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Embedding Librarians in Brightspace

Embedding a librarian into your course is an excellent way to offer students consistent, personalized support. This approach is particularly beneficial for online courses with a research component. 

Adding a librarian to your Brightspace course can extend students’ access to research help beyond a single information literacy session. 

Librarians can engage in the course to the degree the instructor prefers. Some examples of how librarians can interact with students include:

• Hosting "virtual office hours" using the Brightspace discussion board 
• Collaborating to design assignments that foster creative thinking, encourage problem-solving, and build information literacy skills
• Notifying students about new books or articles related to the course needs (via email or Brightspace Announcements)
• Creating a Research Guide tailored to your course's assignments
• Developing pre- and post-tests to evaluate students' research skills

Adding a Librarian to Your Course

The Brightspace "Librarian" role can be used to embed a JCK Librarian into your course, providing access to support student research and learning. A Librarian role has the following permissions and restrictions in Brightspace:

For complete instruction on embedding a librarian into your course, visit the Embedded Librarians Research Guide. You can directly contact subject librarians for more information. 

Post contributed by Sanja Gidakovic