Virtual Reference at Health Sciences Libraries in the Time of COVID-19.

Q1 Social Sciences

Medical Reference Services Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1080/02763869.2023.2220604

Kay Strahan, Lindsay Blake

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Abstract

Virtual reference services have become a staple in many libraries, but these services reached a new level of importance when in-person reference shut down in response to COVID-19. This descriptive study aims to discover how health sciences librarians utilized virtual reference services in response to the pandemic. A survey was developed and distributed to health sciences librarians. The survey addressed the status of virtual reference services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any changes that are seen as libraries reopen. Virtual reference shifted heavily to video conferencing during the pandemic both for librarians at home and those remaining onsite.

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新型冠状病毒肺炎时期卫生科学图书馆的虚拟参考

虚拟参考咨询服务已成为许多图书馆的主要服务，但当为应对COVID-19而关闭现场参考咨询时，这些服务的重要性达到了新的高度。本描述性研究旨在发现卫生科学图书馆员如何利用虚拟参考服务来应对大流行。制定了一项调查，并分发给卫生科学图书馆员。该调查涉及2019冠状病毒病大流行之前和期间的虚拟参考服务状况，以及图书馆重新开放后出现的任何变化。在疫情期间，对于在家和留在现场的图书馆员来说，虚拟参考在很大程度上转向了视频会议。

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Medical Reference Services Quarterly Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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期刊介绍： This highly acclaimed, peer-reviewed journal is an essential working tool for medical and health sciences librarians. For those professionals who provide reference and public services to health sciences personnel in clinical, educational, or research settings, Medical Reference Services Quarterly covers topics of current interest and practical value in the areas of reference in medicine and related specialties, the biomedical sciences, nursing, and allied health. This exciting and comprehensive resource regularly publishes brief practice-oriented articles relating to medical reference services, with an emphasis on user education, database searching, and electronic information. Two columns feature the Internet and informatics education.