Artifact #4
LI861: Embedded Librarians: MLS Students as Apprentice Librarians in Online Courses
I was given an opportunity to be an Embedded Librarian for a nursing class from the University of Central Missouri and in this class I had to monitor the online communication of nursing students and retrieve, interpret, and present relevant information and resources when it was appropriate. This class allowed me to “be a librarian” by displaying a commitment to presenting information that was useful for students in doing their research. It also allowed me to learn Web 2.0 skills and utilize online technology in teaching for distance education which I have been able to use with our third and fourth year medical students.
LI805: What is an Organization? My View
One of the first assignments for our LI805 class, was to define in our terms what an organization was and why it was important to study organization theory. This gave me an opportunity to look at the structure of organizations and apply it to my work. We are in the process of building a new library and a general re-design of physical work space is challenging our internal organizational structure. Do we put the Interlibrary Loan workroom close to the periodicals and books or should reference be located on the first or second floor? I work closely with our Library Director and this class has made my perspective broader for understanding how organizations adapt to change.
