We have today launched a pair of surveys to explore how the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the information sector - and to what extent it may also be a catalyst for positive change.

Please could you spare 15 minutes to share your views on how the pandemic has affected staff, budgets, plans and policies at your institution?

(Participants can enter a prize draw for $125 online shopping vouchers, or the equivalent in your local currency where possible!)

The survey is a collaboration between Kudos, CACTUS Communications, Royal Society of Chemistry, STM, Wiley, American Chemical Society, American Society of Microbiology, BMJ and Karger Publishers. The goal is to better understand some of the “hidden” challenges faced by libraries and researchers, in order to provide better support and services where they are needed.

If you might be wiling and able to help us promote the related survey for researchers, you can find that at the same link. Both surveys are open until Sunday, December 6th, 2020. We will be openly sharing headline findings through various media early next year.