Would you like to speak at MLA/SLA 2023 in Detroit? We’re recruiting speakers for the “Welcome to the Endemic: Librarianship in a Post-Pandemic World” PAM session!
Description: We made quick adaptations to new ways of librarianship during the most intense times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the virus is becoming endemic, are these adaptations also around for the long term? You will hear stories of how librarians responded to the needs of users in new and creative ways as many transitioned to remote work in 2020 and how some of these methods and services have permanently changed how we work in 2023.
This program is broad so there are many topics you can speak about! Including (but absolutely not limited to):
- How has instruction changed since the pandemic?
- Anything you think changed for the better or the worse since the pandemic
- Comparison of outreach activities before, during, and after
- Conferences moving forward
- Any trends you’ve noticed across your library or in your work through the pandemic
- What specific transformations has PAM or STEAM librarianship seen happen through the pandemic?
- Have user expectations changed since the pandemic?
- Work/life balance and work expectations
- A new resource that post pandemic you can’t live without
- The new normal?
We estimate presentations to be around 15 mins each and then we’ll leave space for discussion amongst the speakers and attendees. If interested, please send an email to Khue Duong (Khue.Duong@csulb.edu) and Mea Warren (mewarren@uh.edu).
Thanks!
Mea and Khue
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