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Global responses of health science librarians to the COVID‐19 (Corona virus) pandemic: a desktop analysis
Author(s) -
Yuvaraj Mayank
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health information and libraries journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1471-1842
pISSN - 1471-1834
DOI - 10.1111/hir.12321
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , health science , public health , political science , public relations , library science , medicine , virology , computer science , medical education , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , outbreak
The COVID‐19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for health science librarians. During this pandemic, librarians are playing an active role by increasing the public’s awareness of the virus, maintaining document delivery services and providing research support. This paper uses the method of desktop analysis of the websites of selected library associations to identify the responses of health science librarians to the COVID‐19 pandemic. The study highlights significant initiatives taken by some health science librarians which can be replicated by others to meet the needs of library users in the COVID‐19 health crisis. J.M