Interlibrary Loan Service of the National Library of Serbia and National Libraries in the Region During the COVID-19 Pandemic Cover Image

Међубиблиотечка позајмица Народне библиотеке Србије и националних библиотека региона у доба пандемије ковид-19
Interlibrary Loan Service of the National Library of Serbia and National Libraries in the Region During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Biljana V. Bogdanović
Subject(s): Library and Information Science
Published by: Библиотекарско друштво Србије
Keywords: interlibrary loan; national libraries; pandemic; COVID-19;work from home;

Summary/Abstract: Since the appearance of the first cases of COVID-19 in 2020, the functioning of almost all institutions has been stopped and re-established after a while with great precautions. Due to COVID-19 pandemic-induced restrictions, the provision of interlibrary loan services has become even more important. Accessibility to libraries has been the priority, as well as the engagement of librarians in dealing with their everyday tasks according to the epidemiological situation. This paper presents the results of a short survey conducted from the end of March 2022 to the beginning of April 2022. In addition to the National Library of Serbia, national libraries from Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republika Srpska, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria were invited to participate. This survey deals with organizational issues of providing this type of library service during the period January‒December 2020, as well as the same period of 2021.

  • Issue Year: LXIV/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 111-130
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian