Homework for Part 2: Embedded Librarianship SCRLC

1. Courtney Mlinar
SCRLC 2015

2. Analysis:
 Strengths
 Weaknesses
 Opportunities
 Threats

3. Your competencies
Your skill-sets
Your attitude
Your education

4.  Opportunities
 Threats

5.  Your competencies- what are you really
good at?
 Your weaknesses- where can you improve?
 What opportunities can you identify for your
role as an embedded librarian?
 What threats might keep you from
accomplishing your goals?

6. I would like to be embedded in the Internal
Medicine Resident’s Journal Club.
1. Strengths- I know the students are having
trouble finding articles in the print
journals- in fact, they seem to have a
disconnect about online and print journals.
It’s as if they think the online journals are
regular web sites. I have already composed
a PowerPoint on how to find print journal
articles in the library that I know will be
useful to them. I also know their teacher.

7. 2. Weaknesses- I don’t know if I can convince
the teacher to let me help the students. I also
think that she is unaware of how much trouble
they are having. I don’t want her to think I am
criticizing her teaching either.
3. Opportunities- it is early enough in the
semester to have a big impact on this group.
4. Threats- the teacher may not have time in
her schedule to bring me into her class.

8. There is an American Heart Association Heart
Walk in your community.
 You could create a community partnership by
offering to provide consumer health information
to them for their web site/ Facebook page.
 You could offer to host a link to possible donors
or participants on your library web site.
What would be your SWOT analysis for this
situation?

9.  You
 Your organization
 Your library

10.  List your Tools:

11. What has worked well in the past?

12. What would be the easiest way to get started?

13. List all your possibilities…opportunities…

14.  Visibility
 Maximum Impact
 Accessibiltiy

15.  Take the path of least resistance
 Partner with your favorite people first
 Be persistent and patient…remember how much
 you can help them!
 People who know you care about their
 projects/classes/students will always listen
 Most people need the help of librarians
 When you partner, do it shoulder to shoulder
 Find out what they need, then offer to help
them
 If you encounter resistance, stress that you can
assist them with their projects / goals.