Onboarding and training a new electronic resources librarian during the COVID-19 pandemic: A reflection
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Christine M. Fischer, Head of Technical Services and Associate Professor (Creator)
- Katherine Heilman, Electronic Resources Librarian and Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Though many library practices and services were put on hold at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hiring still took place in some academic libraries. This column details the process of remote onboarding in an academic library that was accustomed to in-person hiring and training, and it provides perspective from both the supervisor and the newly-hired electronic resources librarian in the UNC Greensboro University Libraries Technical Services Department. Authors seek to illustrate the process of developing a structured virtual onboarding program, as well as uncover the social challenges posed by physical distancing in a new working environment, and strive to answer the question, how does one become a part of a department when the department itself cannot meet in person?
Onboarding and training a new electronic resources librarian during the COVID-19 pandemic: A reflection
PDF (Portable Document Format)
172 KB
Created on 5/17/2022
Views: 720
Additional Information
- Publication
- Serials Review. DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2022.2044579
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- Academic libraries, electronic resources, libraries, onboarding, remote work, technical services