What the Academic Library Means to Me/Us/Them
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Michael Crumpton, Dean (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The world is slowly getting back to normal after the pandemic and at this writing is grappling with other challenges of conflict and financial concern. Normal is also referred to as the "new" normal, meaning things won’t go back to what they were, but what they’ve become, and the expectation is that it will stay that way or continually change in some way. This leads us to re-envision what an academic library means to ourselves personally (Me), library faculty and staff as part of the new team dynamics (Us) and to our stakeholders (Them) who depend on us for so many things.The idea behind this forum is to recognize that it is not business as usual for academic libraries and it provides opportunity to reflect on what an academic library means in new perspectives. The pillars of librarianship: materials, instruction (people) and space are all changing, or perceptions are changing as to the role and value placed in the different attributes of academic librarianship. The uniqueness of academic libraries, as academic partners in unique institutions can also foster a creativity element in creating a new normal.
What the Academic Library Means to Me/Us/Them
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Created on 9/12/2022
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Informed Librarian Online
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- academic libraries