Chapter 1. LMS Embedded Librarianship and the Educational Role of Librarians

Authors

  • John J. Burke
  • Beth E. Tumbleson

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 52, no. 2) Learning Management Systems: Tools for Embedded Librarianship

This chapter covers the LMS market and common LMS features, along with applications for librarians to use them. Working with students in the LMS is considered relative to trends in higher education and academic librarianship.

Author Biographies

John J. Burke

John J. Burke is the director of the Gardner-Harvey Library on the Middletown regional campus of Miami University (Ohio) and holds the rank of principal librarian. John is a past president of the Academic Library Association of Ohio and recipient of its Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award, a former chair of the Library Council of the Southwest Ohio Council on Higher Education and a current board member of OhioNET. He holds an MS in library science from the University of Tennessee and a BA in history from Michigan State University. John has worked in library administration, public services, instruction, collection development, web design, and systems. His scholarship centers on LMS embedded librarianship, makerspaces, and technology for library staff.

Beth E. Tumbleson

Beth E. Tumbleson is assistant director of the Gardner-Harvey Library on the Middletown regional campus of Miami University (Ohio) and holds the rank of associate librarian. She earned her MS in library science from Simmons School of Library Science and an MA in church history from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She also earned a BA in English and French from Dickinson College. Beth has worked as an academic, high school, and corporate librarian. She has worked in library administration, distance library services, instruction, and collection development. Her scholarship focuses on LMS embedded librarianship and academic integrity.

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Published

2016-02-18

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 2 (2016): February/March

Section

Chapters