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Embedded and Empowered: A Practical Guide for Librarians offers library professionals from all types of libraries a recipe for success in creating successful embedded librarians by providing easy-to-follow instructions, tips, and exercises.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Embedded Librarianship: Defining Moments
Chapter 2. Embedded Librarianship as An Evolving Practice
Chapter 3. SWOT: Analyzing Your Organization
Chapter 4. Analyzing Your Professional Skill Sets and Competencies
Chapter 5. Reflection - Matching Your Personality to An Embedded Role within the Organization
Chapter 6. Creating an Action Plan for an Embedded Program
Chapter 7. Collaborative Action Planning for Embedded Librarianship
Chapter 8. Evaluating and Making Adjustments to Your Plan
Chapter 9. Using Combined Technology and Expert Services in Your Plan
Chapter 10. The Empowered and Successful Embedded Librarian
About the author
Courtney Mlinar is the Head Librarian at Austin Community College Elgin campus where she serves on the Library Leadership, Web, and Information Literacy Teams. Her experience as an embedded librarian includes working with symphony orchestras, liberal arts courses, health science students and faculty, as well as public health missions in Jamaica
Summary
Embedded and Empowered: A Practical Guide for Librarians offers library professionals from all types of libraries a recipe for success in creating successful embedded librarians by providing easy-to-follow instructions, tips, and exercises.
Additional text
Grounded in research and real-world examples, this book is a great resource for librarians looking to build better relationships with external partners. It is full of practical tips and strategies to help you analyze your environment, design a plan, implement it, and then evaluate its effectiveness.
