Supporting Indigenous Education From a Distance: Adjusting Strategies to Maintain Access to a Rare Library Collection During a Global Crisis

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Wai Yi Ma (University of Guam, Guam)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 13
Source title: Learning and Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education in Oceania
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Perry Jason Camacho Pangelinan (University of Guam, Guam)and Troy McVey (University of Guam, Guam)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7736-3.ch012

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

Purchase

View Supporting Indigenous Education From a Distance: Adjusting Strategies to Maintain Access to a Rare Library Collection During a Global Crisis on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

As COVID-19 swept the globe, it transformed the way people access information. This has been both challenging and metamorphic for libraries worldwide, particularly those serving indigenous people. Indigenous education has been severely impacted by the pandemic. When the pandemic swept the globe and many countries went into “lockdown,” users were not allowed to visit the physical facilities of libraries and the collections become inaccessible. This chapter is a case study about the adjustment of collection strategies to serve the needs of students in an indigenous studies program during the pandemic. This chapter aims to capture the challenges encountered at a regional-focused collection, the impacts to an indigenous studies program, the adjusting collection strategies to meet the needs of the program, and key lessons learned. The selected case is a regional-focused collection in a research library on Guam.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Supporting Indigenous Education From a Distance: Adjusting Strategies to Maintain Access to a Rare Library Collection During a Global Crisis

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors