Embedded Librarians: Moving Beyond One-Shot Instruction

by Cassandra Kvenild (Editor), Kaijsa Calkins

This first book-length treatment of embedded librarianship showcases strategies for successfully embedding librarians and library services across higher education. Chapters feature case studies and reports on projects from a wide variety of colleges and universities, including some surprising settings and results.



By joining varied groups of patrons and assisting their research over the long haul, embedded librarians commit themselves to service in a very different way than they did in traditional one-shot bibliographic instruction. In this collection, we see librarians using the embedded model to become valuable collaborators, trusted instructors, and partners in shaping the curriculum and broad institutional goals beyond the boundaries of the library.

Genres: Professional Development, Library Science, Librarianship

235 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2011

Reviews

[Kaijsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, I rated my own book. The chapter authors are all wonderful, sharing a wide variety of projects at many kinds of colleges and universities. I'm a huge fan of all of their work!

[Lisa]

Just received my copies of this book for which I co-authored a chapter. Looking forward to reading the other chapters!

[Andy Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as a recommended key work in the literature review I am completing for a teaching course. A useful look at embedding library support in a wide range of contexts. Useful too in seeing which other works have influenced the writers here.

[Jenny (Reading Envy) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coming from an institution where librarians are faculty, serve on committees, are included in curricular decisions and are part of the writing curriculum, this book didn't have a lot of new ideas to offer. The most useful information to me was course or major specific, and we will discuss some of those ideas in January.

If you are at an institution less supportive of librarian involvement, or if you are in the beginning stages of information literally/fluency instruction, or developing a liaison program, this book will be an essential tool.