Embedded Librarianship

What Every Academic Librarian Should Know

Alice L. Daugherty, Michael F. Russo, Alice L. Daugherty, Michael F. Russo

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Year: 2013
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781610694148
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Library & Information Science
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

In the ongoing evolution of the academic library, embedded librarianship has become an important topic of debate across levels and departments. This book delves into the concept, examining everything from theory to best practices. Is the embedded librarian an equal partner in the course, or is the librarian perceived as a "value-added" extra? What is the place of technology in this effort? Is there a line librarians should not cross? Taking into account both theory and practice to discuss multiple facets of the subject, Embedded Librarianship: What Every Academic Librarian Should Know thoroughly examines these questions and more from the perspectives of experienced embedded librarian contributors who have worked in higher education settings. The chapters illuminate the benefits and challenges of embedding, explain the planning required to set up an embedded course, identify the different forms of embedding, and consider information literacy instruction in various contexts. Readers who will benefit from this work include not only academic librarians but any professor who wants their students to be able to do better research in their fields.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 A Brief History of Embedded Librarianship
• 2 Embedded Librarianship in Context
• 3 Faculty and Librarian Collaboration in the First Year: A Literature Review
• 4 Relationships and Ethics of Coteaching Research-Intensive Classes
• 5 Seamless Integration of Library Service Points throughout the Learning Management System
• 6 Embedded Librarianship within the Context of the Global Distance Education Environment
• 7 Using a Digital Learning Object Repository to Provide Library Support for Online Learning
• 8 The Perception and Utilization of an Embedded Librarian in an Online English Course
• 9 Assessing Embedded Librarianship Implementations
• 10 Managing Embedded Librarianship
• 11 The Sustainability and Scalability of Embedded Librarianship
• 12 Embedded Librarianship: What’s It Worth?
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors