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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779106703321

Autore

Shumaker David <1950->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

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

�2012

ISBN

1-280-78255-2

9786613692948

1-57387-177-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

025.5/2

Soggetti

Reference services (Libraries)

Libraries and institutions

Librarians - Professional relationships

Librarians - Effect of technological innovations on

Team librarianship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive survey of the growing strategic practice of embedded librarianship examines its implementation in all types of organizations, identifies the characteristics of successful embedded librarians, and explains how information professionals in public, academic, school, medical, law, and other specialized library settings are using embedded librarianship principles to enhance their work and careers.