Librarians as partners: Strategies for systematically embedding in online course development

Document Type

Presentation

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Distance Library Services

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Embedded librarianship has been a buzzword for many years, but librarians have struggled with how to make this process scalable. How do you effectively reach the most students, while still providing meaningful information and interactions? This panel will explore three different libraries’ approaches to making embedding in online courses scalable by partnering with faculty early on in the course development process. One library is in the beginning stages of collaborating with the instructional design department, focusing on training opportunities for faculty. A longterm goal is to establish a process that involves the librarian, faculty member, and instructional designer to ensure effective integration of library resources. Another panelist will share her experience partnering with the Faculty Teaching and Learning Commons to develop a three-day, hands-on training for faculty new to teaching online. With this approach faculty immediately recognize the library as a partner and seek out support following the training. The third library successfully implemented a teambased approach over five years ago and will round out the presentation by sharing insights about their formalized course development process, including statistics on the effectiveness of integration. By being embedded in the process when a course is first created or revised, the library is no longer an “add-on” but rather a partner, seamlessly integrating information literacy and research skills from the start. This approach results in more successful outcomes with the librarian viewed as a collaborator. Regardless of your environment, adapt and modify these concepts to work at your institution!

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