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We are inviting those working in academic libraries to participate in a survey about the role of the university library in mental health and well-being. https://limesurvey.shef.ac.uk/ limesurvey/index.php/159686? lang=en The questionnaire asks about the services your library provides to support mental health and well-being, the philosophy behind them and how success of these services is measured. It also asks about the impact of COVID. We estimate it takes 15 minutes to complete. This follows up on a similar survey conducted in the first months of the pandemic (the results of which were published in this paper: Cox, A. and Brewster, L. Library support for student mental health and well-being in the UK: Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46 (6)  https://doi.org/10.1016/j. acalib.2020.102256 .) The survey will be open until 12th April. Some of the results of the 2021 survey will be posted on the Information School's blog ( http://info...

The role of the university library in student mental health - survey launched Mental Health Awareness Week In Mental Health Awareness Week, we are launching a survey of how academic libraries are supporting the mental health and well-being of students. University libraries have become increasingly interested in developing services to support student mental health and well-being. Often, these services are physically located in the library space, but in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this has changed to offering digital support. We are interested in your university library’s response to the shift in demand and the accompanying changes in student concerns and anxieties that are affecting their mental health and well-being.  Our aim is to explore how university libraries understand student mental health and well-being and act to prevent poor mental health. To do this, we will map well-being related activity across the UK in two ways. First, we are interested in what your ...