Library websites during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Date
2021
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SAGE
Abstract
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has been shown to impact the business en-
vironment in different ways. The current paper presents how the university and research
library websites in Tanzania responded to the changes in the working environment and
style following the outbreak of COVID-19. This study employed a content analysis method
to collect and analyse data from academic and research library websites in Tanzania. This
study focuses on how library websites in Tanzania were used to update and connect library
users with relevant information resources and services during the outbreak of the COVID-
19. The findings show that 12 of the 24 library websites had the opening and closing hours,
two university library websites had information related to the outbreak of the COVID-19
and 12 had no information related to the outbreak of the COVID-19. This study has an
important practical implication for the academic and research librarians on the effective use
of library websites for information sharing and communication.
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Keywords
Library website, COVID-19 pandemic, Research librarie, University libraries, Website, Coronavirus pandemic