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If Reporters Can Do It, You Can Too! A Small Academic Library’s Experience With Embedding

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If Reporters Can Do It,

You Can Too!

A Small Academic

Library’s Experience

With Embedding

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Edens

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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

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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

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What is

EMBEDDING?

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What is

EMBEDDING?

2 Types:

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What is ……EMBEDDING?

• Physical

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What is ……EMBEDDING?

• Physical

• Electronic

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OUTREACH

BEwhere

the

students are!

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GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

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”We all have titles but really we all

work together

and

share the

responsibilitiesto provide the

best supportwe can.”

- Dave MedeirosDirector of ITColumbia College

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Neverdone it

before

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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.

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Different

LEVELS

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BASICProvides

linksto

library resources

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BASIC

Library website

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BASIC

Library website

Online Chat

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BASIC

Library website

Online Chat

General Instructional resources

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BASIC

Library website

Online Chat

General Instructional resources

Custom-designed handouts

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MID-LEVEL:BASIC

plus

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Persistent links to some course readings

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

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Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

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Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

Best databases / database trials

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

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Persistent links to some course readings

Helpful / new books

Best databases / database trials

Tips from librarians, faculty, students

MID-LEVEL: Basic +

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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 +

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FULL SERVICE:MID-LEVEL

plus

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FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level +

Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions

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FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level + Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions

See/comment on student bibliographies

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FULL SERVICE: Mid-Level + Librarian can:

Participate in online course discussions See/comment on student bibliographies

Possible assessment of IL skills

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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

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ResearchCoach

Show ‘em what it looks like!

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"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

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“I enjoyed the

processand look forward to spending

more time in the

library.“

- Student

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“I am thrilled with the individualized

assistance you have given the

students.”

- Dr. Christine Hait

Faculty Member

HON 490

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“You were a huge help. They [the

students] were truly grateful.”

- Dr. Helen Tate

Faculty Member

COMM 240

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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.

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Coach

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Does embedding

REPLACEthe IL Session?

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