Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2022
Department
Libraries
Abstract
Although research early in the pandemic primarily emphasized libraries’ pandemic response and service to patrons, more interest has developed regarding library workers and their experiences. This study seeks to understand the impacts library workers experienced from the beginning of institutions’ initial pandemic response through the end of 2020. This article focuses on a subset of the data related to the health concerns and impacts Kentucky library workers experienced during distinct phases of the early pandemic. Responses to this survey indicate that workers required to be onsite were impacted more frequently with COVID-related health concerns while all library workers experienced significant other health and safety impacts regardless of work conditions.
Original Publication Information
Hall, A. R., & Duggins, B. (2022). Health concerns of Kentucky’s library workforce during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Kentucky Libraries, 86(3), 14–17.
ThinkIR Citation
Hall, Anita R. and Duggins, Brandi, "Health concerns of Kentucky's library workforce during the early COVID-19 pandemic." (2022). Faculty Scholarship. 942.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/942
Comments
This article was originally published in Kentucky Libraries, volume 86, number 3, in July 2022.