The public library as social infrastructure for older patrons: Exploring the implications of online library programming for older adults during COVID-19

IF 2.4 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library & Information Science Research Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.lisr.2022.101177

Nicole K. Dalmer , Bria L. Mitrovica

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Abstract

Public library systems' websites were often the sole means for older patrons to access library services and programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study integrated Pauwels' (2012) framework to analyze 25 Ontario public library systems' websites for evidence of their available programming for older adults during the early months of COVID-19. The 640 identified programs for older adults revealed a number of patterns, including issues regarding visibility and representation of older patrons on library websites as well as assumptions surrounding older adults' access to technologies. Discussions consider three implications for public libraries as they reopen and create new virtual spaces “postpandemic”: questioning (re)distributions of resources that support both virtual and in-person services, questioning implicit assumptions that digital connection will foster social connection, and questioning the effects of the library as a virtual space on feelings of social connectedness.

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公共图书馆作为老年用户的社会基础设施:探索COVID-19期间在线图书馆编程对老年人的影响

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，公共图书馆系统的网站往往是老年读者获取图书馆服务和节目的唯一途径。本研究整合了Pauwels(2012)的框架，分析了25个安大略省公共图书馆系统的网站，以寻找在COVID-19最初几个月为老年人提供节目的证据。640个针对老年人的项目揭示了一些模式，包括图书馆网站上老年用户的可见性和代表性问题，以及围绕老年人使用技术的假设。讨论考虑了公共图书馆在“大流行后”重新开放和创建新的虚拟空间时的三个影响:质疑(重新)支持虚拟和面对面服务的资源分配，质疑数字连接将促进社会联系的隐含假设，以及质疑图书馆作为虚拟空间对社会联系感觉的影响。

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Library & Information Science Research INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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4.60

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6.90%

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期刊介绍： Library & Information Science Research, a cross-disciplinary and refereed journal, focuses on the research process in library and information science as well as research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance. All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process.