%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Carlson, Jake %A Kneale, Ruth %D 2011 %J C&RL News %K embeddedlibrarian %N 3 %P 167-170 %R 10.5860/crln.72.3.8530 %T Embedded librarianship in the research context: Navigating new waters %U https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.72.3.8530 %V 72 %X As librarians seek to redefine themselves, the model of embedded librarianship is generating interest as an effective means of applying the knowledge and skills of librarians towards the information challenges of the digital age. Embedded librarianship takes a librarian out of the context of the traditional library and places him or her in an “on-site” setting or situation that enables close coordination and collaboration with researchers or teaching faculty. The idea behind the embedded librarianship model is to enable librarians to demonstrate their expertise as information specialists and to apply this expertise in ways that will have a direct and deep impact on the research, teaching, or other work being done. Through embedded librarianship, librarians move from a supporting role into partnerships with their clientele, enabling librarians to develop stronger connections and relationships with those they serve. The model of embedded librarianship has been successfully applied by libraries in several areas. Librarians are employing the embedded librarianship model in their information literacy programs as a means to overcome the limitations of the “one-shot” library instruction class. The University of Rhode Island and the Community College of Vermont, among others, have had librarians joining a classroom either physically or virtually and have reported stronger connections with students as a result. Other libraries, such as the Welch Medical Library at John Hopkins University, are developing “embedded liaison” programs. Embedded liaison programs situate librarians within the departments they serve to increase the frequency and depth of librarian-faculty interactions and for librarians to better understand the needs of the faculty through direct observation.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {As librarians seek to redefine themselves, the model of embedded librarianship is generating interest as an effective means of applying the knowledge and skills of librarians towards the information challenges of the digital age. Embedded librarianship takes a librarian out of the context of the traditional library and places him or her in an “on-site” setting or situation that enables close coordination and collaboration with researchers or teaching faculty. The idea behind the embedded librarianship model is to enable librarians to demonstrate their expertise as information specialists and to apply this expertise in ways that will have a direct and deep impact on the research, teaching, or other work being done. Through embedded librarianship, librarians move from a supporting role into partnerships with their clientele, enabling librarians to develop stronger connections and relationships with those they serve. The model of embedded librarianship has been successfully applied by libraries in several areas. Librarians are employing the embedded librarianship model in their information literacy programs as a means to overcome the limitations of the “one-shot” library instruction class. The University of Rhode Island and the Community College of Vermont, among others, have had librarians joining a classroom either physically or virtually and have reported stronger connections with students as a result. Other libraries, such as the Welch Medical Library at John Hopkins University, are developing “embedded liaison” programs. Embedded liaison programs situate librarians within the departments they serve to increase the frequency and depth of librarian-faculty interactions and for librarians to better understand the needs of the faculty through direct observation.}, added-at = {2018-03-05T15:42:43.000+0100}, author = {Carlson, Jake and Kneale, Ruth}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/253c4996eebd54ac07b177e551eea651c/voss}, doi = {10.5860/crln.72.3.8530}, interhash = {c10087f59250aec935d6c4b38c957678}, intrahash = {53c4996eebd54ac07b177e551eea651c}, journal = {C&RL News}, keywords = {embeddedlibrarian}, number = 3, pages = {167-170}, timestamp = {2018-03-05T15:42:43.000+0100}, title = {Embedded librarianship in the research context: Navigating new waters}, url = {https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.72.3.8530}, volume = 72, year = 2011 }