Library Support for Faculty

Embedding a librarian in your Blackboard course is a great way to provide more consistent and personalized assistance for your students. An embedded librarian is especially useful for online classes that involve a research component. Including a librarian in Blackboard can also extend students' access to research assistance after an information literacy instruction session. Librarians can be active in the course to the extent the faculty member prefers.

To find the librarian best suited for your course, see the Directory of Subject Librarians.  

To add a librarian to your Blackboard course, you'll need to assign them the role of Embedded Librarian.

• Log in to Blackboard and select the course you want to embed the librarian in.
• Under the section header “Course Management” on the left-hand navigation menu, click on Users and Groups, then Users.
• Under the header “Users,” click on Find Users to Enroll. A new window will appear that says "Add Enrollments" at the top.

 If you have the librarian's WSU ID:

• Type the librarian’s WSU ID, which is the username, in the search box. DO NOT click the "Browse" button.
• Use the drop-down box labeled “Role” to select Embedded Librarian. Click on Submit. 
• The librarian will show up in the class roster with the role of Embedded Librarian.

If you do not have the librarian's WSU ID:

• Click the Browse button next to the field for entering username.
• A pop-up window will appear. Use the drop-down search menu to select search by first name, last name, or email.
• Once you've found the librarian you would like to add, click the checkbox next to their name and then click on Submit at the bottom of the pop-up window.
• The librarian's WSU ID should now be displayed in the username field.
• Use the drop-down box labeled “Role” to select Embedded Librarian. Click on Submit. 
• The librarian will show up in the class roster with the role of Embedded Librarian.

Step by step instructions with screenshots are provided in the box below

To add a librarian to your Blackboard course, you'll need to assign them the role of Embedded Librarian.

Log in to Blackboard and select the course you want to embed the librarian in. 

Under the section header “Course Management” on the left-hand navigation menu, click on Users and Groups, then Users.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under the header “Users,” click on Find Users to Enroll. A new window will appear that says "Add Enrollments" at the top.

 

If you have the librarian's WSU ID:

Type the librarian’s WSU ID, which is the username, in the search box. DO NOT click the "Browse" button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the drop-down box labeled “Role” to select Embedded Librarian. Click on Submit. 

The librarian will show up in the class roster with the role of Embedded Librarian.

 

If you do not have the librarian's WSU ID:

Click the Browse button next to the field for entering username.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A pop-up window will appear. Use the drop-down search menu to select search by first name, last name, or email.

Once you've found the librarian you would like to add, click the checkbox next to their name and then click on Submit at the bottom of the pop-up window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The librarian's WSU ID should now be displayed in the username field. Use the drop-down box labeled “Role” to select Embedded Librarian. Click on Submit at the bottom.

The librarian will show up in the class roster with the role of Embedded Librarian.