Municipal Responses to Covid-19
The case of library closures in New South Wales local government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21382091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Wallace (0000-0002-4684-5039, University of New England), Brian Dollery (0000-0003-2760-865X, University of New England) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-94 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Administração Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-7612 • E-ISSN: 1982-3134 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0034-761220200174 |
| OpenAlex | W3106039661 |
| SciELO | S0034-76122021000100084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New South Wales (NSW) government ordered the closure of all municipal libraries in order to limit the impact of the contagion. As a result, 372 public libraries in NSW ceased operation on the 23rd March 2020. While the closure of public libraries will undoubtedly contribute to restricting the spread of the coronavirus, given the pivotal role played by municipal libraries in local communities, as well as the special characteristics of library patrons, it will have other negative consequences. In this paper we consider the impact of the closure of municipal libraries in NSW from two perspectives: (a) its effect on the fiscal circumstances of local authorities and (b) its impact on the spread of the corona contagion as well as its broader effects on local community wellbeing. We conclude that rather than complete closure, partial constraints on library use should have been considered
Business · Closure (psychology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Government (linguistics) · Local government · Order (exchange) · Pandemic · Political science · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Finance · Health disparities and outcomes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |