Virtually Embedded: The Librarian in an Online Environment

by Elizabeth Leonard (Editor), Erin McCaffrey (Editor)

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.
This book is suitable for professional collections in academic libraries of all sizes and types. It is also suitable for collections in schools of library and information science.

Genres: Library Science

188 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book offers some tips on best practices for being embedded as a librarian in an online course. It does address some niche populations, such as the military, that are not likely to apply to the majority of readers. I can't say that the information in this book was really anything new or innovative, just pretty standard to embedded librarianship in general.

[Gwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewing for Information Today, November 2014

[Laurene · Rating 4 out of 5]

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