The Shift in Academic Librarianship: "Eva (2021)" and the COVID-19 Impact
How did the rapid shift to remote learning affect the demand, volume, and nature of library instruction? Eva (2021)
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Canadian academic librarians, specifically focusing on instructional services. Time Period: Fall 2020 (compared with Fall 2019 data). Time Period: Fall 2020 (compared with Fall 2019 data)
While the number of sessions decreased, many librarians reported that the workload associated with each session actually increased. This is supported by related studies from the same period, such as Norton (2021) and Willenborg & Withorn (2021), who found that creating, updating, and managing online instruction required substantially more preparation time than traditional, in-person library sessions.
The study highlights how academic librarians acted as a critical support system during the sudden pivot to remote education, ensuring that information literacy instruction continued despite campus closures.