Dominique Daniel
Embedded Library Guides in Learning Management Systems Help Students Get Started on Research Assignments
Oakland University
review ofx0d murphy amp black e l 2013 embedding guides students learn design choices librarian behavior make difference journal academic librarianship 396 528534 httpdxdoiorg101016jacalib201306007 x0d x0d abstractx0d x0d objective determine whether library guides embedded learning management systems lms get used students identify best practices creation promotion guides librariansx0d x0d design mixed methods combining quantitative qualitative data collection analysis survey interviews statistical analysisx0d x0d setting large public university united states americax0d x0d subjects 100 undergraduate students 14 librariansx0d x0d methods researchers surveyed undergraduate students participating project information literacy study use library guides learning management system lms given quarter university course pages lms automatically assigned library guide addition web usage data courseembedded guides analyzed high use guides identified namely guides received average least two visits per student enrolled course researchers also conducted qualitative analysis layout high use guides including number widgets boxes links finally librarians created high use library guides interviewed mixed methods designed address four research questions 1 students finding guides lms find guides useful 2 high use guides differ design composition 3 guides designed specific course entire department college 4 librarians promote usex0d x0d main results 33 students said noticed library guide lms course page 21 reported using guide among used guide majority freshmen possibly embedding library guides lms started university library guides high use relation class enrollment significantly differ low use guides terms numbers widgets links although high use guides tended slightly fewer widgets guides 55 assigned course level 30 department level 13 college level half librarians least one high use guide conducted library instruction session used promoted guide 39 courses highuse guides librarian actively engaged faculty students via lms others reported specific involvement courses x0d x0d conclusion students used library guides reported guides helped get started research paper assignment find research materials two areas previous studies show students great difficulty since majority students notice link library guide lms librarians could emphasize news section course gets much attention within library guides simpler groupings links might easier students use conclusion would require research confirm case nearly half high use guides promoted way librarians simply automatically embedded lms sign passive embedding may provide easy way library reach large number students early academic career since automatic embedding guides began guides seen dramatic increase usage