The Changing Landscape of Transportation Libraries

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• Creators:
  Cole, Rachel ; Sarmiento, Roberto
• Corporate Creators:
  Northwestern University Transportation Library
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Transportation Knowledge Network (NTKN) (U.S.) ; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Library operations
  • Libraries
  • Information services
  • Flexible hours
  • Work environment
  • Workplaces
  • Personnel management
  • Problem solving
  • COVID-19
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1529019
• Resource Type:
  Presentations
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Transportation Library
• Abstract:
  Librarians Rachel Cole and Roberto Sarmiento from the Northwestern University Transportation Library present this edition of the Transportation Librarians Roundtable. Initially planning to speak about how professional roles evolve, the presenters updated this presentation to reflect the changing landscape for all workers during the COVID pandemic. They describe the challenges of providing access to special collections for remote researchers, working in uncertain times, innovating, partnering with new groups, and investing in digital collections.
• Content Notes:
  Recording length: 1h 01m 05s
• Format:
  MPEG
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76490/dot_76490_DS1.mp4
• File Type:
  [MP4 - 80.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Librarians Roundtable
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9e85e5611b309140cf1828270df42a217dbb07b49e21c937a786231a2937f2878d6d039b4a29f83c66dc045c538c59bbccee43d421f0c11295d9f493cbdc004e