A Case Study in Collaboration: Assessing Academic Librarian/Faculty Partnerships

Gaspar, Deborah B.; Wetzel, Karen

doi:10.5860/crl.70.6.578

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“…It has been interesting and educational for the librarians to watch courses operate from the inside (at least as far as Blackboard content will allow this to happen) and not just through an assignment or syllabus here or there-or often having to interpret a faculty member's intent in an assignment through the eyes of a student. Gaspar and Wetzel (2009), in their study of librarian-faculty collaboration in writing courses, discuss "the need for closer collaboration early in the development of the course syllabus to tie in the library portion of these courses more closely with the topics and assignments created by the teacher" (p. 583).…”

Section: Sustaining Practicesmentioning

confidence: 98%

When Life Hands You Lemons: Overcoming Obstacles to Expand Services in an Embedded Librarian Program

Tumbleson

Burke

2010

Journal of Library Administration

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Having launched a pilot program of embedding librarians in faculty Blackboard courses, a team of university regional campus librarians reviewed their library services to faculty teaching online, off-campus, and traditional courses, and returned for Round 2. Just as the library services offered in this collaborative effort were taking off, conditions worsened. A storm of staff reductions, budget cuts, and administrative reorganization hit. Despite the climate of uncertainty and challenges, the embedded librarians persevered as they are convinced of the value of collaborating with faculty in Blackboard as active academic research consultants to further students' information literacy skills. Project Information Literacy's findings validate this strategic solution. Consequently, the embedded librarians assessed users and implemented sustaining practices to the program to maximize its impact. Moving in the right direction is essential and doable, no matter the difficulties.

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Section: Sustaining Practicesmentioning

confidence: 98%

When Life Hands You Lemons: Overcoming Obstacles to Expand Services in an Embedded Librarian Program

Tumbleson

Burke

2010

Journal of Library Administration

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“…Gaspar and Wetzel's (2009) survey of faculty partnering with the library revealed the need for closer collaboration early on to tie in the library components of the course to the instructor's assignments, and is echoed by Shank and Dewald (2003): " . .…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 93%

Faculty and Librarians Unite! How Two Librarians and One Faculty Member Developed an Information Literacy Strategy for Distance Education Students

Easter

Bailey

Klages

2014

Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learn

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Librarians know that collaboration with faculty is crucial when developing effective information literacy initiatives. Our case study, based on the ADDIE model of instructional design, set out to determine if a collaborative approach between faculty and librarians could effectively support students in a distance education course.Set in a small university, our study details how two librarians, embedded within a distance education course, teamed up with the course's faculty member to deliver research and citation help to students at their point of need. This collaboration extended from the planning stages to implementation and evaluation, to the identification of future research goals.

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The Search for Elusive Social Media Data: An Evolving Librarian–Faculty Collaboration

Reynolds

Smith

D’Silva

2013

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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A Case Study in Collaboration: Assessing Academic Librarian/Faculty Partnerships

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

When Life Hands You Lemons: Overcoming Obstacles to Expand Services in an Embedded Librarian Program

When Life Hands You Lemons: Overcoming Obstacles to Expand Services in an Embedded Librarian Program

Faculty and Librarians Unite! How Two Librarians and One Faculty Member Developed an Information Literacy Strategy for Distance Education Students

The Search for Elusive Social Media Data: An Evolving Librarian–Faculty Collaboration

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