Abstract

This study was designed to determine the best practices for online embedded librarians utilizing the learning management system and other technology tools with graduate business students. Communication logs of support interactions with an embedded librarian and discussion board posts within the learning management system were analyzed. The number of and primary reason for communication by email, individual instruction meetings, and discussion board views, replies, and questions from January 2021 to August 2021 with a total of 318 students in graduate level business courses with an embedded librarian were analyzed. The primary reason for interaction and support was equally divided between research and citation support. Graduate students preferred to interact with the embedded librarian by email followed by individual instruction meetings. The communication tools within the learning management system were essential to providing support to graduate business students.

摘要

本研究旨在确定在线嵌入式图书馆员利用学习管理系统和其他技术工具与商科研究生一起使用的最佳实践。分析了学习管理系统中与嵌入式图书馆员和讨论板帖子的支持交互的通信日志。分析了 2021 年 1 月至 2021 年 8 月期间，共有 318 名研究生级商业课程学生通过电子邮件、个人指导会议以及讨论板视图、回复和问题进行交流的次数和主要原因，其中包含嵌入式图书馆员。互动和支持的主要原因在研究和引文支持之间平分秋色。研究生更喜欢通过电子邮件与嵌入式图书馆员互动，然后召开个人指导会议。