Leatherby Libraries from Home: Online and Social Media Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Rachel Karas, Chapman UniversityFollow
Essraa Nawar, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2021

Abstract

Starting March 11, 2020, the day that Chapman University announced that classes would transition immediately to remote in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leatherby Libraries dramatically shifted its marketing strategy and the use of social media to communicate with the student body, faculty, staff, and other community member followers. The Leatherby Libraries used social media during the COVID-19 crisis as both a means of communicating urgent messages to its patrons and also as a tool for engaging community members in the absence of traditional
library tours, events, and exhibits.

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This article was originally published in Marketing Libraries Journal, volume 5, issue 2, in 2021.

This scholarship is part of the Chapman University COVID-19 Archives.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Karas, R., & Nawar, E. (2021). Leatherby Libraries from Home: Online and social media response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marketing Libraries Journal, 5(2), 178-201. https://journal.marketinglibraries.org/fall2021/11_MLJv5i2.pdf