Faculty-librarian partnerships within a course-based first-year research experience program

Abstract

Miami University offers several avenues for undergraduates to participate in research, the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program being one of them. Created a decade ago, the program currently takes the form of a one semester or year-long course, where small classes of students work with a faculty instructor to create, implement, and complete a discrete research project. Recently, librarians have partnered with faculty as co-instructors of these FYRE courses, to great benefit and, in some ways, small detriment. This presentation will reflect on this partnership, discussing its implementation; the benefits provided to the librarians, faculty, students, and the program in general; and challenges encountered along the way.