International Projects in the Time of Coronavirus: A Personal Experience

Abstract

We have all experienced the “coronavirus roller coaster” feeling in the previous months. The same metaphor could be applied to work from home, which took adrenaline or melatonin forms depending on the day and activity. For many of us, this was the first experience of working from home, since Serbian legislation does not recognize this form of work engagement. The first analyzes of work from home in our country have shown that such work has both advantages and disadvantages, just like the one in the workplace. However, some of the librarians had the opportunity to learn from those already experienced in working from home, through international projects and activities. Engagement in Europeana and other international initiatives, as well as in several international projects, have made the difficult period of quarantine and pandemic an opportunity for learning and adaptation. And a special advantage was the participation in a series of online workshops Digital Transformation in the time of COVID-19, organized by Europeana for a limited number of participants.