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The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Libraries: Forced on the Perception of University Librarians

코로나 19가 대학도서관에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 - 대학도서관 사서의 인식을 중심으로 -

  • 정재영 (서강대학교 로욜라도서관) ;
  • 오세훈 (명지대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2021.08.13
  • Accepted : 2021.09.01
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

COVID-19 has been affecting the library, not to mention society as a whole. Especially, there are many changes in the role and service of the university libraries as all the classes of the universities are turned into non-face-to-face and the use of the university libraries is restricted. The changes in users' use of information and communication behavior due to COVID-19 could be an opportunity for new utilization of human and material resources the university libraries have and for the development of services. However, on the contrary, the university libraries could face another crisis if they fail to respond appropriately to current changes. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp, analyze the impact of COVID-19 and plan how to respond. A survey on the effects of COVID-19 and the response of the university libraries and the perceptions of the university libraries found that most university libraries are responding appropriately to COVID-19. However, a survey on the perceptions of the present and future of the university libraries under COVID-19 showed that many survey respondents think COVID-19 would have a negative impact on the university libraries. This means that the changes caused by COVID-19 are causing a crisis and anxiety in the university libraries. Therefore, by working hard together, the university libraries need to present the university libraries' new role, service and direction in the post-COVID-19 era as well as responding to the current situation.

코로나 19가 사회 전반은 물론 도서관에도 영향을 주고 있다. 특히, 대학도서관은 대학에서 제공하는 대부분의 수업이 비대면으로 전환되고, 도서관 이용이 제한됨에 따라 역할과 서비스에 많은 변화가 일어나고 있다. 코로나 19로 인한 이용자의 정보이용 및 커뮤니케이션 행태의 변화는 대학도서관이 갖고 있는 인적·물적 자원의 새로운 활용과 서비스 개발을 위한 기회가 될 수 있다. 그러나, 반대로 지금의 변화에 적절히 대응하지 못한다면 대학도서관에 또 다른 위기를 초래할 수 있다. 따라서, 코로나 19의 영향에 대한 철저한 파악과 분석, 그리고 대응방안 마련이 필요하다. 대학도서관의 코로나 19 영향과 대응방안, 그리고 대학도서관의 인식을 조사한 결과, 대부분의 대학도서관이 코로나 19에 적절히 대응하고 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 그러나, 코로나 19에 따른 대학도서관의 현재와 미래에 대한 인식을 조사한 결과, 부정적인 영향을 미칠 것이라는 응답이 높게 나타났다, 이는 코로나 19로 야기된 변화가 대학도서관에 위기와 불안감의 요인이 되고 있다는 의미로 해석된다. 따라서, 대학도서관계의 공동의 노력을 통해 현재 상황에 대한 대처는 물론 포스트 코로나 시대 대학도서관의 새로운 역할과 서비스, 그리고 방향성이 제시될 필요가 있다.

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