Information Literacy: the Embedded Librarian

1. Information Literacy: the Embedded Librarian

2. Workshop Goal and Objectives • Faculty will gain an increased awareness of information resources and will intentionally utilize resources and embed librarians into on-site and virtual instruction. • Objectives: • To expand information literacy awareness • To empower faculty to more effectively utilize information resources in student assignments. • To provide exercises which increase student awareness of librarians as information consultants. • To deepen collaboration between faculty and librarians.

3. What Is An Embedded Librarian? Embedded Librarians: • Work collaboratively with teaching faculty, researchers and students. • Work outside the context of the traditional library setting. • Join the classroom physically and virtually.

4. How would an EL make a difference? The Embedded Librarian: • Offers individual attention to students during any stage of their research process • Preemptively helps students resolve information, research, and access issues. • Provides specially designed content for courses, including suggested resources, tutorials, search strategies and research guides

5. What Does the Librarian need from the Instructor? • Inclusion of librarian’s name and contact information on course syllabus • Announcement that a librarian will be a part of the class and is available for questions. • Promotion of the library and its resources. • Periodic reminders of the importance of asking librarians for assistance. • Access to students via Blackboard or virtual resource through chat and message boards.

6. The 5 levels of Embedded Librarianship

7. The 5 Levels • Entry Level • Twin Pack • Immersion • Co-Teaching as Information Literacy Specialist (ILS) • Co-Teaching not identified as ILS

8. 1. Entry-Level • Librarian collaborates on assignment development • Librarian not responsible for grading • One Information Literacy (IL) session

9. 2. Twin Pack • Librarian not responsible for grading • Two Information Literacy Sessions • One Information Literacy assignment

10. 3. Immersion • Librarian collaborates on developing course problems/ modules • Librarian meets with student teams to assist with topic definition, developing research strategies, assessment of sources, and critical analysis

11. 4. Co-Teaching (Librarian identified as Information Literacy Specialist) • Librarian and faculty co-teach course. • Librarian and faculty member responsible for: • discipline-specific course design • lecture preparation • assessment design • grading • delivery of instruction.

12. 5. Co-Teaching(Librarian not identified as Information Literacy (IL) specialist) • Librarian functions as in Level 4, without being called an ILS.

13. On-Site Embedding by Kevin Osborne-Reference Librarian

14. Why Embed ? • Improve + Enhance + Increase STUDENTS’: • Understanding • Research (questions and answers) • Success

15. How to Physically Embed • Information Literacy Sessions • Hosted Trainings • Consultations

16. Information Literacy Sessions • We come to you • We cover what ever you want • We come BACK when/if wanted

17. Hosted Trainings • Your class comes to us • We cover • Strategies/Formulation • Search Techniques • Specialized features of databases and service • RSS • Accounts • Alerts

18. Consultations • One on one • Small Groups • Appointment • Drop-in • Office hours • Whole class • Outside of regular class hours

19. Syllabus Exercise

20. Virtual Embedding • By Nina Wilson – Reference Librarian

21. Librarians can be embedded in Blackboard • Blackboard • BlackBoard can be used to scaffold instruction and infuse information literacy activities throughout subject-specific courses. • Within BlackBoard there are a variety of add-ons, plugs-ins and building blocks that are integrated with the software

24. ELs as Blackboard TAs • ELs provide students and faculty: • Digital assistance and advice • Assistance with assignments, course materials and communication tools • Pertinent materials and resources to the class site, when given permission to post

25. Standard activities for the virtual EL • Introductory announcements and/ or emails to students • “Ask Your Librarian” discussion forum • Instructional documents • Video instruction sessions • Participation in discussion forums (when requested) • Responses to phone, chat, and email queries

26. Additional Activities • Tips about finding and narrowing topics • Tips on choosing and using library databases and resources • Links to library resources; such as subject guides, LibGuides, Subject Specific Databases, and Reference Assistance

27. Library Links • Examples • A link to course e-reserves • links to general library resources • Subject guides hosted on the Library’s website • Help pages for documenting or citing sources , such as RefWorks • Share animated tutorials (YouTube)

31. LibGuides • A LibGuide is a web-based content management and knowledge sharing system used by libraries • A LibGuide provides links to course-specific information resources • Http://libguides.howard.edu/cybersecurity

33. Syllabus Exercise

34. The Proxy Login Off-Campus AccessBy Kevin Osborne

35. Off campus access • Password authentication • How to Login • Problems

36. Password Authentication:keeps our subscriptions secured from outside users

38. Off Campus Login • USERNAME: Bob.Smith • your email address before the @ • PASSWORD: same as your HU-NET email.

40. Problems If for any reason you cannot gain access to the proxy server: • Call ETS: 202-806-2020 • Call the library technology office (UGL): 202-806-4096 • Call your librarian and ask him/her to email you what you need

41. Embedding with Experiential Applications WorldCat Local & Refworks by Tommy Waters-Business Librarian

47. RefWorks