Open AccessLibrary collections and services during Covid-19: Qatar National Library experience
Author(s) -
Katia Medawar,
Myrna Tabet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alexandria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2050-4551
pISSN - 0955-7490
DOI - 10.1177/0955749020986377
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , order (exchange) , business , national library , political science , outbreak , library science , economic growth , public relations , medicine , disease , computer science , economics , virology , finance , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic made a tragic impact on the entire world throughout the economy, education, businesses, health, jobs and so on. In order to survive this disease, and to minimise the losses, most of the businesses and educational institutions switched to the virtual and offered online services with the help of technology. This article describes how Qatar National Library embraced the situation and what it offered in terms of collections, services and support.