Taking Library Instruction into the Online Classroom: Best Practices for Embedded Librarians

York, Amy; Vance, Jason

doi:10.1080/01930820802312995

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“…There is room for more embeddedness, although it is a challenge for one person to be everywhere, and the literature has indicated that "going it alone" is not the best approach (Tumbleson & Burke, 2010;York & Vance, 2008). The single person "super liaison" model we use to support all of the SPS departments has been beneficial in developing a physical sense of support, although there are limitations to working alone (Jaguszewski & Williams, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Integrating Library Services Between Two Urban Institutions

Hartnett¹

2015

ULJ

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In 2006, an intra-institutional partnership was formed between the William and Anita Newman Library at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) and the CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS) for the provision of library services to the university's first entirely online degree program in the fall of 2006, the CUNY Online BA in Communication and Culture.Since 2006, SPS has grown exponentially. Currently, SPS offers 10 undergraduate degrees, including a BS in nursing and six masters' degrees, including MS degrees in urban studies, data analytics, and an MA in applied theatre.Integrating a new and growing school with its own unique practical and programmatic needs into an existing college library posed unique challenges and opportunities in an effort to provide the same suite of services to the externally based SPS distance community as those offered to traditional Baruch students and faculty.The experience of launching such services is examined through the lens of the current literature for the purposes of highlighting examples of lessons learned for the benefit to librarians currently supporting or considering support for an influx distance learners at their institutions. This paper describes the author's experiences as the library's liaison to the school in planning, launching, and providing highly used library services for this unique urban population while at the same time establishing a foundation for providing similar services for our home institution.

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Integrating Library Services Between Two Urban Institutions

Hartnett¹

2015

ULJ

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“…Librarians are infrequently involved in the administration and management of courseware, must often negotiate with faculty to be given permission and access to a course website, and are often required to adapt pre-existing LMS roles such as instructor, graduate student instructor, curriculum support staff, or administrator. 9 These barriers can create a perception of library marginalization in LMSs. 10 In addition, some faculty are unaware of how the library might support their teaching and facilitate student learning.…”

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“…Such practices have been effective for initiating and maintaining contact with faculty and promoting library visibility. 15 Embedding library resources into LMS course websites ensures their availability to students, helps promotes their use, and can be a means to connect with students at their "point of need." 16 Rather than waiting for students to visit them at the reference desk, embedded librarians can provide "just in time" assistance to students when they need it most and help students can see greater relevance of library resources.…”

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Faculty Usage of Library Tools in a Learning Management System

Leeder¹,

Lonn²

2014

CRL

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To better understand faculty attitudes and practices regarding usage of library-specific tools and roles in a university learning management system, log data for a period of three semesters was analyzed. Academic departments with highest rates of usage were identified, and faculty users and nonusers within those departments were surveyed regarding their perceptions of and experience with the library tools. Librarians who use the tools were also surveyed to compare their perceptions of faculty tool and role use. While faculty survey respondents showed high levels of positive perceptions of librarians, they also exhibited low awareness of the library tools and little understanding of their use. Recommendations for encouraging wider adoption and effective usage are discussed.igher education institutions have rapidly and widely adopted the e-learning technologies variously called courseware, course management systems, virtual learning environments, or learning management systems (LMSs) in recent years.1 These online systems allow coordination, distribution, and retrieval of online course materials and facilitate online communication between instructors and students and among students themselves.2 Effective use of a LMS has been shown to improve the quality of teaching and learning and enrich the educational experience of students.3 The communication tools in LMSs can encourage active engagement in classes by students and promote constructivist rather than instructivist styles of learning. 4 For academic libraries, incorporating library resources and services into a LMS offers the opportunity to improve library visibility, increase relevance with students, and strengthen relationships with faculty.5 Embedding library resources in LMSs can also help to increase the availability of those resources to students, encourage their use, and encourage interaction with librarians. 6 In particular, a LMS can be used to scaffold Information Literacy (IL) instruction in course websites and incorporate information literacy activities throughout subject-specific courses.7 Integrating information literacy into LMS courses can be an effective way to improve library instruction and student learning. Despite the affordances of incorporating their services and resources, university libraries are rarely integrated into their institution's LMS due to a number of institutional factors. Librarians are infrequently involved in the administration and management

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“…It also described a possible framework for collaborations between librarians and teaching faculty that could lead to successful information literacy programs. Establishing partnerships between librarians and faculty, embedding librarians in academic units (Olivares, 2010), and providing online instruction (McMillen and Fabbi, 2010;York and Vance, 2009) will allow librarians to continue to play an important role in information literacy.…”

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Science information literacy and the role of academic librarians

Baykoucheva¹

2015

Managing Scientific Information and Research Data

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Teaching information literacy is a major responsibility for subject/liaison librarians, but advances in information-retrieval systems, such as improved natural language searching and Semantic Web, could significantly change the role librarians play in this area. This chapter examines the future of information literacy and how librarians could redefine their role by expanding it to include management of scientific information and research data, different instruction formats, and new approaches for assessing student learning. This will make library instruction a much more appealing, engaging, and useful experience for students and researchers. Responding to the needs of a generation born into a digital culture will require that librarians learn new skills and play new roles in supporting the educational and research goals of their institutions be redefined

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Taking Library Instruction into the Online Classroom: Best Practices for Embedded Librarians

Cited by 108 publications

References 14 publications

Integrating Library Services Between Two Urban Institutions

Integrating Library Services Between Two Urban Institutions

Faculty Usage of Library Tools in a Learning Management System

Science information literacy and the role of academic librarians

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