Every nook and cranny: making the library central to research and engagement

Every nook and cranny: making the library central to research and engagement

Katherine Stephan

This article discusses the institutional spaces, both large and small, where academic libraries may become embedded in research-related activities throughout the university. It then goes on to consider some of the possible changes and outcomes as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. It outlines current research on opportunities for change in libraries, researcher demands, collaboration and the need for more research about working together. It concludes by suggesting that libraries and individuals should embrace principles of ‘planned happenstance’ so as to expand what may be possible with our new working spaces and realities.

2021

research, covid-19, collaboration, scholarly communications, happenstance

10.1629/uksg.528

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

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