Extending Our Reach: Integrating Librarians and Library Resources into Canvas

Abstract

A team of librarians developed and implemented a plan to create coordinated library access for all students through the Canvas learning management system. Partnering with campus information technology services, librarians developed a specialized role in Canvas. Librarians also used Springshare’s LibApps LTI (learning tools interoperability) to integrate research guides in Canvas, using course metadata to map guides to the appropriate subject or course. Evaluation of the impact of adding a Librarian role and mapping research guides to the Canvas LMS is ongoing and indicates these changes have affected the way students are accessing library resources.

KEYWORDS:

• Embedded librarianship
• learning management systems
• LTI
• research guides

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Notes on contributors

Beth Auten

Beth Auten, MSLIS, MA, AHIP ([email protected]) is the Health & Human Services Librarian at J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.

Rebecca Croxton

Rebecca Croxton, MLIS, PhD ([email protected]) is the Head of Assessment for J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.

Catherine Tingelstad

Catherine Tingelstad, MHA, MLS ([email protected]) is the Instruction & Curriculum Engagement Coordinator at J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223 USA.