Chapter 2. Digital Collections

John J. Burke, Beth E. Tumbleson

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

LMS embedded librarians guide students to relevant digital collections needed for coursework and research assignments. Digital collections include both proprietary databases that the library licenses or buys as well as open access content which is freely available online. Digital collections consist of diverse material types and formats, including articles, eBooks, multimedia, and data.


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