Describe a few actions that is doing will do by National Taiwan Normal University Library

1. Academic Libraries in a Post
COVID-19 World: NTNU Case
Hao-Ren Ke
University Librarian
National Taiwan Normal University
(NTNU)
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2. Outline
COVID-19 in Taiwan and in NTNU
COVID-19 in NTNU Library
NTNU library in a Post COVID-19 World
Conclusion
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3. COVID-19 IN TAIWAN AND IN
NTNU
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4. COVID-19 in Taiwan
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5. COVID-19 in Taiwan (Cont.)
Due to the outburst of SARS in 2003, Taiwan
people are wary of COVID-19
Border control
Adequate supply of facial masks (name-based
rationing plan)
Obligation to wear facial masks in eight types of
public venues
Work from home/Two-shift operation/Work from
different offices
Register and Take temperature before entering
buildings/public venues
Stop holding large events/festivals/gathering
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6. COVID-19 in Taiwan (Cont.)
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Source
Source
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7. COVID-19 in NTNU
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Source
Time
Location
Department
Name

8. COVID-19 IN NTNU LIBRARY
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9. COVID-19 in NTNU Library
Encourage the use of e-resources
Suspend non-NTNU users from entering the library
Take users’ temperatures when they enter the library
with thermo-sensory body temperature measurement
Ask users to wear facial masks and keep social
distance in the library
Extend the book borrowing period for students who
could not return to NTNU
Strengthen the disinfection of tables, chairs and
equipment
Encourage the use of sterilizer for books
Install IoT air quality meters
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10. COVID-19 in NTNU Library
(Cont.)
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11. IoT Air Quality Meters
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12. Air Quality Meters
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Time Location
Temperature/Humidity/CO2

13. Air Quality Meters (Cont.)
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14. NTNU LIBRARY IN A POST
COVID-19 WORLD
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15. Visions of Success: Academic
Libraries in a Post COVID-19 World
Library as Physical and Virtual Student
Success Hub
Hybrid Programming and Services
Special Collections and Archives Go Digital-
First
Collaborative Creativity
Library Space as a Network
New Ways of Working
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16. NTNU Library Examples
Library space renovation
Self-retrieval of book reservation with smart
shelves
Open Access – R & P
Student Success
Digital Scholarship
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17. Library Space Renovation
Complete library space renovation in June
2020
Fewer users during COVID-19
Main Theme: Human, Books, Lighting,
Coloring
Library Commons
Encourage discussion, self-study, muse
Third Place beyond classrooms and
dormitories/homes
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18. 1st
Floor of NTNU Library
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19. 3rd
Floor of NTNU Library
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20. 3rd
Floor of NTNU Library
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21. Self-Retrieval of Book
Reservation with Smart Shelves
Benefits
Reduce the work load of circulation librarians
Reduce close contact between librarians and
users
A user can still browse reserved books even if
he/she is not the one reserving the books
Technologies
Tailor-made smart shelves
RFID technology
Automatically scan and update book locations in
the system
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22. Self-Retrieval of Book Reservation
with Smart Shelves (Cont.)
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23. Self-Retrieval of Book Reservation
with Smart Shelves (Cont.)
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24. Open Access – R&P
Read Subscription + Publish Open Access
Signed Publishers
BioMed Central – APC 15% off
MDPI – APC 10% off
Cambridge – APC waiver
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26. Student Success – Freshmen
First step to achieving the goals of universities
Learn how to learn, stress management, time
management, learning map, academic ethics,
library instruction
Real escape game – teamwork (clue,
brainstorming, puzzle)
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28. Student Success – Theses &
Dissertations Services
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Research Methodology and exemplar T&D
Academic ethics
Speech about T&D writing/tools

29. Digital Scholarship
Digital Scholarship
The use of digital evidences, investigation
methods, publication and preservation to
demonstrate specialism in a field
The use of digital, networked, and open
approaches to demonstrate specialism in a field
Technology-mediated information access,
authoring, sharing, networking, and publishing
Not just use technology in supporting daily
academic tasks
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Mackenzie, A. & Martin, L. (ed.) (2016). Developing Digital Scholarship:
Emerging Practices in Academic Libraries. Facet Publishing.

30. Academic Library and
Digital Scholarship
One important mission of academic libraries is
to support the research of researchers
Research life cycle / research workflow
Discovery, Analysis, Writing, Publication, Outreach,
Assessment
Innovative applications in research life cycle
that may facilitate the development of open,
efficient, and good scientific research
https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1286826.v1
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31. 101 Innovative tools and sites
in 6 research workflow phases
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32. Academic Library and
Digital Scholarship
Start from …
Electronic resources (E-journal, A&I DB…)
Digital Archives / Digital Libraries
Institutional Repositories
Now we face …
Digital Humanities
Research Data Management
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33. Outstanding Young Artists
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34. TBDB
Taiwan Biographical Database (TBDB)
Use China Biographical Database (CBDB) as
the benchmark
Start from ChangHua County
ChangHua County has obtained its important
position since Qing Dynasty
Once Taiwan’s Warehouse of Rice Grains
First county with population more than one million
Many representative clans and elites have their
roots in ChangHua County
All authors of the biographies are the PIs and
follow a consistent writing style, which eases the
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35. System Architecture of TBDB
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Full Te xt of
biogra phie s
TBDB P e riphe ra l DB
Ontology
Da ta ba s e S e a rch
Te xt Mining
Full-text S e a rch
Va lue -Adde d S e rvice s
Word Forma t
Tra ns forma tion
Na med Entity
Re cognition
GIS Coordina te
Tra ns forma tion
S NA
Qua lity Control
Da ta La ye r
Da ta P roce s s ing La ye r
S e rvice La ye r
Us e rs
Inde xe s
Dra wing Engine Ma p Engine

36. Home Page and Search Results
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Category
Birth Place
Activity Place
Name

37. Social Network Analysis (SNA)
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38. SNA – Poetry Societies, Places,
and Personages
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39. Spatial Information – Birthplace
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40. Spatial Information – Activity
Places
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41. Conclusion
Library as place
Physical – a place for users to interact and engage
Virtual – a place for users to learn and discover
Library as platform
A platform for showcasing scholarly achievement
A platform for cooperation with subject disciplines
Librarian competencies
Digital literacy
Scholarly communication – RDM, OA
Digital scholarship
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