To ride the wave that tried to crush us: Accelerated digitalization in library educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Valentin Umlauft Universität Innsbruck, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol
  • Anton Walder Universität Innsbruck, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31263/voebm.v73i3-4.5330

Keywords:

Digital transformation, Information literacy, Educational program, Target group orientation, crisis management, COVID-19

Abstract

Great changes such as the transition towards digitalization happen step by step, even under time pressure and without sufficient equipment. Unbundling course contents and structures from a greater course frame to create stand-alone content, as well as focusing on the needs of target groups may ease the digital change in library course programs more than theory-based approaches. This article intends to shed light on the concepts for the creation of online library courses and educational material before and during the Corona-pandemic that were put into practice by the Zentrum für Informationskompetenz at the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Umlauft, V. and Walder, A. (2020) “To ride the wave that tried to crush us: Accelerated digitalization in library educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic”, Communications of the Association of Austrian Librarians, 73(3-4), pp. 519–529. doi: 10.31263/voebm.v73i3-4.5330.