if reporters can do it, you can too!

If Reporters Can Do It,

You Can Too!

A Small Academic

Library’s Experience

With Embedding

Edens

8 Full-Time Staff

• 6 with MLS/MLIS• 3 of us are ref librarians, but we split and share

various other duties between us, such as Electronic Svcs, Instruction, Periodicals, web site

• 1 Para-Professional

• 1 Administrative Assistant

8 Full-Time Staff

• 1 Director

• 2 Instructional Technology

Consultants

• 1 Help Desk Manager

• 2 Database Administrators

• 3 Techs

LIBRARY

IT: 9 Full-Time

Staff

What is

EMBEDDING?

What is

EMBEDDING?

2 Types:

What is ……EMBEDDING?

• Physical

What is ……EMBEDDING?

• Physical

• Electronic

OUTREACH

BEwhere

the

students are!

GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

”We all have titles but really we all

work together

and

share the

responsibilitiesto provide the

best supportwe can.”

- Dave MedeirosDirector of ITColumbia College

Neverdone it

before

I ’ve got 18 papers to grade and a Committee meeting to prepare for.

Um, I think my support for this is starting to

waver.

Different

LEVELS

BASICProvides

linksto

library resources

BASIC

Library website

BASIC

Library website

Online Chat

BASIC

Library website

Online Chat

General Instructional resources

BASIC

Library website

Online Chat

General Instructional resources

Custom-designed handouts

MID-LEVEL:BASIC

plus

Persistent links to some course readings

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

Best databases / database trials

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

Best databases / database trials

Tips from librarians, faculty, students

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

Best databases / database trials

Tips from librarians, faculty, students

Course-specific instructional resources

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

FULL SERVICE:MID-LEVEL

plus

FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level +

Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions

FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level + Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions

See/comment on student bibliographies

FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level + Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions See/comment on student bibliographies

Possible assessment of IL skills

FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level + Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions See/comment on student bibliographies

Possible assessment of IL skills

Other Privileges as faculty member allows

ResearchCoach

Show ‘em what it looks like!

"I found out the hard way that project members did not

know…what proper research consisted of.

To have this resource at the beginning of class would

have been a huge help. If the students realized what a

gold mine of resources the library and

coaches provide they may produce a higher standard of

work.“

- Student

“I enjoyed the

processand look forward to spending

more time in the

library.“

- Student

“I am thrilled with the individualized

assistance you have given the

students.”

- Dr. Christine Hait

Faculty Member

HON 490

“You were a huge help. They [the

students] were truly grateful.”

- Dr. Helen Tate

Faculty Member

COMM 240

I ’ve got 18 papers to grade and a Committee meeting to prepare for.

Um, I think my support for this is starting to

waver.

Coach

Does embedding

REPLACEthe IL Session?

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