The COVID-19 Pandemic – The Revolution of Libraries Leading to the Future New Normal LifestyleDisease that Causes Revolution of Libraries Leading to the Future New Normal Lifestyle
Keywords:
Covid-19, Library, New Normal LifestyleAbstract
This article presents the changes in library management, handling and solving processes in library management, and developing new innovations used in libraries after COVID-19 all over the globe, including China, India, Japan, Singapore, USA, Iran, and Thailand. The historical data related to the changes and methods of library management after COVID-19 are aggregated and analyzed. This article subsequently presents the suggestions in various areas, namely library management, space management, personnel management, technology management , and users service, for libraries in Thailand as well as and the curriculum used in the school of Library and Information Science.
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