Charged up: What I learned on a day without power
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One morning, the power went out across whole campus. It was a sunny fall day, so light poured through open windows and it comfortable to be inside without air conditioning or heat. It’s not important why difficult anticipate when would restored. more share what I learned about students value library by staying in building that day. As librarian an applied anthropologist, have spent than 25 years observing library. Talking with, teaching, watching at points of need is best way know how engage participant observation with These are some things our but they also lead bigger question. With aging infrastructure throughout much US extreme weather conditions associated climate change can bring disaster, we as prepared could be?
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عنوان ژورنال: College & Research Libraries News
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0099-0086', '2150-6698']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.84.4.158