Cybersecurity has been a major, growing concern for organizations. What does it mean to academic libraries? How can libraries secure their systems and the information stored in these systems? In this session, two systems librarians from Ontario Universities will share their views and insights in this area. Security issues and challenges will be discussed along with the best practices for library systems and library IT professionals.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profound impact on every aspect of our lives. A case study was carried out by the presenter to examine users’ activities and usage patterns associated with electronic resources before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through examining EZproxy log files, the presenter leveraged visualization tools to show preliminary results of the users’ activities and usage patterns which reveal hidden information to librarians and can be useful for librarians to manage electronic resources.