First Printing, 2012
The Embedded Librarian: Innovative Strategies for Taking Knowledge Where It’s Needed
Copyright © 2012 by David Shumaker
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shumaker, David, 1950-
The embedded librarian : innovative strategies for taking knowledge where it’s needed / David Shumaker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57387-452-6
1. Reference services (Libraries). 2. Libraries and institutions. 3. Librarians--Professional relationships. 4. Librarians--Effect of technological innovations on. 5. Teams in the workplace. I. Title.
Z711.S38 2012
025.5’2--dc23
2012017662
Printed and bound in the United States of America
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The research that forms the foundation of this book was supported in part by a grant from the Special Libraries Association. The Special Libraries Association does not necessarily support any of the findings or conclusions presented in the book.