Research Catalog

Title

The embedded librarian : innovative strategies for taking knowledge where it's needed / David Shumaker.

Author

Shumaker, David, 1950-

Publication

Medford, New Jersey : Information Today, Inc., [2012], ©2012.

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Details

Description

xvi, 212 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

Embedded librarianship, in which librarians partner with groups to identify information sources in knowledge-intensive projects, is not a new concept, but Shumaker draws on his research to identify the characteristics, principles, and best practices of successful embedded librarians in public, academic, medical, corporate and other specialized library settings.

Subject

• Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library
• Reference services (Libraries)
• Libraries and institutions
• Librarians > Professional relationships
• Librarians > Effect of technological innovations on
• Teams in the workplace
• Librarians
• Information Services

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Defining embedded librarianship -- Push and pull : the forces driving embedded librarianship -- Embedded librarians in higher education -- Embedded librarians in the health sciences -- Embedded librarians in corporations, nonprofits, and government -- Embedded librarians in schools and public libraries -- Assessing your readiness -- Getting started with embedded librarianship -- Sustaining your embedded role -- Evaluating your success.

ISBN

• 9781573874526
• 1573874523

LCCN

^^2012017662

OCLC

• 794603923
• SCSB-12691305

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library