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The Many Faces of Embedded Librarianship: Interpretations of How We Integrate Ourselves into College Courses and Departm

The Many Faces of Embedded Librarianship: Interpretations of How We Integrate Ourselves into College Courses and Departments <br>

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The Many Faces of Embedded Librarianship: Interpretations of How We Integrate Ourselves into College Courses and Departm

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  1. The Many Faces of Embedded Librarianship: Interpretations of How We Integrate Ourselves into College Courses and Departments Mark Aaron Polger | First Year Experience Librarian | College of Staten Island, CUNY | MarkAaron.Polger@csi.cuny.edu

  2. Being “embedded” might mean Involved Integrated Connected Partnered Immersed

  3. Embedded librarians may…. • Participate in teaching students overan entire semester • Co-teach and/or assist on Blackboardor any learning management system • Collaborate with a specific academic department over an extended period of time

  4. My Inspiration ….Health libraries • Some Clinical Medical Librarians (CMLs) and Informationists are completely “embedded” • Many work outside the library • Part of a clinical team of health care professionals • Not “guests”, but permanent team members

  5. There is no “one way” to be embedded • In person • Online • Online & synchronous • Online & asynchronous • Hybrid • Outside the library • In academic department

  6. Embedded Within a Department • Provided weekly office hours in academic department • Was given office, telephone, laptop • Became more deeply involved with nearby classroom faculty and graduate students. • Felt like a member of the academic department • My contact information was listed on academic department web page • Participated in monthly department meetings

  7. Multiple Library Instruction Visits (in-person) • Through multiple meetings, the librarian is perceived as more than a “guest” • They become part of the course and more involved student learning • Contact information is listed on syllabus

  8. Co-teaching on Blackboard (or any LMS)(synchronous or asynchronous) • Librarian develops instructional content on Blackboard for students, to supplement course content • Librarian may not be present in-class but has an important teaching role on Blackboard • May grade quizzes and respond to discussion posts

  9. Collaboration with Academic Department • Partnered with academic department when piloting a curriculum change • Discussed new opportunities for library instruction • Piloted a revised lesson plan for a new library workshop • Attended department meetings to communicatethe new lesson plan • Gathered assessment data from theclass

  10. Pros vs. Cons Outreach Teaching Collaboration Time Long term impact

  11. Conclusion • Embedded Librarianship is more effective than one-shot classes • Requires buy-in from faculty and department • Some might feel territorial about *sharing* class time and the way others teach • Some collaborations take years to develop and mature

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