“We’re Still Open”: Canadian News Media’s Framing of Canadian Public Libraries’ Covid-19 Responses | Zendy

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“We’re Still Open”: Canadian News Media’s Framing of Canadian Public Libraries’ Covid-19 Responses

Author(s) -

Nicole K. Dalmer,

Meridith Griffin

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

proceedings of the annual conference of cais / actes du congrès annuel de l acsi

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2562-7589

DOI - 10.29173/cais1208

Subject(s) - framing (construction) , covid-19 , negotiation , pandemic , political science , conversation , public relations , sociology , news media , media studies , library science , history , social science , computer science , medicine , communication , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , archaeology , pathology , virology , outbreak

COVID-19 is persistently transforming how and where public libraries are able to engage with and support their communities. While existing research at the juncture of public library services and COVID-19 has overwhelmingly examined library-produced content, this study shifts focus to media representations of library practices during COVID-19. Using frame analysis methodology, this study analyzed 218 Canadian news articles for the ways in which news stories articulate public libraries’ roles and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three frames emerged: (re)negotiating the library’s space, (re)configuring the library’s roles, and (re)constructing “others”. Conclusions explore the implications of these frames, linked to a broader conversation regarding transformations to public spaces during COVID-19.

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