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Embedded Librarians

This guide outlines how embedding a librarian can benefit your online course.

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:

Permissions

Restrictions

  • Classlist - can view
  • Content - full access
  • Discussions - full access
  • Groups - can be enrolled in groups
  • Cannot access inactive courses
  • Cannot manage grades

 

Log in to D2L Brightspace and go to your course

Step 1: Click on Classlist from the navbar


Step 2: Click Add Participants button and select Add existing users


Step 3: Enter the name or email address if a UCM individual on the Search For… textbox


You should see your search results below. Check the box next to the correct username and choose the role from the Select a Role drop-down options

Click Enroll Selected Users button

Click the Done button to confirm the enrollment. You can also choose to Add More Participants button if you have additional people to add to your course.