Emerging Roles of Libraries and Librarians During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Fredrick Wawire Otike ◽  
Asmaa Bouaamri ◽  
Agnes Hajdu Barát ◽  
Péter Kiszl
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
World Health ◽  
Library Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Changing Roles ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Learning Institutions

This chapter highlights the challenges and opportunities that have and will arise as a result of the epidemic. When the spread of CoronaVirus 2019 (COVID-19) was announced by the World Health Organization (WHO), most schools, colleges, and tertiary institutes around the world were ordered to close so as to contain the spread. Currently, most learning institutions are experiencing challenges related to how to provide critical services; the most critical ones are linked to the library services. With the COVID-19 pandemic still in place, it is evident that libraries will greatly be affected in their service delivery. This chapter, therefore, brings into perspective the eminent changing roles of libraries and the challenges and opportunities that did and will emerge as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides different library case studies and how the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled in Kenya, Morocco, and Hungary. The chapter puts into perspective new insights that will enable libraries to adapt quickly to the new technologies substituting the obsolete and redundant ones.

scholarly journals Virtual Learning in Radiology during COVID-19 PandemicOpportunity or Challenge?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Rabail Raza ◽  
◽  
Kashif Siddiqui ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
World Health ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Health Organization

“Every challenge you face today makes you stronger tomorrow. The challenge of life is intended to make you better, not bitter.” ― Roy T. Bennett, the Light in the Heart Every crisis brings deep challenges and opportunities for transformation which ultimately leads to better future. The World Health Organization has declared Covid-19 as a pandemic that has posed a contemporary threat to humanity, forcing global shutdown of several activities, including educational activities, which resulted in tremendous crisis-response migration of institutions with online learning serving as the educational platform

Information and library services for users with disabilities

Infolib ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
Larisa Larisa Egai Larisa Egai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
World Health ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Library Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people with disabilities make up nearly 13 percent of the world’s population, and this figure is not declining today. That is why the issue of comprehensive assistance to people with disabilities in the maximum possible adaptation to society remains relevant in many countries. The article highlights the issues of providing information and library services to students with disabilities, including the forms and methods of working with this category of library users.

Adaptive Library Environment to Support Disabled Persons: Services and Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Bhalachandra S. Deshpande ◽  
C. Sajana
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
World Health ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) found that 650mn of the world’s population have some type of disability. As per UNESCAP-United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, more than 400 million disabled people live in Asia, and most of them are not included in the various public activities. But, libraries as an integral part of our society, has to adopt adequate technology and services to cater the needs of disabled persons, such that they are provided with equal opportunities to avail library services. The present paper is a brief study about the possible methods that can be adopted in library environment to provide effective services to patrons with disability.

Erstes Instrument zur standardisierten Erfassung der Teilhabe Behinderter

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (07) ◽  
pp. 526-527
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Menschen Mit Behinderung

Coenen M et al. [Recommendation for the collection and analysis of data on participation and disability from the perspective of the World Health Organization]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2016; 59: 1060–1067 Um eine gleichberechtigte Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft von Menschen mit Behinderung zu ermöglichen, werden zunächst Daten zu vorhandenen Einschränkungen gebraucht. Erst wenn diese detailliert erhoben wurden, können Konzepte zur Beseitigung von Problemen entwickelt werden. Ein standardisiertes Erhebungsinstrument für alle Aspekte der Funktionsfähigkeit fehlte jedoch bisher.

Recomendações de equipamentos de proteção individual no combate ao COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (31) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Nicole Maria Miyamoto Bettini ◽  
Fabiana Tomé Ramos ◽  
Priscila Masquetto Vieira de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
World Health ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

A Organização Mundial da Saúde - OMS confirmou a circulação internacional do novo Coronavírus em janeiro de 2020, nomeando-o como COVID-19 e, declarando uma pandemia. É de extrema importância que durante a pandemia, os profissionais de saúde tenham acesso e conhecimento sobre o uso correto dos Equipamentos de Proteção Individual (EPIs) e suas indicações, tomando assim, as devidas precauções na prevenção de infecções. O presente estudo buscou identificar a padronização mundial quanto ao uso dos EPIs utilizados no atendimento a pacientes suspeitos e/ou confirmados de COVID-19 no Brasil, EUA, China, Espanha, Itália e demais países europeus. Os guidelines apresentam a padronização quanto ao uso dos EPIs utilizados no atendimento a suspeitos e/ou confirmados de COVID-19, indo ao encontro das recomendações fornecidas pela OMS. Até o momento, o uso de EPIs é sem dúvida a estratégia mais importante e eficaz para proteger os profissionais de saúde durante a assistência ao paciente com COVID-19.Descritores: Infecções por Coronavírus, Equipamento de Proteção Individual, Pessoal de Saúde, Enfermagem. Recommendations for personal protective equipment to combat COVID-19Abstract: The World Health Organization - WHO confirmed the international circulation of the new Coronavirus in January 2020, naming it as COVID-19 and declaring a pandemic. It is extremely important that during the pandemic, health professionals have access and knowledge about the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and its indications, thus taking appropriate precautions to prevent infections. The present study sought to identify the worldwide standardization regarding the use of PPE utilized to take care of suspected and confirmed patients with COVID-19 in Brazil, USA, China, Spain, Italy and other European countries. The guidelines present a standardization regarding the use of PPE utilized to take care of suspected and confirmed with COVID-19, in line with the recommendations provided by WHO. To date, the use of PPE is undoubtedly the most important and effective strategy to protect healthcare professionals during care for patients with COVID-19.Descriptors: Coronavirus Infections, Personal Protective Equipment, Health Personnel, Nursing. Recomendaciones para el equipo de protección personal para combatir COVID-19Resumen: La Organización Mundial de la Salud - La OMS confirmó la circulación internacional del nuevo Coronavirus en enero de 2020, nombrándolo COVID-19 y declarando una pandemia. Es extremadamente importante que durante la pandemia, los profesionales de la salud tengan acceso y conocimiento sobre el uso correcto del Equipo de Protección Personal (EPP) y sus indicaciones, tomando así las precauciones adecuadas para prevenir infecciones. El presente estudio buscó identificar la estandarización mundial con respecto al uso de EPP utilizado para atender a pacientes sospechosos y/o confirmados con COVID-19 en Brasil, Estados Unidos, China, España, Italia y otros países europeos. Las pautas presentan la estandarización con respecto al uso de EPP utilizado para cuidar COVID-19 sospechoso y/o confirmado, de acuerdo con las recomendaciones proporcionadas por la OMS. Hasta la fecha, el uso de EPP es, sin duda, la estrategia más importante y efectiva para proteger a los profesionales de la salud durante la atención de pacientes con COVID-19.Descriptores: Infecciones por Coronavirus, Equipo de Protección Personal, Personal de Salud, Enfermería.

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