Virtually embedded : the librarian in an online environment

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leonard, Elizabeth, Contributor.

Leonard, Elizabeth, Editor.

McCaffrey, Erin, Contributor.

McCaffrey, Erin, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries--Relations with faculty and curriculum.

Academic libraries.

Academic librarians--Effect of technological innovations on.

Academic librarians.

Libraries and distance education--Web-based instruction.

Libraries and distance education.

Electronic reference services (Libraries).

Information literacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Association of College and Research Libraries A division of the American Library Association 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rise of online education at institutions of higher learning, together with the increasing cost of higher education, lead some to suggest that online (or distance) education will eventually become the dominant form of higher learning. This has particular significance for librarians. This casebook, a blueprint for embedding academic librarians in online environments, from undergraduate to science-based graduate schools to MOOCs is the first to explore how librarians can play a key role in the virtual academic landscape. The authors, academic librarians representing a broad range of colleges and universities, look at the evolution of the embedded librarian from physical to virtual, suggest how to develop and implement unique programs in and out of the classroom, and explain how to scale programs once they are embedded.

Contents:

Online embedded librarians : a review and overview / Linda Frederiksen and Sue F. Phelps

Embedded librarians : evolving and expanding in higher education / Audrey Donaldson and Alyssa M. Valenti

Sustainable embedded librarianship to foster research skills in an online graduate program / Swapna Kumar, Kristin Heathcock, and Marilyn N. Ochoa

Embedded librarian in a military distance education program / Catrina Whited, Bridget A. Powell, and Gail Nicula

From the Antipodes : embedded librarians at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand / Alison Fields and Philip Clarke

Web 2.0 toolkit : a guide for virtually embedded librarians / Chanitra Bishop and Christina Sheley

Avoiding curricular combat fatigue : embedding librarians in e-learning to teach the teacher / Kathleen A. Langan

Not just an afterthought : involving librarians in the instructional design process / Alex Mudd, Terri Pedersen Summey, and Matt Upson

Win-win : embedding future librarians to extend service to online classes / Timothy Peters and Julie LaDell-Thomas

Embedding in the LMS : faculty evaluations of a low-touch widget / Amy R. Hofer and Karen Munro

Linking to course-specific and subject-specific libguides from Blackboard / Pru Morris and Deirdre R. McDonald

MOOCs : getting involved / Elizabeth Leonard and Erin McCaffrey.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph