Onboarding and Training a New Electronic Resources Librarian During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Reflection

Though many library practices and services were put on hold at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hiring still took place in some academic libraries. This column details the process of remote onboarding in an academic library that was accustomed to in-person hiring and training, and it prov...

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Published inSerials Review: Special Section: 2021 North Carolina Serials Conference Vol. 47; no. 3-4; pp. 262 - 266
Main Authors Craft, Anna R., Heilman, Katherine, Fischer, Christine
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.10.2021
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Academic libraries
libraries
onboarding
remote work
technical services
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Summary:Though many library practices and services were put on hold at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hiring still took place in some academic libraries. This column details the process of remote onboarding in an academic library that was accustomed to in-person hiring and training, and it provides perspective from both the supervisor and the newly-hired electronic resources librarian in the UNC Greensboro University Libraries Technical Services Department. Authors seek to illustrate the process of developing a structured virtual onboarding program, as well as uncover the social challenges posed by physical distancing in a new working environment, and strive to answer the question, how does one become a part of a department when the department itself cannot meet in person?
ISSN:0098-7913
1879-095X
DOI:10.1080/00987913.2022.2044579