1. Embedded
Librarianship in
the LMS
ALA Webinar Notes

2. Rationale for
Embedding in the LMS
 LMS is a community space
 It’s where they are already
 Being embedded in the LMS is proactive
 2/3 of face-to-face classes also use the
LMS (so what about embedded
librarianship…?)

3. Top 3 student-used
resources that grew in
the last year
 E-portfolio
 Web-based citation tools
 E-books

4. Comments
 Having never actually done an online
course or successfully gotten a professor
to invite me to be an active participant
in their module, I was hoping for more
practical “how to sell the embedded”
approach.
 After going through lengthy rationale
and research about embedded
librarianship itself, they did give some
interesting tips. What I think will work best
are highlighted…

5. (marketing tips provided by presenters)

6. Also how about…?
 “Won’t take your class time”
 “Easier to assess and gauge
participation”
 “Much of what they will access is
already online”
What do you think? How
can we get our faculty to
invite us to participate in
their on-the-map courses?

7. (assessment…obviously)

8. Thoughts on assessment
We need to be bold with our
assessment and not shy away
from taking a hard, critical look
at our approaches. We shouldn’t
be afraid of redesigning
instructional materials for an
embedded environment.

9. So, was it useful?
 The webinar was useful in elaborating
on the reasons why librarians should take
an embedded approach but did not
adequately address what to do once
you’re there.
 Our approach (embedded in mapped
courses) seems to be unique and so we
will likely have to forge our own path…

10. Final questions…
 Can we create targeted, unique
content for all of our classes that we can
easily embed? Can we utilize Web 2.0
technologies and social media to get
students to do more creative work?
 Will students retain skills more with this
approach? Will they recognize the library
as a valuable spot in their academic
careers/lives as learners?

11. Final questions…
 Can/should we think bigger? Embed in
all courses? Is LMS-embedded
librarianship the future?

12. Check out these resources!
http://www.slideshare.net/ALATechSource
/embedding-librarianship-in-learning-
management-systems