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This paper presents the report resulting from the questionnaire launched by the “Grupo de Trabajo de Análisis y Prospectiva de las Bibliotecas en Andalucía” (Workgroup of Analysis and Prospective of the Libraries in Andalusia) of the AAB (Andalusian Librarians Association), in May and June 2021. It shows the situation of the Andalusian libraries during the lockdown and during the current world health alert situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The data analyze the situation from the perspective of the transformation of the services and their innovation: changes in the opening times of libraries, new work modes, among others. The paper analyzes a representative sample of Andalusian libraries and documentation centers extracted from the regional administration official directories. The report ends with some conclusions and thoughts, which hopefully will help to understand and verify the new Andalusian library reality, with the aim that they are taken into account and that they help in the future to make decisions regarding the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The digital challenge encompasses all areas of work in libraries. This paper summarizes the activities and work carried out in collaboration with people from Medialab Tabakalera taking into account the creation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Free software is being considered in the library environment as an alternative to commercial software applications. This paper discusses different types of tools used in libraries and the free software most commonly used for them. Furthermore, some real cases of tools already implemented are shown as well as a bibliography of the applications discussed. The text of this paper is based on the workshop that with the same title was presented at the 15th Andalusian Library Conference in Cordova, Spain, on October 2009. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]