Challenges and Opportunities of Academic Libraries in India Because of COVID-19

Chakraborty, Sukla and Jana, Siladitya Challenges and Opportunities of Academic Libraries in India Because of COVID-19. Annals of Library and Information Studies, 2021, vol. 68, n. 2, pp. 110-118. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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The paper discusses the impact of the current pandemic caused by COVID-19 on the academic libraries in India. It identifies four areas concerned with an academic library namely, space, collection development, service, and the overall management to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by them in view of the COVID-19. It shows how COVID-19 posed several challenges to run the academic libraries in India in comparison to the pre-COVID-19 period regarding these areas. It also presents opportunities to the libraries. It suggests that if the libraries use these opportunities, it may prove to be beneficial to it in the long run.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: COVID-19, Coronavirus, Academic Library-India; Pandemic; Library
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user: Siladitya Jana
Date deposited: 15 Jul 2021 07:40
Last modified: 15 Jul 2021 07:40
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/42252

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