Faculty

collaboration

• information experts
• identifying resources
• shared knowledge
• enhanced projects
• value-added contributions
• anticipation of information needs
• improved outcomes
• "an integral part of the whole"

Students

information literacy

• 34% research guidance
• 22% citation questions
• 20% library resources
• 10% off-campus resources
• 7% journal articles
• 1% locating books
• 6% other
• scholarwork.sjsu.edu

student centric

• enhance library awareness
• focused research support
• identify research sources
• answer specific questions
• improve student research skills
• remove the communication barrier

Having an embedded librarian for this course was extremely useful. I had been unaware of F.I.T.’s extensive library and available resource base which was needed for our class projects. Maria Rothenberg provided us with a helpful library introduction and then specifically discussed resources for our projects as well as visited the class for further support. In addition, I personally reaped the benefits of Maria’s available office hours and email assistance. Overall, I found having our own personal librarian on hand extremely beneficial.

My regards to Maria.
Best, Esther Rimler
Spring 2015

tips for embedding

• talk to your library liasion
• identify research-based courses
• establish course objectives
• communicate desired project outcomes
• reinforce the collaboration
• recap the semester
• take it to the next level

Embedded