Shifting roles: Discursively constructing the identities of library and museum educators during the pandemic

Kociubuk, Jacqueline; Mueller, Amy; Wardrip, Peter; Willett, Rebekah

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Title

Shifting roles: Discursively constructing the identities of library and museum educators during the pandemic

Author(s)

• Kociubuk, Jacqueline
• Mueller, Amy
• Wardrip, Peter
• Willett, Rebekah

Issue Date

2022-10

Keyword(s)

• Professional identity
• Discourse analysis
• COVID-19
• Public libraries
• Museums
• Community engagement

Abstract

This paper examines the shifting roles of youth service librarians and museum educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. While changes in job duties, processes and day-to-day practices were inevitable, the article argues that practitioners viewed their service as continuous with pre-pandemic roles. Based on interviews with 20 practitioners, the article analyzes two constructs that emerged as professionals described their pandemic roles: guiding principles and collaboration. Not only did these discursive constructs provide a sense of continuity, they also served to advocate for the role of libraries and museums. These findings indicate the importance of reflecting and drawing on guiding principles and collaborations to make decisions about services during times of crisis.

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2022

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117954

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2022.1044

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• Copyright 2022 Jacqueline Kociubuk, Amy Mueller, Peter Wardrip, Rebekah Willett
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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