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The Embedded Librarian

The Embedded Librarian. A Collaboration Stephanie Brenenson - FIU Elita Kalma - FAU. What is an embedded librarian?. A librarian traveling with troops in Iraq. A librarian attached to a specific course. A librarian that provides distance learners with a direct connection to the library.

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The Embedded Librarian

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  1. The Embedded Librarian A Collaboration Stephanie Brenenson - FIU Elita Kalma - FAU

  2. What is an embedded librarian? • A librarian traveling with troops in Iraq. • A librarian attached to a specific course. • A librarian that provides distance learners with a direct connection to the library. • A librarian that provides services directly to students in an online or traditional course. • All of the above

  3. Online Courses • Middle Tennessee State University • Added to online course as teaching assistant, co-instructor or co-designer • Contacts class via course email • Class contacts librarian via course email, outside email account or telephone • Some faculty set-up library discussion board in course • Librarian checks course daily and once on weekend/during breaks • Proactive for impending assignments • Ball State: • Provide screencast orientation • Respond to questions on discussion board • Assisted professor in assignment creation on blogs and evaluating resources.

  4. Community College of Vermont • Participated in students’ mid-term and end-of-semester paper discussion forums • Post tips independently from discussion board • Program works best with these elements: • The librarian works with students on specific research-focused assignments • “Ask the Librarian” is built into the specific assignment • Faculty members reiterate to students the importance of asking the librarian • An “Ask the Librarian” forum is set up in the discussion board • Librarian’s marketing efforts paid off since demand now exceeds staffing • Alternative Methods • Library courses for specific curricular areas • Online shell with web links, RSS feeds, tutorials and database instructions • Discussion forums • IP Videoconferencing and NetMeeting (Matthew and Schroeder)

  5. University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire • One librarian collaborated with faculty in 2 online courses. • Librarian’s title: Distance Education & Reference Librarian • Portion of library website dedicated to Distance Ed students. • Promotion of services to students very important. “You’re out of sight…but not out of mind.” • Got faculty buy-in via: • Scheduled one-on-one meetings • Attended campus cultural & social events • Joined campus-wide committees • Several issues arose: • 57% of contact with librarian was for technical issues • Pattern of questions • Students expect 24/7 access to librarian • Advantages to embedded librarian: • Increased collaboration with faculty • Librarian can follow up to questions easily, knows what students are discussing in class • Question about library service part of course evaluation www.uwec.edu/markgrjs/Presentation.ppt (Jill Markgraf)

  6. Traditional, Hybrid and Online Courses • May co-teach and/or teach multiple sessions • Sessions should be timed to coincide with course research • May evaluate and grade assignments • Responsible for a percentage of the course grade • Time commitment far exceeds normal library instruction • Librarian responsibilities need to be adjusted

  7. The FIU Story Chapter One It started as a collaboration and before we knew it, we were embedded.

  8. FIU Examples • Economic Geography - GEO 3502 • Worked with faculty member to design research assignment and course sequence • Librarians taught 5 sessions • Sessions timed to correspond with each impending part of the semester-long assignment • Provided annotated bibliography of online sources • Offered consultations for individuals or groups • Observe final presentations • Honors Seminar - IDH 3005 (Fall course) • Librarians taught 7 sessions • Preparation for Spring course requirements • Assignments were prepared, corrected and graded by librarians • Library component is 20% of the total course grade

  9. Library Marketing Examples:Embedded librarian services available to faculty • Middle Tennessee State University • http://ulibnet.mtsu.edu/distance/EmbeddedLibrarian.htm • Southern Connecticut State University • http://home.southernct.edu/~hedreenr1/embedded.html

  10. Workshops for Librarians • University of Texas at Austin “Be an Embedded Librarian”: Getting involved in a Blackboard course: Ideas for Librarians Handout for workshop held on May 17, 2006 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/resources/handouts/EmbedLibrianIdeas.pdf • University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire “Lurking Librarian” Tells All Collaborating with faculty in online courses Powerpoint presentation by Jill Markgraf for workshop held at WAAL 2004 http://www.uwec.edu/markgrjs/

  11. Articles of Interest • Matthew, Victoria and Ann Schroeder. “The Embedded Librarian Program.” Educause Quarterly, 29(4), 2006. http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm06/eqm06410.asp • View a powerpoint presentation at NERCOMP 2006 http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=666&ID=NCP0668&bhcp=1 • York, Amy. “The Embedded Librarian Service at MTSU.” Tennessee Libraries, 56 (2), 2006. http://www.tnla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=65 • Hearn, Michael R. “Embedding a librarian in the classroom: an intensive information literacy model” Reference Services Review, 33 (2), 2005. • Ramsay, Karen M. and Jim Kinnie. “The Embedded Librarian.” Library Journal, 131(6), April 1, 2006, p.34. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6317224.html

  12. Other Resources of Interest • Southwell, Karen and Judith Brook. “Embedded Assignment Guides: Point of Need Instruction on the Web” Georgia Library Quarterly, 41(1) , Spring 2004. • The Embedded Librarian: Making and Leading the Team. http://www.loc.gov/flicc/video/cmwg/embedded/embedded.html • This video discusses librarian experiences in the health sciences.

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