@article{silva2021what,
  title = {What is a Hybrid Library?  Evidence from Scotland and Brazil},
  author = {Rafaela Carolina da Silva and Charles Oppenheim and Rosângela Formentini Caldas},
  year = 2021,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/IBIMABR/2021/921538/},
  journal = {IBIMA Business Review},
  volume = 2021,
  pages = 16,
  doi = 10.5171/2021.921538,
  abstract = {Introduction: The term “hybrid” has been used in many ways relating to hybrid library professionals; libraries that combine an academic and corporate purpose or a library and museum’s purpose; the use of hybrid instruction methods; a library that combines public and private spaces; reactions of libraries to hybrid open access; and hybrid professionals. Objective: To study hybridity within Brazilian and Scottish public libraries, understanding that the management of these libraries is controlled in different ways. Methodology: This research uses exploratory qualitative methods on a Case Study. The products and services offered by each case of study were examined in their community, assessing the hybridity of each institution. The findings were categorized into Brazilian and Scottish public hybrid libraries, in order to analyze users’ and librarians’ understanding of the characteristics of social changes; their training on the use of hybrid libraries to adapt them to this context; social inclusion actions; the interaction between technology, physical structure and humans; community development actions; and accessibility. Results: It was found that the development of hybrid libraries of the United Kingdom is significantly more advanced than observed in the Brazilian context. However, given the perception of differences in the indexes between libraries in Brazil and the United Kingdom, there is that Brazilian concern regarding the transformation of public libraries into hybrid. The Scottish style of hybrid libraries is primarily concerned with access to technology and services. Conclusions: Arguably, the term “hybrid library” means quite different things in the two countries.},
  keywords = {Hybrid library, public library, Brazil, Scotland.},
  note = Article ID: 921538
}