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

1. Log in to Blackboard and select the course you want to embed the librarian in. 
2. Navigate to your Blackboard Ultra Course.
3. Click on "Roster" in the left column.
4. Click on the "plus" sign on the top right as shown in this image.
   
   This will open a menu on the right
5. Use the search bar, shown in the next image, to find the person you want to enroll.  
   
6. Click on their name to open the role drop-down menu.
7. Select the user's role (e.g., embedded librarian).
8. Click Save to enroll the user.