2024 Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues

BD Quigley, TR Caswell, JM Burroughs… - College & Research …, 2024‏ - escholarship.org
This article explores the topics and issues that have been trending in academic libraries
over the past two years. It draws on research and initiatives from librarians across the …

Libraries are resilience hubs: Evidence from the midwest

L Laurian, E Doyle, I Vamanu… - Journal of the American …, 2025‏ - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings We explored the contributions of local public
libraries to community resilience in the face of economic hardships, extreme weather events …

Rural libraries as providers of life-long learning opportunities: An appraisal of information services and facilities in West Bengal

SA Munshi, MA Ansari, S Barsha - Libri, 2024‏ - degruyter.com
The purpose of this study is to examine the services and facilities provided by rural public
libraries in West Bengal, India. In addition, the study aims to evaluate the perceptions of …

The Immortality of Hatred and Revenge: The Interconnections of Censorship, Disinformation, and Cultural Erasure in the Book Bans Targeting Marginalized …

PT Jaeger - The Library Quarterly, 2025‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
While the contemporary censorship movement is driven by aggressive demands for book
bans in libraries and schools, the motivations and goals fueling the movement are far more …

Community Health Ecosystems and Rural Public Libraries: A Model

SK Burke, EL Rubenstein, N Lenstra… - Public Library …, 2025‏ - Taylor & Francis
Researchers conducted an interview study in small and rural public libraries in four states to
learn what health and wellness programs and services were offered, how they were …

Tiny cow heads, methanol, and apple-flavored ivermectin: libraries confronting pandemic misinformation

PT Jaeger, K Kettnich - The Library Quarterly, 2023‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Libraries have been widely and justly praised for their creativity, resourcefulness, and
tenacity in finding ways to meet community needs during the novel coronavirus pandemic …

Partnerships and the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Threat to Opportunity

N Lenstra, N Peritore, C D'Arpa - Reading Workplace Dynamics: A …, 2024‏ - emerald.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public librarians were asked, and in some cases ordered,
to support public health in unprecedented ways. This chapter explores how we got to this …

[HTML][HTML] Participation of librarians in online social networks to provide services during the covid-19 pandemic (case study: librarians of tehran public libraries)

M Ghanbari Khoshnood, M Keshvari, Z Safavi - Research on Information …, 2023‏ - publij.ir
Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the level of
participation of public library librarians in Tehran in online social networks to provide …

How public libraries deliver value online: the perception of librarians

M Lundsfryd Nielsen, M Cecilie Lensch… - Libellarium: časopis za …, 2023‏ - hrcak.srce.hr
Purpose. The development and usage of digital library services have accelerated. Many
libraries have expanded their digital services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

[PDF][PDF] Bridging the Gap: Assessing Academic Library Support for Distance Learning in Jordanian Universities

B García-Orosa, N Abutayeh‏ - researchgate.net
The study sought to examine the role of academic libraries in facilitating the process of
distance learning in Jordanian universities. The study objectives were accomplished using a …