BUILDING RESEARCH SUCCESS

by building a librarian into your online course

Stephanie EspinozaeLearning Librarian

College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV

Stephanie.Espinoza@csn.edu

LIBRARIAN?

WHY ONLINE SERVICES?

I work full time, I have a wife and 3 kids. Online classes are the only way I can get a chance to finish my degree.

Access for students who cant do traditional F2F

Distance Education is growing

ENROLLMENT AT CSN

Online is the only campus with enrollment growth

Our libraries wanted to respond

eLearning Librarian to serve 14,000+ students Summer 2015

DE committee to address online instructionSpring 2016

Librarians into courses based on faculty requests Fall 2015

RETHINK TRADITIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES WITH

EMBEDDED LIBRARIANSHIP!

WHAT IS IT?

Library presence in a virtual learning spaceLibrarian/Faculty working relationshipCustomized content to assist student researchMicro to macro levels of involvement

EXAMPLESSynchronous WorkshopsVirtual Office HoursModerated Discussion BoardsLibrarian as TeacherCustom Tools Library Service Links

FACULTY PARTNERSHIP

Dr. Jeanne Holland,

adjunct English faculty member

ENG 100, ENG 101: Fall 2015

ENG 100, ENG 101* : Spring 2016

*8-week course vs traditional 16-week courses

Librarian intro video (Human face)Custom page/tutorials for assignmentsWork with librarian is REQUIRED for a gradeContact via announcements, discussion boards, e-mail

http://sites.csn.edu/library/tutorials/How-To-Read-a-Scholarly-Article/story.html

http://sites.csn.edu/library/tutorials/How-To-Read-a-Scholarly-Article/story.html

libguides.csn.edu/ENG100-101-Holland

http://libguides.csn.edu/ENG100-101-Holland

ASSESSMENT

I had a very positive experience.

I am very grateful.

I learned that CSN is awesome at helping

and wanting the student to succeed.

ASSESSMENT: SPRING 2016

Attitudes improvedGrades improved?

Confidence After Librarian Help

More Confident

Less

Same

FINAL COURSE GRADESENG 100: 22 STUDENTS

8 grades of B or higher3 grades of C2 grades of D11grades of F

ENG 101: 18 STUDENTS

10 grades of B or higher4 grades of C0 grades of D4 grades of F

(9 zero papers) (4 zero papers)

FINAL COURSE GRADESENG 100

36% B or higher (8/22)

FINAL PAPER GRADES

Of the 28online students who turned in final papers,

26 earned B or better on the

paper.

One of the biggest strengths is the communication between the instructors (whether it is the class

library-Stephanie) or with Dr. Holland.

The teacherrequires you to use an online librarian which is really cool because I didnt know we had an online librarian and it definitely helped

with resources and research.

BENEFITSBenefits your institutionReaches students at point of needOpens dialogue with students Provides valuable insight for faculty

Traditional EmbeddedRespond at point of need Anticipate need and prepare

Individual, one-on-one service Collaborative between instructorand librarian, and all students

One time library instruction Ongoing instruction/engagement

WILL IT WORK FOR YOU?

Library doesnt have the resources?Research complex, needs specialized info?Uncomfortable granting outside access?Added librarian without contacting them?Want a librarian just in case?

Online/hybrid/use of LMS?Research paper/project?Research requires outside sources?Writing or spoken debate emphasized? Information literacy skills a goal?

NEXT STEPS

Contact a librarian!Establish shared goals and outcomesStart early! Assign research earlyBuild pieces togetherSet deadlinesCommunicate the requirement to students

Stephanie EspinozaStephanie.Espinoza@csn.edu

Jeanne HollandJeanne.Holland@csn.edu

www.csn.edu/library

http://www.csn.edu/library

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