The eBiblio virtual loan service in the times of the pandemic

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Toni Feliu

The article presents data about the eBiblioCAT Virtual loan service in the course of 2020, when use of the service increased versus previous years on account of the lock-down prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis led libraries to be closed or to operate with major restrictions (April and May). Moreover, reference is made to reports about the service and this exceptional period produced by the County Council of Barcelona with the cooperation of the Department of Cultural of the Government of Catalonia, since the service provided all over Catalonia.

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eBiblio, virtual loan, covid-19, public libraries, digital reading

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Feliu, Toni. “The eBiblio virtual loan service in the times of the pandemic”. Item: revista de biblioteconomia i documentació, vol.VOL 2021, no. 71, doi:10.34810/itemn71id393699.