You may have heard of a pilot done at NW campus where the librarians were embedded in a few of their online classes. We at DC would like to offer the same opportunity to our instructors.
What is an embedded librarian? An embedded librarian is when a librarian is embedded in your class (versus us just doing one library session each semester). At NW campus it was done with several online classes, where the librarians were part of the class throughout the semester, which means we would be available to your students to answer their questions when that question arises. (Think of it as on-demand research assistance.)
The librarians are there to answer students' questions regarding citations, finding materials, using the databases, etc. We can also do more traditional bibliographic instruction within the course as well. (If it is an online course that is asynchronous, it could be done through a threaded discussions and tutorials.) If it is face-to-face course, it can be arranged that the librarian is present in certain classes to answer students' questions before class, after class or perhaps give a few minutes of class time, if that is available.
From an instructor's point of view, we are there for support of the students. We will not be answering any instruction questions. The DC librarians are here to assist all of our students, traditional and online students. We feel this service will provide additional support to students for research projects.
In a nutshell, embedded librarians are here to:
- be a more visible and accessible library presence in face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses
- provide dedicated classroom assistance to students when they need it most
- create bibliographic instruction tailored to classroom assignments an disciplines
- expand the range of library services available to the college
If you are interested in us being part of your course, please call us at 206-7267, or stop by the library and we can talk.
The DC Librarians
Joe, Nancy, Erica and Theresa
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