mansourian; Holly Randell-Moon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of Australian public library staff during the COVID-19 library closures. The study examines the effect...

...Fredrick Otike; Asmaa Bouaamri; Ágnes Hajdu Barát Purpose This research study investigated the perception of the international students on the role of the university libraries in Hungary during the COVID-19 online learning period, the research study sought to establish the level of fulfillment...

...Andrew Cox; Liz Brewster Purpose To discover how UK academic libraries sought to support student mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The data was from a 24-question survey of UK universities distributed in May 2021 which received 56 responses...

...Tinyiko Vivian Dube Purpose The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have challenged the academic libraries system with a paradigm shift that has never been experienced before. This article highlights how the library staff offered support with the 4IR...

... Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only COVID-19 Academic libraries Pandemic Virtual reference HathiTrust ETAS The disruptive nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 proved to be a catalyst for change in how Penn State students approached their academic...

...Petros Kostagiolas; Anna Katsani Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature regarding the impact of global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) pandemic on PLs and their management responses during COVID-19 pandemic as well as for the post-pandemic era. Design...

...Dennis N. Ocholla Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in enormous challenges, but also presented opportunities that have notable implications for the future. The aim of this paper is to explore and discuss the experiences, perspectives, challenges and opportunities of Library...

...Sasekea Yoneka Harris Purpose This paper examined the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic (known as COVID-19) on Jamaican academic libraries, during the first six months, with an emphasis on revealed library strengths, biggest impact, lessons learned and plans for library business continuity...

...Sasekea Yoneka Harris Purpose This paper examined the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on people, place, product and services in Jamaican academic libraries. It also compares the Jamaican academic library’s COVID-19 experience with US academic library’s COVID-19...

...Konstantina Martzoukou Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has placed online learning, blended or hybrid provision as the “new normal” in Higher Education. For most universities and their academic libraries, especially those with a less strong online presence, the pandemic has caused numerous challenges...

... only Public libraries Innovation Library management COVID-19 Library advocacy Worst-case scenario planning The year 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone not just libraries. News of a pandemic started filtering through news channels at the beginning of the year and while our...

... and court/law libraries more generally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings The success of remote working will likely see this become more normalised. Originality/value This article is basically commentary and personal observation rather than original research. John Botherway can be contacted...

...Linda O'Brien Purpose COVID-19 is no different. It presents us with opportunities to accelerate some changes we may already have in play, to either challenge some long-held assumptions or to think more creatively about new ways of working. Design/methodology/approach Crises almost always bring...

... or creating temporary collections and opening, especially coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related resources for the open use. Added to this, the opening of the research data related to the COVID-19 research showed us how and why the open and fast digital delivery of reliable scientific resources...