“Embedded Librarianship: a Model for the Future.” Video presentation to Libraries, Information, Books: Interdisciplinary Research and Practice in the 21st Century. Symposium, Krakow Poland, June 7, 2010

1. 1 Libraries, Information, Books: Interdisciplinary Research and Practice in the 21st Century Krakow, Poland Embedded Librarianship: a Model for the Future Presented by Mary Talley June 7, 2010

2. Models of Embedded Librarianship Mary Talley and David Shumaker Co-Principal Researchers Special Libraries Association Research Grant, 2007 -2009 Research Report 2009 Follow-on Analysis, 2010 © Mary Talley, 2010 2

3. Models of Embedded Librarianship © Mary Talley, 2010 3 Research Goals Definecriteria of “embeddedness” Identifysuccessful programs Describepractices of model programs Developrecommendations

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7. Defining Embedded Librarianship © Mary Talley, 2010 6 Research Survey Definition Do you provide specialized services to any single customer group within your organization?

8. Defining Embedded Librarianship:A New Vision Customer Centric notLibrary Centric Defined Groups not Entire Population In Their workplace not Our Workplace Specialists not Generalists Team Members not Service Providers In Context not Out of Context Analysis and Synthesis not simply Delivery Trusted Advice notService Delivery © Mary Talley, 2010 7

9. Defining Embedded Librarianship It’s ALL about Relationships Relevance Results 8 © Mary Talley, 2010

10. WHY EMBEDDED LIBRARIANSHIP? Traditional Library Services Model Is In Decline © Mary Talley, 2010 9

11. WHY EMBEDDED LIBRARIANSHIP? The embedded model offers a way forward to: Improve“the quality of information, the efficiency of dissemination, and level of analysis which IPs uniquely provide” Reinforce “emphasis on relevance, access and timeliness vs. the packaging and format of distribution” “[R]eframethe skill sets of IPs in terms of better end-products and bottom-line results” -- SLA Alignment Project © Mary Talley, 2010 10

12. Why EMBEDDED LIBRARIANSHIP? What Can it do for YOU ? © Mary Talley, 2010 11

13. Why EMBEDDED LIBRARIANSHIP? Embedded Librarians Have More FUN © Mary Talley, 2010 12

14. Questions? Contact: Mary Talley Mary.talleygarcia@gmail.com © Mary Talley, 2010 13