Becoming an Embedded Librarian: Making Connections in the Classroom

by Michelle Reale

Overview

Readers will feel confident applying the lessons learned from Reale’s first-hand account to their own experiences both in and out of the classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838913765
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	563 KB

About the Author

Michelle Reale is an associate professor at Arcadia University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the author of Mentoring and Managing Students in the Academic Library (2013) and Becoming an Embedded Librarian (2015). Her research interests include embedded librarianship, mentoring, narrative inquiry, and reflective practice.

Editorial Reviews

12/01/2015
Every instruction librarian knows the challenge of teaching the complexities of information literacy in a one-shot instruction class. Reale (librarian, Arcadia Univ.; Mentoring & Managing Students in the Academic Library) argues that embedding in face-to-face classes can address the shortcomings inherent in those onetime sessions. Through the description of her experience as an embedded librarian in a senior level English thesis course, the author provides tips and strategies for librarians to successfully implant themselves in various kinds of classrooms. Each chapter offers practical, easy-to-follow steps, and a bibliography of additional readings, for addressing issues such as relationship building, establishing a teaching style, personal branding, etc. The author makes a strong case that successful embedding can further demonstrate the value of the library profession to faculty and students. VERDICT A concise and lucid treatment of the topic. Highly recommended for instruction librarians working at academic libraries and teaching faculty who have librarians embedded in their courses. For a more detailed treatment that also includes coverage of online embedding, see Cassandra Kvenild and Kaijsa Calkins's Embedded Librarians: Moving Beyond One-Shot Instruction.—Joshua Wallace, Ranger Coll., TX

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