Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Library

Publication Date

3-29-2024

Abstract

While academic settings are often accused of moving more slowly than other industries, they are not immune to change. Academic libraries have had to adapt, pivot, react, and prepare for a variety of shifts within higher education. The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic forced adaptations in library services; in light of this, student expectations are changing, the field has seen significant turnover within the workforce, and faculty behavior has evolved. However, while the core and intention behind library services may stay consistent, delivery and process has changed. This article will discuss evolutions and changes in a mid-sized, comprehensive university library and how those adaptations affected reference, instruction, and student outreach areas.

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Article originally published in Alki at https://alki.pubpub.org/pub/0sa2chbh/release/1.

Journal

Alki: the Washington Library Association Journal

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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© The Author(s) 2024.

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