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Embedded Librarians are MLS librarians who augment and supplement instruction with your class. This primarily includes helping your students locate, evaluate & effectively use the information resources that will make them successful in your class, commonly known as information literacy skills. The Embedded Librarian works closely with faculty, incorporating research and library support in any course. It is like bringing library directly into your classroom environment.
 

Embedded Librarians provide Information Literacy assistance in the classes embedded. Embedded librarians add information literacy information and activities which builds the ability within the students to recognize a need for information and to find, analyze, and synthesize material from books, article, websites and more. For students, it often means the ability to begin with the requirements for an assignment and write a relevant research question; find materials in any medium that answer the question; analyze their accuracy, currency, and use the materials to create a paper that’s complete with citations and other scholarly requirements.

Any class that has a research component can take advantage of adding an Embedded Librarian. The Embedded Librarian works with the course instructor to understand when and where the students will benefit from librarian assistance and provide the appropriate information/direction to the students within their Canvas environment. The Embedded Librarian will get in touch with the instructor before the class begins to discuss course specific requirements to design and materials to fit course needs.
 

Embedded Librarians facilitate student research and the use of library resources during a course or just when needed. Librarians can facilitate in the following:

• Create specially designed content for online courses, including suggested resources, tutorials, search strategies, videos, and LibGuides;
• Demonstrate (using screen cast videos) search strategies; 
• Serve as a contact regarding library or research questions;
• Provide assistance in proper citations (how to cite in different styles and how to cite different sources);
• Offer individual attention to students during any stage of their research process.