Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Practical Strategies and Best Practices

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Using practical examples from librarians in the field, this book lays out current issues in online learning and teaches librarians how to adapt a variety of library servicesincluding instruction, reference, and collection developmentto online education. Recent studies highlighting the challenges faced by online learners show that skills librarians are uniquely qualified to teach, such as information and digital literacy and source evaluation, can improve academic performance in online courses and enhance the online learning experience. Just as embedded librarianship was developed to answer the needs of online courses when they emerged in the early 2000s, online learning librarian Christina Mune now teaches "online librarianship" as a set of realistic strategies for serving a variety of online education models. Each chapter of Libraries Supporting Online Learning addresses a different strategy for supporting online students and/or faculty, with all strategies derived from real-world practices. Librarians will find information on best practices for creating digital literacy tutorials and dynamic content, providing patrons with open access and open educational resources, helping patrons to avoid copyright issues, promoting peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing, posting to social media, and developing scalable reference services. The tools and practical examples in this book will be useful for all educators interested in increasing the efficacy of online learning.

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Timely, valuable, and essential reading for all librarians and educators. * Library Journal Online, Starred Review *
This book is explicitly recommended for individuals working in the field of LIS. * Choice *
This is a well-organized and thoughtfully comprehensive treatment of the subject and a great place to find practical guidance and inspiration for many different roles within libraries of all types. * Technical Services Quarterly *

Author Bio

Christina D. Mune, MLIS, was online learning librarian for San Jos State University, in San Jos, CA, before serving as director of information technology services and most recently as associate dean of innovation and resource management.