The innovation in university libraries in pandemic times in northern Brazil

Abstract

The new scenario that we are experiencing has called us to rethink the role of the library as an educational support to the university, because, in a society organized around Digital and Informational and Communication Technologies, it must develop informational services and products online to meet informational needs. from the internal and external user community, since the University Libraries (BU) in the connected society are fundamental for the production of scientific knowledge and also to fill the gaps of the subjects in the informational universe. This new scenario has forced the closure of libraries in Brazil at Federal Institutions of Higher Education, however, many of them have been reinventing themselves in offering information services and products online. This article is a qualitative research of a basic nature using the exploratory and descriptive method, with a bibliographic review referring to the theme of innovation in university libraries. The research result was collected on the websites of libraries in the northern region of Brazil. The survey of the data allowed a better understanding of the way in which BUs in the region of Brazil are meeting the information needs of their users in the pandemic period of COVID-19. Although some of the BUs are not developing actions aimed at training their academic community, there are still those that have been supporting academic activities through innovative attitudes in contemporary society, such as offering information services and products in a diversified way.