Resilience, relevance, remembering: history in the time of coronavirus

J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Jul 1;108(3):494-497. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2020.986.

Abstract

In a time of unprecedented and rapid change, what are the roles of librarians and archivists in documenting the course of a pandemic?

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Archives*
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / history
  • Disease Outbreaks / history
  • Historiography*
  • History, 17th Century
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • History, Medieval
  • Humans
  • Librarians*
  • Pandemics / history
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / history
  • Professional Role*
  • SARS-CoV-2