Connect, Guide, Motivate: A Model for Conducting Research Consultations Online

This chapter discusses the unique challenges posed by online research consultations in academic health sciences libraries. It proposes a model for conducting individual research consultations online. By centering empathy
and connection and employing a dynamic, individualized, relational approach to the model, the librarian can increase student knowledge, engagement, self-efficacy, and motivation through research consultations, despite the barriers posed by the remote environment.