Amazed, Appreciative, or Ambivalent? Student and Faculty Perceptions of Librarians Embedded in Online Courses

Abstract

With the continuing trend in online university course offerings, there is a corresponding need for academic librarians to support students in those digital spaces. We developed a sustainable model for embedding librarians to provide research support in online courses, and then investigated its impact on student learning outcomes and student and faculty perceptions of our efforts. This article outlines our model, includes survey feedback from students, and presents user data from our course management system to discuss how well we are meeting our objectives and how this evidence can inform our embedded librarian service going forward.

KEYWORDS:

• academic libraries
• embedded librarianship
• information literacy
• faculty-librarian collaboration
• course management system