The BIBLIO project aims to identify the skills gap, both transversal and digital skills, in the library sector as a result of the digital transformation. We started this project in late 2019 with nine other partners and the hope to carry out four research activities by August 2020:
- A desk research piece
- A training needs survey
- Coaching circles with library professionals, library users, and training providers in libraries
- VET best practice interviews
While we set out to do these after our kick-off meeting in January, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the project’s ability to carry out some of our research activities, namely the coaching circles. During one of our regular check-ins for this research phase, we came to the conclusion that carrying these out online would not give us the same impact as face-to-face interactions. As a result, we decided that carrying out in-depth interviews with the people we had initially wanted to do coaching circles with would give us the qualitative research we wanted to do.
Watch this space for more information on the BIBLIO project as it progresses!